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The Consumer Price Index rose to 6.8% in November. Whatever the cause, HVAC contractors and their customers are paying more for most items these days.

A pair of recent surveys show opportunities for HVAC workers and challenges heading toward the end of the year.

The coronavirus pandemic has been one of those once-in-a-lifetime events that no one, especially employers, ever wants to see again.

The major HVAC manufacturers saw higher sales and revenues in the third quarter thanks to continued strong demand and the effects of several price hikes. Margins were another matter.

Many expected a steep decline in demand when the pandemic started. Instead, the opposite happened — consumers started investing in their homes.

Marc Cowden knows how to turn around struggling HVAC operations.

Finding workers remains a major concern for HVAC contractors. One way contractors can control the situation is by keeping the workers they already have.

Trade Jobs, a platform that connects employers and job seekers specific to the HVAC, electrical, and plumbing trades has launched.

As HVAC contractors grapple for skilled technicians, some see signing bonuses as a strategy for recruitment.

Manufacturers in the HVAC industry have an incentive to get more people into the skilled trades, and they have been exerting effort to develop the future workforce.