National nonresidential construction spending was up 0.9% in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $814.2 billion for the month.
The active 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially concluded November 30 having produced 21 named storms (winds of 39 mph or greater), including seven hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or greater) of which four were major hurricanes (winds of 111 mph or greater).
HydraMaster developed a free portal to help cleaning and restoration companies find the right van for their business. The new resource includes direct links to the nationwide U.S. inventory searches for cargo vans.
Peter Heary, president of Paul Davis GTA West Group, is honoring the retirement of Paul Gresham, one of the Canadian company’s longest and continuously running office owners and employee for 35 years. Heary’s office includes franchise service territories in Etobicoke, Mississauga, Brampton, Halton and Hamilton, where Gresham most recently served as an enduring senior project manager.
Sudoc is a chemical company with a mission to replace and eliminate toxic chemicals in a wide range of cleaning and environmental treatment applications.
ServiceMaster Restoration By Simons, a Chicago-based company providing commercial disaster restoration services, is helping to make the season brighter for several Skokie, Ill., families.
ISSA has announced the 2021 ISSA Achievement Awards honorees. The annual awards program recognizes cleaning industry professionals who are committed to changing the way the world views cleaning. The Honorees were celebrated during a ceremony on Nov. 18 at ISSA Show North America 2021 in Las Vegas.
ABC released a statement in response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division’s final rule increasing the minimum wage on federal contracts from $10.95 to $15 per hour beginning in early 2022, superseding a scheduled increase to $11.25 that will occur on Jan. 1.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule that implements Executive Order 14026 to increase the hourly minimum wage to $15 for employees on federal contracts beginning Jan. 30, 2022.