It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Andrew rocked southern Florida. In accordance with the infamous anniversary, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety has revealed a multi-media issue of Disaster Safety Review, which details how things have changed since 1992 along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts.
Paul Davis Restoration, Inc. has announced that Tim Robinson has been named CEO, according to a press release. In his new role, Robinson will be responsible for managing all company interests including growing its franchise locations throughout the U.S. and expanding existing territories primarily through the recently launched Paul Davis Emergency Services franchise brand.
RIA’s fall conference, “Strictly Contents: Building your Contents Engine,” will feature keynote speaker, David MacLean, president of Esporta Certified Operators of North America, and several leaders from the cleaning and restoration industry, according to a press release. The event will be held on October 18-19 at the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center in East Rutherford, N.J.
Select Academy, the Montreal, Quebec specialized cleaning school for disaster restoration and cleaning, will introduce a 2,000 square foot flood house on September 11, 2012, according to a press release.
Two executives of Disaster Restoration Inc., including the owner, have been convicted of federal fraud charges, the Justice Department announced Wednesday evening, according to a story in the Denver Business Journal.
In the United States, one in 10 children suffers from asthma but the potential environmental factors contributing to the disease are not well known. Cincinnati-based researchers now report new evidence that exposure to three types of mold during infancy may have a direct link to asthma development during childhood, according to ScienceDaily.