Since the dawn of time, people have promoted themselves and their accomplishments.

Every winter, my daughter Pam, her husband and my grand dogs come to visit my wife Natalie and me in Phoenix. 

Did you ever consider how much of each consumer dollar you charge your customers actually stays in your business?

Every person I’ve spoken to in this trade can tell you horror stories ranging from plugged piping to failed boiler heat exchangers.

If you do a quick search of the phrase “required reading,” you’re likely to see the names of classic books such as “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Catcher in the Rye” and “Fahrenheit 451.” 

In my last two columns, I wrote about six behaviors to build the foundation for quality labor plans and the four steps to adopting an iterative approach to the build plan process.

The Pike’s Peak gold rush in the then-Colorado territory during the late 1850s was the second largest after the California gold rush a decade earlier.