Nearly 6,000 Houston-area students got the chance to “test drive” lucrative design and construction careers through an NKBA program. It provides BridgeYear/NKBA Career Tours to schools at no cost and will expand to markets beyond Houston over the next two years — and possibly add virtual options — with the goal of impacting more than 24,000 high school students.

The days of folded paper maps and crank car windows are long gone. The cars of today practically drive themselves with features like park assist, lane detection and rearview cameras.

Welcome to the winter edition of the Radiant Comfort Report! This second edition of the RCR has a great piece by Dave Yates — take some time to check it out on page 8. By the time you read this, the RPA will have participated in its second year of co-sponsoring the PHCC CONNECT event in Indianapolis in October.

The mikeroweWORKS Foundation anticipates accepting applications for the 2020 program in January.

I’ve traveled quite a bit during my five-plus years with BNP Media — first covering the HVAC industry, and now plumbing.

On Tuesday, August 27, American Standard, part of LIXIL Americas, will host a group of industrious female campers (girls ranging 6-16 in age) from Tools & Tiaras, an organization dedicated to advancing the interest of young girls and women who want to pursue careers in traditionally male-dominated trade professions.

With the job market in flux, younger Americans are trying to avoid an education that comes with a massive amount of debt.

The days when a business owner could place a “help wanted” ad in the local newspaper and secure a bunch of applicants are long gone.

I have seen and experienced a large number of events, situations and changes in my career, which includes many years in the plumbing industry with a family of more than 20 plumbers and having my own master’s license since 1976.

The phrase “Hire a veteran” has been a staple of the U.S. economy for decades. Business leaders already realize that military veterans are hard workers, team players, ethical, driven and technically skilled. What they may not realize are the 10 hidden reasons that make every veteran a great employee and future business leader.