Insights 2013 was a record-breaking success with over 500 attendees and an expo hall jammed with 85 booths and 50 sponsors, according to a press release.

The early-bird registration rate of $395 for the 15th annual Crawford Contractor Connection Conference and Expo will expire on April 1.

The lawsuits filed by ThermaPure, Inc. were the biggest legal news to hit the restoration industry since Melinda Ballard was awarded $32 million from a Texas court in 2001.

I would suggest to you that the No. 1 thing you need to do now and forever more, is to make a profit on the total amount of work that you do.

A Grand Canyon white water rafting guide will tell you, “You are primarily responsible for your own survival.” And if you own a company, you are the person that must be primarily responsible for the survival of your business.

The IICRC Board of Directors met at the end of January to continue the process of revising and refining the organization’s strategic plan.

The Restoration Industry Association (RIA) has filed suit in Federal Court in the Western District of Washington State against Thermapure with a goal to invalidate six of the seven patents held by Thermapure, which have been used to sue RIA members and other restoration companies.

Rainbow International came in at No. 114 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2012 Franchise 500 list.

Aramsco has opened a new distribution center in Taylor, MI to increase service to existing and potential customers in Michigan and Ohio.

Restoration technicians can now manage projects from the field on their iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, iPad or Windows device with the Restoration Manger mobile app.