From temporary tarp contracts and insurance issues to handling COVID-19 protocols, contractors have a lot to juggle while helping people recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Laura. 

COVID-19 cases are spiking in certain areas where college campuses and people participated in large gatherings without masks or social distancing. Contractors are also facing high scrutiny for how they’re using PPP stimulus funds. 

Hurricane Laura made landfall early Thursday morning in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane, causing massive damage with winds reaching 150 mph and more than 9 feet of storm surge. 

In this episode of W&C’s weekly contractor interviews, Publisher Jill Bloom, Editor John Wyatt and Associate Editor Hannah Belloli sat down with Vance & Melissa Carroll from Synthetic Sidings, Kevin Kennedy (CEO) and Joe Bazzano (COO) of Beacon Exit Planning.

Building Enclosure Magazine is launching the Listening Lounge, a six-episode podcast series focused on challenges in the building enclosure. 

In his free time, you can catch him making what he guarantees to be best sock-it-to-me cake you’ve ever had, taking photographs or working on his farm. In his typical day-to-day work life, you’ll catch him personally involved with his customers while providing expert craftsmanship at Young & Sons Drywall L.P.

Sto Corp., the innovative world leader in full system facades, prefabrication, air barriers, coatings, and restoration solutions, has announced the launch of StoConnect, which allows contractors and applicators to access Sto tools and input requests. 

As states like Michigan and Pennsylvania reopen construction zones and business amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, walls and ceilings contractors are looking for the best ways to approach their businesses. 

Walls & Ceilings magazine is now kicking off its annual competition again, the W&C Top 50 Contractors. This feature will endeavor to chart North America’s best wall and ceiling contractors.

A large share of construction firms promptly received loan funds under the new Paycheck Protection Program, enabling many of them to hire or retain employees despite a surge in project cancellations, according to a survey released today by the Associated General Contractors of America