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My Blackberry began buzzing early last week while I was attending the International Roofing Expo with the sad news that Millard Fuller had died in an ambulance on the way to Albany from Americus, Ga. Friends all over knew Millard Fuller was one of my heroes.

The biggest roofing show of the year - the International Roofing Expo - got off to an auspicious start Tuesday when the scheduled keynote speaker, NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton, was given doctor’s orders not to travel because of a bad back.

In the fourth quarter of 2008, Roofing Contractor and Architectural Roofing & Waterproofing magazines turned to contractors to take the pulse of the roofing industry in an exclusive survey sponsored by GAF Materials Corporation and conducted by Clear Seas Research.

The news coming out of Las Vegas was a shocker: Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton will not be able to travel to the International Roofing Expo in Las Vegas to provide the Keynote Address on Feb. 3 due to complications from a back injury.

I’ve cleared my driveway for the 200th time this winter (OK, it just seems like 200 times) only to have it recovered with a fresh blanket of snow before I drive away.

As the economy was in turmoil in the fourth quarter of 2008 and bailouts and loans seemed the only ways to salvage the financial and automotive sectors of the economy, Roofing Contractor and Architectural Roofing & Waterproofing turned to contractors to take the pulse of the roofing industry in an exclusive survey.

All this talk about stimulus plans is making me crazy. I hate to be so cynical (not really - but it does not feel 100 percent right sharing it with you), but using the words “federal government” and “solution” in the same sentence makes me suspicious.

Basketball Hall of Famer and Emmy-winning broadcaster Bill Walton will be the keynote speaker at the International Roofing Expo in Las Vegas on Feb. 3 where he is sure to grab the attention of the thousands of roofers who are looking for a winning formula in the industry.

Regardless of where you fall in the political spectrum, you are likely looking forward to a change in Washington. If you are a business owner or manager, you are especially excited by the prospects of a new cadre of leaders generating optimism among consumers.

Monroe Porter is the president of PROOF Management Consultants, a company specializing in business consulting for contractors. He is also founder of PROSULT Networking Groups developed to help noncompeting contractors, and his business management column is a mainstay of Roofing Contractor.