Trent Cotney of Adams & Reese shares essential legal tips for businesses to navigate year-end planning, tackle insurance challenges in storm-related work, and prepare for 2025. His insights emphasize strategic financial planning, labor management, and proactive goal-setting to ensure a successful transition into the New Year.

In this episode of “Dear Anna,” marketing expert Anna Anderson dives into some of the key points made during the Best of Success conference on how roofing companies can elevate their branding.

Rich Russo, show director of the International Roofing Expo, Danielle Griffin, Show Marketing Director and Brandy McElhaney, Senior Conference Manger, join RC Group Publisher Jill Bloom for an exclusive early look at what roofing contractors and other industry professionals can look forward to at IRE 2025, Feb. 19-21, 2025 in San Antonio. Check out the full conversation here.

Roofing contractors with concerns about the incoming Trump Administration can look at the overall economic performance of the former president’s first term for some clarity, says RC Legal Insights Expert Trent Cotney. In this exclusive episode, RC’s Legal Insights expert discusses some specific policies that will simply disappear in a second Trump term, and how roofing contractors can prepare.

General contractors have safety on the mind when hiring roofing companies but sometimes those practices don’t mesh with what actually keeps roofers safe. In this episode, Tammy Clark, owner of Tammy K. Clark companies, explains exemption clauses and how to use them to keep your workers safe.

Roofing contractors do their community a service by providing safe and dry shelter. But what happens when your business isn’t ready for the next big storm? Steve Slepcevic, CEO of Strategic Response Partners, shares what contractors can do to prepare for severe weather events so they’re ready to roll.

The 2024 presidential election will have far-reaching implications, but one you may not be thinking of is how potential customers are engaging with media. Marketing expert Anna Anderson, CEO of Art Unlimited, explains how roofing companies should heed these changes if they expect their marketing efforts to be successful.

In this discussion, RC Group Publisher Jill Bloom talks with Legal Insight columnist Trent Cotney about his recent visit to the American College of Building Arts, the only U.S. college combining traditional building trades training with a liberal arts curriculum. Cotney shares his impressions of the students’ craftsmanship, the unique educational approach, and the school’s role in shaping skilled artisans sought after both nationally and internationally.

With heat being the leading cause of death among all weather conditions, OSHA is proposing new heat safety standards that will affect every contractor. Tammy Clark, owner of Tammy K. Clark Companies, shares advice on how to prepare your company’s safety plans and workers to stay safe and compliant.

METALCON 2024 is coming up on Oct. 30-Nov. 1, and attendees looking for where to best spend their time during the three-day trade show can hear it from one of the show’s top brass, Judy Geller.