Many construction-related business owners and managers are aggressively managing their operations. They are cutting expenses, finding new efficiencies and improving their marketing effectiveness.

Social networking is quite the rage - I read that Twitter is the fastest growing, rapidly catching up to Facebook for total members. The NEWS has had a Facebook page for a while, and I just started tweeting about three weeks ago.

Next time you hear someone say, “HVACR contractors aren’t tech savvy,” send them to www.blackallmech.com. Not only do they incorporate video into their Website, but they also communicate with some of their customers via video.

I was complaining recently to my colleague Angela Harris about how tough it is for me to come up with topics for my monthly column much less the weekly blogs - with the blogs being especially challenging.

Despite the construction downturn, now might be the best time to join a professional association or organization. Doing so might provide you with marketing advantages that your competitors won’t have.

Not to sound like a stereotypical female, but why don’t we talk like we used to when land lines and fax machines were the primary modes of communication? Was it something I said or didn’t say?

The NEWS had such great response to a recent blog about computer protection that we have a few more hints that might come in handy for keeping your computer clean.

My wife has been a teacher/educator for 35 years with an emphasis on English and English as a Second Language. She is a constant reminder of how little I know about the English language.

According to reports from local news and health departments, shipments of tainted drywall from China are allegedly emitting sulfur dioxide that is causing ill effects on equipment and residents.

The six members of the Axis of Climate Evil - carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride - were declared based on a “rigorous, peer-reviewed scientific analysis by scientists around the world.”