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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 3
- Latest publication
- Sep 16, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Contractor Magazine
- Top 10M sites
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- Jul 13, 2026
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Are Robots Coming for the Trades? ...Yes and No (opens the original)
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I have been reading quite a bit, lately, about robotics. More specifically, about Elon Musk’s Optimus robot which, depending upon the article, is either the next big purchase you will make or is about to be in every home in America within the next ten years. The level of robotics shown in these internet articles is incredible. The claims that they will impact the home healthcare industry in a major way seems credible as does the assertion that they will, eventually, provide an alternative to man
Reading the Specs- a Cautionary Tale (opens the original)
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Sometimes, when thinking of a topic for this column, a topic comes along completely out the blue. Such is the case this month. An acquaintance of mine is a newly licensed plumbing contractor. He was, at one time, an apprentice who worked for my company. He has worked in the trade for the past fifteen years or so, with two or three different shops, before making the decision to go out on his own and become a subcontractor. “Steve” (not his name, but for the sake of this article it is the one I wi
Expanding Your Plumbing Business in a Slow Market (opens the original)
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While it may seem counter-intuitive to think about expanding your business in a slow market, when you look at most subcontractor business models it makes sense. Presently we are not in a down market, but the cyclical nature of our economy makes a downturn inevitable. The high cost of fuel right now is the big problem and no one knows if the market will correct back to an affordable zone, or if we are to be permanently stuck in the European fuel cost model. Looking at the global economy and using
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