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  • Truly Old School

    • By Nick Fortuna
    • Added on Sep 13, 2024

    Founded in 1783, the Academy of Richmond County in Augusta, GA, is one of the oldest schools in the country. In fact, President George Washington delivered the school’s commencement address while touring the South in 1791. read more

  • Keeping Cool on the Mississippi

    • By Spray Foam Magazine Team
    • Added on Jul 15, 2024

    The Spray Foam Magazine team was fascinated to find out why and how spray foam was applied to two, massive 2.5-million-gallon anhydrous ammonia tanks mounted inside a barge to transport liquified anhydrous ammonia. We caught up with the owner of AirTight Spray Foam of Mississippi, LLC, Jeremy Himmel to find out more. read more

  • Digging It

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Jul 15, 2024

    Growing a lush grove of fruit trees takes skill and patience, even for orchardists living intemperate climates – growing a grove in a residential backyard in Northern Idaho requires another level of dedication. A homeowner in Moscow, Idaho dreamt of creating their own oasis of greenery that could last through the bleakest winter months, so they built a 50-yard-long geothermal greenhouse on their property. read more

  • A Mash Made in Heaven

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on Jul 15, 2024

    Industrial-scale storage solutions are an integral part of the supply chain, especially in food production. The ability to walk into a grocery store at any given time and select fresh, high-quality produce is truly a modern marvel. Take the potato, for instance; it’s one of the most popular vegetables in the entire world. read more

  • Native Innovation

    • By Danielle Macdonald
    • Added on Jul 15, 2024

    The Chickasaw Nation is a federally acknowledged Native American tribe with headquarters in Ada, Oklahoma. After the election of Governor Bill Anoatubby in 1987, the Chickasaw Nation entered the twenty-first century as a successful economic and political entity. From its headquarters, the Chickasaw Nation has increased its tribal enterprise programs and provided employment opportunities to tribe and non-tribe members throughout the United States. read more

  • Northern (Foamworks) Exposure

    • By Nick Fortuna
    • Added on Jul 15, 2024

    You won’t find many fire hydrants lining the streets of Clearwater County, Alberta, which averages only two residents per square mile, so firefighters rely upon large water tanks strategically placed around that rural Canadian community. read more

  • Call the Doctors

    • By Spray Foam Magazine Team
    • Added on Jul 15, 2024

    John Dodson is the owner of Gulf Coast Soil and Seawall Docs, based in Pensacola, Florida, and has been in construction for the past 20 years, and the spray foam industry for five years. Dodson has built numerous connections in different disciplines. This has resulted in his company being well rounded with lots of expert contacts at hand to discuss and plan projects. An interesting geotechnical foam job materialized through one of these connections. read more

  • Howard’s Journey Through SPFA’s Training and Certification Program

    • Added on May 14, 2024

    Spray Foam Magazine’s 2023 Contractor of the Year Runner-Up, Howard Millsaps, was generously awarded the full PCP courses available at the 2024 SprayFoamConference and Expo in Las Vegas. The SPFA donated this great prize to the Contractor of the Year contest and thankfully Howard was able to take advantage of it right away. He shares his exciting experience as he navigated these challenging exams. read more

  • Do You Need a CDL to Operate Your Spray Foam Business?

    • By The Foamgineer
    • Added on May 14, 2024

    If you’re a spray foam contractor or a manufacturer that hauls spray foam equipment and chemicals or operates any type of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) for commercial use, you should determine if you need a commercial driver’s license (CDL). Driving a CMV requires special skills, experience, knowledge, and physical aptitude above your common state driver’s license. read more

  • Going the Distance

    • By Ashley Brooks
    • Added on May 14, 2024

    Thomas Rizza is the Owner/Operator of Solid Foam Solutions (SFS) in Ogallala, Nebraska. Started just three years ago, SFS is a small operation, composed of himself, his wife Kayla, one sprayer, and two helpers. Despite their operation’s modest size, Thomas’s 14 years of experience in the spray foam industry combined with his reputation as a tenacious problem solver has reaped huge opportunities. read more

  • A League of Their Own

    • Added on May 14, 2024

    Baseball is a game and a tradition ingrained in the psyche and history of Americans. Passed down from the Civil War to today’s generation, it echoes several characteristics of American life from economics to technological developments. It is therefore important that the game and the practice of it is kept alive to help inspire and implant pride in future generations. Spray Foam Magazine was thrilled to hear of such a project in Martin, Tennessee. read more

  • Tracks to Comfort

    • Added on May 14, 2024

    The City of Aiken’s Visitor’s Center and Train Museum is situated in Aiken, SC. This area has a wealth of railroad history dating back to a time when the railroad enabled the area’s cotton growers to transport their goods to Charleston, SC. In 1830 a Boston engineer named Alfred Dexter was sent by the South Carolina Canal & Railroad to map a new railroad line from Charleston to Hamburg, SC. It is said that it was due to a love story that enabled this railroad to be built. read more