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The government just printed what your materials cost

Sep 8, 2026

The government just printed what your materials cost

Construction producer prices jumped 2.2% in one month while the overall index went flat. The split inside is your cost map.

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Your insurance bill outran inflation

Sep 7, 2026

Your insurance bill outran inflation

Up 22% this year. The fastest lever to pull it back is sitting in your trucks.

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The bad jobs report got revised away

Sep 6, 2026

The bad jobs report got revised away

July didn't lose 23,000 jobs after all. And the trades line underneath says something sharper.

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The Owner's Number — the one-page EBITDA cheat-sheet

Sep 6, 2026

The Owner's Number — the one-page EBITDA cheat-sheet

The number every buyer runs first, and how to work out yours in about ten minutes.

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Your price rise got eaten by steel

Sep 5, 2026

Your price rise got eaten by steel

A. O. Smith raised prices and still lost margin. The same arithmetic is running through your quotes.

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Construction spending fell again. Offices are up 17%.

Sep 4, 2026

Construction spending fell again. Offices are up 17%.

July's numbers say the money left housing. Where it went is a list of jobs you can go and quote.

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