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National Subcontractor Market Report Reveals $97B In Additional Material and Labor Costs for Subcontractors in 2022 Industry News

National Subcontractor Market Report Reveals $97B In Additional Material and Labor Costs for Subcontractors in 2022

Billd, the leading provider of material and labor financing solutions for commercial subcontractors, released its third annual construction industry market report, the 2023 National Subcontractor Market Report: $97 Billion in Extra Weight on the Shoulders of America’s Subcontractors. ...

Strengthening Your Business To Weather the Coming Storm Featured Articles Leadership Strategies

Strengthening Your Business To Weather the Coming Storm

By Ed Young, Fabricator’s Business Coach Imagine you are in a 50-foot sailboat, 100 miles from shore, experiencing gale-force winds and 40-foot seas. You haven’t eaten or slept in a few days, and the only ...

Even When Uncertainty Looms, Your Business Can Still Thrive Featured Articles Leadership Strategies

Even When Uncertainty Looms, Your Business Can Still Thrive

By Austin Maxwell, ISFA President The countertops and decorative surfaces industry is constantly evolving, and 2023 is shaping up to be different than years prior. The last two or three years were whirlwinds of supply ...

A Two-pronged Approach to Staffing Shortages: Practical Advice That Works Featured Articles Leadership Strategies

A Two-pronged Approach to Staffing Shortages: Practical Advice That Works

By Tim Saddoris, GrandOnyx Hiring is hard, especially when you’re looking for skilled workers. In 2021, more than half of businesses surveyed said they had difficulty finding qualified workers. A year later, more than three-quarters ...

Subcontractors Trade Association Selects Felice Farber As New Executive Director Industry News

Subcontractors Trade Association Selects Felice Farber As New Executive Director

Felice Farber has been appointed as executive director of the Subcontractors Trade Association (STA) breaking barriers as the first woman to hold this leadership role in the association’s 66 year history. Farber will replace retiring ...