Over the weekend, the severity of the sanctions was ratcheted up significantly.
February 28, 2022Labor issues are a common theme among the news and among analysts around the virtual watercooler... but just where did these people go?
February 28, 2022While 75% of respondents to the October-November edition of The Freedonia Group National Online Consumer Survey noted that they were somewhat or very concerned about the current and future variants of the COVID-19 coronavirus, consumers are increasingly acting as if they are not concerned.
February 21, 2022After this record year of roofing demand, many in the industry are curious as to what the future hold and wonder if can that growth be sustained.
February 14, 2022Lumber frequently dominated discussions among construction professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 31, 2022You might have noticed as we have that both the Wall Street Journal and The Guardian (and I’m sure others) have articles about gardening trending on their pages. But… isn’t it January? Many of us are wearing winter coats and the eastern US is digging out from a winter storm.
January 5, 2022We first discussed the trend of pandemic-related increases in manufacturing automation in 2020.
December 20, 2021The latest retail sales report by the US Census Bureau showed that retail sales by building materials and garden equipment and supplies retailers declined more than 2% in November.
December 20, 2021While much has been made about the surging demand for housing in the US, the forecast for the commercial segment is somewhat murkier, as people adopt new modes of working and shopping.
December 20, 2021Some of the more searing images over the past few years have been the scenes of people in Flint, Michigan lining up to receive bottled water due to concerns about the safety of their city’s water supply.
December 20, 2021