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Articles by Rick Damato

Damato of the Day Is, “Hugs for Habitat”

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
January 28, 2014
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Micki and I spent Saturday building with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity.


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Damato of the Day Is, “It’s a Curse”

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
January 20, 2014
One Comment

Following a long week that ended up with a couple of days of meetings and seminars, I was joined in Orlando, Fla., by my bride, the gorgeous and amazing Micki, for some R&R.


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Damato of the Day Is, “What’s Your Sustainability Story?”

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
January 13, 2014
15 Comments
My work in the roofing industry takes me down any number of different paths.
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Damato of the Day Is “Under-Promise and Over-Deliver”

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
January 7, 2014
One Comment
I should confess right up front that this blog posting is part of my New Year’s resolution to write more frequently.
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Worker Safety in 2014

Happy New Year!
Rick Damato
Rick Damato
January 1, 2014
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Instead of waxing poetic about the year just ended or going on about what may happen in the year to come, I am going to limit this to one topic: worker safety.
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Give Your Roofing Business the Gift of a Great Leader

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
December 4, 2013
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Don’t be a Scrooge this year. Make a change. Give your roofing business a gift in celebration of the holiday season: a better leader.
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Editor's Note: Thirty Lessons Learned in Thirty Years with Roofing Contractor

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
November 11, 2013
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It was around this time 30 years ago when I submitted my first feature article to Roofer Magazine.
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Editor's Note: What Goes Around Comes Around

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
October 4, 2013
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My first exposure to the concept of recycling asphalt shingles goes back to the late 1970s, when a fellow named Joe set up a shingle-recycling business in South Florida.
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Editor's Note: Returning to Return on Investment

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
September 12, 2013
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Big investors are busy investing, and roofing contractors, big and small, should consider doing the same. Part two of last month's column.
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Editor's Note: The Best Investment You Can Make

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
August 7, 2013
One Comment
There have been more roofing and insulation plant openings over the past several years than we have seen in decades.
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