Steve Smith

Importers Beware

June 15, 2017

One of the trade priorities of the Trump administration is to ensure that all the antidumping and countervailing (anti-subsidy) duties...

Plumbing & Heating Thoughts

A Fight Over Plastic Pipe in Michigan

Water service lines aren’t the only piping at issue in the Wolverine State.

June 7, 2017

Steve Smith

A bill winding its way through the Michigan legislature hopes to lower the cost of underground pipelines for drinking water, wastewater...

Inside Milwaukee Tool’s Sawzall Factory

From uncoiling rolls of raw material to packaging the blades, we got a behind-the-scenes look at the company’s first-ever media tour of its Mississippi facility.

May 11, 2017

Steve Smith

Milwaukee Tool invited 23 media professionals to take a tour of its Sawzall blade facility in Greenwood, Mississippi last March....

Legal Victory Offers Relief for Flint

Settlement calls for $97 million to replace 18,000 service lines by 2020.

May 11, 2017

Steve Smith

For a change, there’s good news about Flint, Michigan. Almost three years after the city began pumping water from its...

ACCA Debuts Revamped IE3 Show in Nashville

Event draws more than 1,500 people over three and a half days, and also featured a day-long trade show with more than 200 exhibiting companies and 27,000 square feet of space exhibit space.

May 10, 2017

Steve Smith

Radiant contractor Dan Foley can pack a lot into a three-ring binder — namely, proof of 25 years of professionalism...

CEO Warrior training is, um, different

Mike Agugliaro’s approach to training is a curious blend of personal development techniques typically found in a Tony Robbins course along with practical turnkey programs that helped Agugliaro build his own $30 million home services business. And did we mention the hot coals?

March 31, 2017

Steve Smith

Mike Agugliaro might just want to punch you in the face. Well, possibly more in some ways, but somewhat less...