U.S. policymakers have their eyes on the pre-existing issues that worked in concert with COVID-19 to bring about the current supply chain crisis. But even as mitigation is employed and the world begins to return to some degree of normalcy, uncertainty regarding the supply chain outlook for 2022 remains. The virtual Window & Door Manufacturers […]

Officials for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) claimed responsibility recently for actions taken by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), suggesting that a lawsuit filed against SBA “quickly yielded results.” The association filed a legal complaint in December against SBA and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), alleging that the means […]

A full U.S. economic recovery depends on many factors, but one of the things Cris deRitis, deputy chief economist for Moody’s Analytics, can say for certain is that the labor market structure is changing. He presented a general U.S. economic outlook for 2021 during the Dodge Construction Outlook 2021 Virtual Conference last week. The U.S. […]

Well the amusement parks have remained closed due to the pandemic but for those missing the thrill of the roller coaster, look no further than the door and window industry. After starting out really fast in the early part of the year, business took a dive in the spring due to stay-at- home orders, plant […]

The President signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) into law on June 5, which is geared towards small businesses, including window and door companies, who qualified for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The House passed the PPPFA on May 27, 2020, the Senate followed with a unanimous vote on June 3, 2020. The […]

A recent report in FORBES magazine discussed a situation that a number of business owners have found themselves in, and door and window company owners are no exception. The Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides an additional $600 per week in unemployment benefits to workers who have been let go or […]