Local insulation installer wins national recognition.
WEST BOYLSTON - West Boylston-based insulation pro Matt Fletcher, an installer for Installed Building Products, was named one of the top installers at the 2008 America's Best Installer national finals, held Sept. 27in Denver. An annual competition in its sixth year, Best Installer featured the country's top five insulation...

OBITUARIES.
Byline: The Register-Guard Sydney Davis A private graveside service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, for Sydney R. Davis of Eugene, who died Sept. 11 of complications from a stroke. He was 65. He was born July 9, 1943, in Eugene to Thomas...

On the job.
COLUMN: ON THE JOB Richard M. Farland Director of product engineering Hyde Tools, Southbridge Age: 43 Family: married, four children Town of residence: Sturbridge Native of: Sturbridge Time in current job: 10 years...

WATERPROOFING Basics.
WATERPROOFING Basics Jean Feingold, Contributing Writer Adding foundation waterproofing to a concrete business can increase your profits Concrete contractors are always looking for ways to make their businesses more profitable. Beyond cutting costs and increasing revenue from the services they offer now, finding...

Kass Industrial Supply Corp. With enthusiasm!
Kass Industrial Supply Corp. With enthusiasm! By A. D. "Butch" Horn Commitment, strength, discipline and enthusiasm anchor the game plan for Kass Industrial Supply. Bronx, NY--"Our business is like a football team. Our salesmen are the running backs and the structure of our...

First impressions: 'Look at his boots!'.
First impressions: 'Look at his boots!' John McCaffry, Kass Industrial Supply "I say, Winston, we're about to converse with a drywall contractor coming to us from a jobsite south of the city. He's also been doing some painting and on the way here had a...

Finishing Contractors Association of Illinois (FCAI) Announces 2007 Officers & Directors.
AURORA, Ill., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Elections were held recently at the Finishing Contractors Association of Illinois (FCAI) for officers and board members. They are: Don Steadman, president; Mike LeGood, senior vice president; Trent Schleifer, second vice president; and Justin Avey, secretary- treasurer. Steadman is president of...

OBITUARIES.
Byline: The Register-Guard Eulah Nelson JUNCTION CITY - The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today, April 6, at the Monroe Church of Christ for Eulah E. Nelson of Junction City. She died April 4 of age-related causes at age 92. She was...

Carpenters plan to go on strike.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Construction workers who build walls and ceilings were set to go on strike today after their collective bargaining contract expired on Thursday. About 1,300 members of the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters in southwest Washington and Oregon aren't...

Keeping in touch: jobsite communication is a difficult proposition in normal circumstances, but add super thick walls and the situation becomes even dicier. Thanks to Motorola innovation, the task isn't impossible.
In the midst of the impressive high rise hospitals, university facilities, research centers and offices at the Texas Medical Center is a compact unassuming one-story building under construction. Scheduled to open in January 2006, The Proton Therapy Clinic will offer state-of-the-art radiation therapy. The structure...