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A photo from a Warrior Trades Academy session.

CEO Warrior hosts new Warrior Trades Academy

This session aims to empower home service contractors to build stronger teams.

April 14, 2026

The Warrior Trades Academy will bring together contractors for hands-on training, strategic planning and peer collaboration focused on finding and keeping skilled employees.

BAC included in Forbes America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025 list for Maryland

Baltimore Aircoil Company recognized as one of Maryland’s top employers by Forbes.

September 26, 2025

Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) has earned a spot on Forbes’ 2025 list of America’s Best-In-State Employers in Maryland.

Purpose over paychecks

One Georgia business tries new retention strategies inspired by the tech industry.

Kristen R. Bayles

September 22, 2025

Faced with costly turnover and a tightening labor market, Cooper’s Plumbing & Air partnered with Reins to launch an equity-based incentive system that gives employees real ownership in the business. The approach has boosted retention, strengthened culture, and offers a model for how contractors can keep teams engaged beyond paychecks alone.

Nicole Krawcke: Saluting the plumbing industry's next generation

Next Gen All Star Top 20 Under 40 contest seeks nominees.

Nicole Krawcke

May 11, 2023

Many of us have heard the term, ‘The Great Resignation,’ in describing the massive amount of employee turnover the last few years. In 2021, federal data shows nearly 50 million workers left their jobs for various reasons — higher pay, new career opportunities and more. With an already strained job market in the skilled trades, employee retention is more important than ever.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to reframe training as a measurable revenue driver by connecting contractor performance improvements to real business outcomes—like increased equipment sales, stronger margins, and greater share-of-wallet.