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What? You're Leaving? Why? (Stay Tuned for that Answer)

June 12, 2000
By Mark Skaer
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What The News is trying to nail down is an answer to this simple question: "Why do techs leave?"
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Global Warming: What’s Not to Believe?

June 5, 2000
By Mark Skaer
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It was a headline one could not ignore: “BIBLE PREDICTS STORMIEST SUMMER IN HISTORY!”
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Lack of pay = lack of hvacr technicians?

June 1, 2000
By Mark Skaer
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It will be interesting to see what the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) concludes, if anything, from its Career Satisfaction Survey.
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Are you a good contractor to work for? Prove it

June 1, 2000
By Mark Skaer
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In light of the current shortage of technicians, what has your company done differently to hire and retain techs?
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Provide the Service and the Clients Will Come

May 29, 2000
By Mark Skaer
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You just cannot say enough about service. Nor, as an hvacr contractor, can you overstress its importance.
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Red Roses Should Not Be Automatic (and Other Tips)

May 22, 2000
By Mark Skaer
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Listen to your customers, people. If you don’t, you may as well close shop now.
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Keep those helpful suggestions and entries coming

May 15, 2000
By Mark Skaer
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It’s nice to know that hvacr contractors are responding to The News’ first-ever “Best Contractor To Work For” contest.
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Count a/c among the century's top technologies

May 12, 2000
By Mark Skaer
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While computers look to be a dominant force in the next century, there’s no doubt in my mind that air conditioning, as a new technology, helped transform 20th century America.
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Subscribe and you may walk away with a projection TV

May 9, 2000
By Mark Skaer
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The International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration (IAHR) Exposition is just around the corner.
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The skinny on the fatter News

May 3, 2000
By Mark Skaer
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The News' has an overall redesign, and this means both graphically and editorially.
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