Labor
Specialty trade employment kept climbing into June
The latest federal count shows continued hiring, led by nonresidential specialty contractors. Small shops should read it as a tight-labor signal, not proof that every local market is growing.
The latest
Rules
EPA opens its latest HFC allocation data for comment
The agency is taking comments through August 27. For HVAC operators, the immediate value is visibility into the supply side of the refrigerant transition.
Equipment
An Amana recall gives HVAC shops a customer-records check
About 13,514 window and through-the-wall units are covered. Contractors can help customers identify affected equipment without improvising a repair.