Michael Collins of EquiNova Capital Partners LLC, addressed possible recession concerns at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Hybrid Fall Conference, warning against a “wait and see” approach for businesses. While many companies are doing well, he says the U.S. has a tendency to worry itself into a recession. However, those recessions don’t last […]

This time last year, economists at the 81st Annual Dodge Construction Outlook Conference didn’t expect a recession to occur within the next 12 months. Then the COVID-19 pandemic changed the global economic landscape. At the Dodge Construction Outlook 2021 Virtual Conference, Dodge Data & Analytics chief economist Richard Branch provided a look at where each […]

A recent report in FORBES magazine discussed a situation that a number of business owners have found themselves in, and door and window company owners are no exception. The Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides an additional $600 per week in unemployment benefits to workers who have been let go or […]

California is known for its sunshine, but now a piece of legislation has risen over industries within the state aiming to undo the effects of misclassified workers. Assembly Bill 5 chapter 26 is an act that looks to amend section 3351 and to add section 2750.3 to the state’s Labor Code, as well as amend […]

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported unemployment rates to be more or less level in January, with changes showing among six states. Three states showed higher rates of unemployment, while three others showed decreases. Meanwhile, the District of Columbia and 44 other states remained stable. Nine states experienced decreases in jobless rates from […]

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate increases, 17 states had decreases and 15 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, 12 states had increases, and two states had no change. The national […]

Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Twenty-six states recorded unemployment rate increases, 12 states and the District of Columbia posted rate decreases, and 12 states had no change. Forty-two states and the District of Columbia registered unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, […]