Seize the Moment
By Stanley Quentin Hulin Over the past several years, hard surface flooring sales have surpassed carpet sales by offering additional diversity in natural and manufactured...
Why Management Systems Matter
By Daren Clark In the restoration industry, there tends to be a lot of talk, workshops, and support groups focused on the technical aspects of...
Insights into Enhancing Employee Retention
By Robert Kravitz As the owner of three contract cleaning companies between the 1970s and 1990s, I never had a problem getting new clients. Cold...
COVID-19 Updates: Supreme Court Strikes Down Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers
UNITED STATES—January 17, 2022—As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world continues to grapple with its impacts. The virus is mutating,...
What California’s AB5 Law Means for Cleaning Service Referral
By Anand Subbaraj A California law known as AB5 has made national headlines in recent months after companies such as Uber and DoorDash have very...
Why Restoration Consultants are Necessary to Protect Customers
By Kevin L. Jones Spring brings a pattern of violent and sometimes deadly tornadoes to the southeastern United States. The night of April 12, 2020...
3 Ways to Clean Graffiti
By Rachel Anderson No matter the subject matter or artistic quality, unsolicited graffiti done on walls, buildings, mailboxes, buses, dumpsters, and street signs is typically...
Is Chlorine Dioxide the Future of Mold Removal?
By Ron Elgazar and Jacqueline Kemper The phrase "mold is gold" was coined at the turn of the new millennium when the insurance industry was...
RIA’s AGA Restoration Advocacy Report 4
TO: All Restoration Industry Professionals FROM: Edward H. Cross, Esq., Chairman of the RIA...
A Guide to Directing Positive Individual Behavior in the Workplace
By Scott Tackett What is your level of self-confidence, and what would your coworkers tell me about your behavior as it relates to this? While...