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Fortify Companies, Rytech Restoration, and Insurcomm Restoration

Fortify Aligns Insurcomm Restoration and Rytech Restoration

Fortify Cos. today expanded its national catastrophic large loss response capabilities across the Fortify network,...
Drew Nannis

BluSky Restoration Contractors Appoints Drew Nannis as Chief Revenue Officer

BluSky Restoration Contractors LLC appointed of Drew Nannis chief revenue officer. This strategic addition to...
U.S. Department of Labor

Labor Department Rescinds Independent Contractor Rule

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division proposed a new rule to help...
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Half of States Need $30 an Hour Wage to Live

U.S. families residing in half the nation must earn US$30 an hour, or roughly $53,000...
Junco+

JUNKCO+ Earns 2026 Best Emerging Franchise Award

BELFOR Franchise Group, a leading global residential and commercial services franchisor, announced that JUNKCO+ has been...
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Most Workers Are ‘Hugging’ Their Jobs

A new ResumeBuilder.com survey showed a sharp increase in “job hugging,” a phenomenon in which...

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Leslie Anderson

Tech-Forward, People Driven: How Paul Davis Champions Its People

Paul Davis Restoration is focused on combining technology with education to deliver an unparalleled customer experience.

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Mold’s New Rulebook and the Microbial Shift Reshaping Remediation

The mold and microbial sector is entering a new phase, and the biggest shifts aren’t happening in the classroom. They are happening in legislation, public health policy, and military housing.

John Downey

Lee Pemberton and the Generation That Built This Industry

Lee Pemberton led “a fountain of a useful, purposeful life of service to others.”

Better Days Just Ahead

Better Days Ahead

The beauty of coaching is that it gives a business owner options. It doesn’t force an exit. It returns their freedom to choose how they spend their time.

Zerorez

The Technician Path to Ownership: How Two Techs Built Zerorez Companies

In this episode of Straight Talk!, Jeff Cross visits with two successful Zerorez franchise owners who started in the field as carpet cleaning technicians and turned their hands-on experience into thriving businesses.

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It’s Not Knowledge—It’s Application!

At some point, every professional must decide how they’re going to use what they know.

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Products & Technologies

John Clendenning

AI Just Changed How Customers Choose Cleaning Companies

You might be busy right now. Phones are ringing, trucks are rolling, and customers seem happy. But according to business...
Wells Ye

A(I) Smarter Way to Hire

Traditional recruiting wasn’t built for the realities of the cleaning industry—and that gap is costing companies time, talent, and turnover....
Albi

Built In Honors Albi in Its Esteemed 2026 Best Places To Work Awards

Albi, the leading growth engine powering forward thinking restoration companies has been recognized again by Built In as one of...
Agentech

PuroClean Deploys Agentech to Enhance Claims Compliance

PuroClean Disaster Services deployed Agentech's agentic AI platform to modernize claims operations, strengthen compliance with carrier guidelines, and drive incremental...

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