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As the year winds down and the holidays approach, most business owners in the trades — such as plumbing, HVAC or septic...

One of the benefits of teaching a class on Evaluating Onsite Systems for Real Estate Transfers (through the Wisconsin Onsite Water Recycling...

Most of us have been there. A deadline whooshes by, a teammate consistently shows up late, or someone just isn’t pulling their...

My smartphone has 51,000 pictures on it. I pay an extra $2.99 per month for extra storage on my phone and it’s...

Toolbox and tailgate talks save lives — when they’re done right.In her work, Monica Rakoczy, founder and lead instructor at EnterTRAININGsolutions, provides tips...

If your bench feels thinner every year, you’re not imagining it. More than one in five workers in construction fields are 55...

When a home inspector turned on the water and it ran down the drain, he concluded the onsite system must function. Then...

Starting a new job in the trades, be it septic services, plumbing or another service-based field, can feel overwhelming. For a rookie,...

Time bleeds differently than money. Money disappears from obvious places. You can see it drain from bank statements and invoices, but time...

The tariff wars that are affecting the world economy are having an impact on contractors everywhere.The ongoing uncertainty is pushing up prices...

Kim Littlefield, co-owner of Complete Septic Services with her husband John in Isle La Motte, Vermont, prides herself on answering the company...

Picture this situation: a skilled technician calls in their resignation tomorrow. What happens next? Jobs pile up, schedules get disrupted, your remaining...

I’ve received questions lately about setbacks to trees. A cursory look at regulations show some states have setbacks to trees (at an...

Elmer's glue. The only way to describe the septic tank I was looking down into was that it appeared to be completely...