
Thrilla in vanilla
If anyone had told you three years ago that the heavyweight championship bout of the decade would feature the Federal
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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


Light at the end of the tunnel
November jobs reports for both the U.S. and Canada came out Friday, and proved that it is possible to be


A 50-50 proposition
The 2020 U.S. elections are finally over—or almost, anyway. In keeping with long-standing American tradition, everyone came away with something


Builders shift gears
Too early to say whether this is a trend or a blip, but U.S. housing starts took an interesting turn