January 2025 Blog Archive

A Roofing Contractor’s Guide to Quality Control Mon, Jan 06, 2025 John Kenney, CPRC, CEO, Cotney Consulting Group Quality control in construction, especially in roofing, is often misunderstood or overlooked. Unfortunately, it can become a formality – reduced to paperwork that project managers frequently dele... Read More

Florida Senate Leadership Organizes for 2025 Mon, Jan 06, 2025 Chris Dawson, Attorney, GrayRobinson Florida’s State Senate returns to Tallahassee in 2025 with a Republican supermajority (again) and new leadership under Senate President Ben Albritton(R – Bartow). The “upper chamber” met i... Read More

DOJ Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemptions Struck Down Mon, Jan 06, 2025 Trent Cotney, Partner, Adams and Reese LLP As you may recall, on April 23, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule regarding the minimum salaries required for employees to qualify for overtime pay. That rule took effect on July 1, 2024,... Read More

How Accurate and Predictable Are Your Projections? Mon, Jan 06, 2025 Mitch Levine and Lee Rust, Corporate Finance Solutions Budgets are typically used as an internal management control tool and are updated quarterly. Financial projections, on the other hand, are more often static estimates (or guesses) of future perf... Read More

ICP Group Supports FRSA Foundation as a Founding Member Mon, Jan 06, 2025 In 2024, Innovative Chemical Products (ICP) Group became FRSA’s Educational and Research Foundation’s twelfth Founding Member, contributing $5,000 during the Foundation’s annual membership drive. ICP Group understands the importance... Read More

Transform Your Business with CCN’s Virtuous Cycle of Success Mon, Jan 06, 2025 Gary Cohen, Vice President, Certified Contractors Network In the fast-paced world of home improvement contracting, sustained growth and profitability often feel like a moving target. Most contractors excel in their craft but lack the structured syst... Read More

The Building Department Told You What? Mon, Jan 06, 2025 Mike Silvers, CPRC, Owner, Silvers Systems Inc. and FRSA Technical Director In my position at FRSA, I field calls from contractors, manufacturers, distributors, architects, engineers, building officials, consumers and occasionally from reporters. Al... Read More