The mikeroweWORKS Foundation is working to change the perception that a four-year degree is the best path to success and help to close the country’s widening skills gap.

Established in 2006, Plug and Play brings together the best startups and the biggest corporations around the world through a series of industry-specific accelerator programs.

This purchase brings Crescent to 19 locations.

The association believes the 25 percent duties will harm job creation, cause lost sales, and result in higher prices for consumers.

RIDGID has a variety of hands-on activities planned for local students, including designing and constructing a table tennis racket out of everyday materials; constructing and testing the aerodynamics of rubber band helicopters; and creating ‘dancing’ sculptures.

Louis St-Laurent, The Master Group's current president, will retain his position as CEO and will work with McDougall to ensure the company’s continued growth.

In 2018, PHCPPros became a majority-woman company with 54 percent women and 46 percent men. While this may not seem like news, serving a traditionally male industry of the trades makes this change announcement-worthy.

“By partnering with Tri-State, we look forward to helping continue the great momentum that the company has and are very excited about the benefits that both companies can get by being a part of the same organization,” said Brad Blevins, president of Blevins Inc.

John Garncarz, Chat Ott, and Brian Parker have joined the company as the director of supply chain, a brand and product manager, and the director of e-Commerce, respectively.