Dirt simple
The cornerstone of any 12-step program is to admit you have a problem, so let’s admit it. We have an
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What goes up
Americans don’t agree on much these days, but we still stand together when faced with an existential threat. The trick
A disturbance in the Force
Construction professionals everywhere felt a great disturbance in the Force when Menlo Park, Calif.-based Katerra filed for bankruptcy in early
Unbalanced equations
With consolidators doing their best to hoover up both independents and each other in recent days, some have forgotten about the
You can’t get there from here
More April showers in the housing market. Starts and permits are out and both the U.S. and Canada are down for
Job growth takes a holiday
That was a close call. We were running out of excuses for pessimism until the April jobs report came out
A well-defined pension plan
I just realized I’ve been looking at this wrong the entire time. Word on the street is that another major
A working definition of innovation
Last fall’s M&A feeding frenzy made more than a few independents nervous. First there was the merger of Builders FirstSource
The home stretch
The rest of the planet may be upside down, but life in the housing industry could hardly be better. After
Sweating equity
Yep, it’s that time of year again. Everyone is working overtime to shoehorn 2020 into neat lists that make sense