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In Rosalynn Carter's Passing, Habitat for Humanity’s Carter Work Project Carries On

The effort behind the 2023 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project to support Habitat for Humanity continues in honor of its founders
Rick Damato
Rick Damato
November 21, 2023
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RC's Rick Damato offers first-hand coverage of the annual Habitat for Humanity build honoring Former President and First Lady Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.  


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Damato of the Day

Empowering Latinos in Roofing

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
September 8, 2022
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More and more Latino roofers from 20 years ago are taking off their tool belt and looking to own and operate their own roofing business. The transition, as many roofing contractors know, is not an easy one.


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“I’m Back”

RC Editorial Director Rick Damato Returns to Roofing, Though He Never Really Left
Rick Damato
Rick Damato
June 24, 2022
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From helping Roofing Contractor plan it editorial goals for 2023 to fostering a stronger relationship between NRCA and the next generation of skilled workers, RC Editorial Director Rick Damato embraces his new path in the roofing industry. 


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Experiencing Dach + Holz, It Only Took 20 Years

March 10, 2020
RC's Editorial Director provides a glimpse of what it was like to experience one of the world's largest roofing expos first-hand in Germany.
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Cover Boards: The One Roofing Product You Should be Using

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
January 29, 2020
Underrated and underappreciated, coverboards can make a big difference for roofing contractors anywhere.
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Damato of the Day - 2010s: “It’s a Wrap”

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
December 26, 2019

The decade now passing was significant in many ways. Rick Damato looks back at how the 2010s impacted the roofing industry along with providing some predictions for the next decade.


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My Hero Wears a Dress

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
November 25, 2019
With the workforce shortage getting worse, we need to get women more involved in the roofing industry.
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Damato of the Day – SkillsUSA 2019 National Leadership and Skills Conference

August 23, 2019

Would it not be great if 50 years from now there were people working in the roofing trade who could proudly say they were national champion roofing competitors when they were in tech school?


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Damato of the Day: Talking Roofing (and More) in 2019 China, Part 3

May 17, 2019

We fly home from Beijing tomorrow. It is always good to visit our friends in China, but it will be good to be back home. 


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Damato of the Day: Talking Roofing in China in 2019, Part 2

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
May 15, 2019

Our meeting with the CEO of the China National Building Waterproofing Industry Association (CNBWIA), Mr. Zhu Dongqing, took place on the last day of China’s four-day long Workers Day (May Day) Holiday. 


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