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For the owner of a commercial services or facilities business. What changed in the rules, what it costs, and what to do about it — every other Monday, free to read and free to print.
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Cintas lifted its fiscal 2027 revenue outlook to $12.15-$12.27 billion on September 23 and expects its FTC-reviewed UniFirst purchase to close before the end of 2026.
Cintas raised its fiscal 2027 revenue outlook to $12.15-12.27 billion and expects its UniFirst purchase to close by year-end; NFPA 25's 2026 edition makes a frozen sprinkler system an impairment, the stopgap funds surface transportation only to December 11, OSHA's heat rule slipped to a December proposal, and the FCC Covered List has grown three times in nine months — every claim sourced.
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On-highway diesel hit $5.967 a gallon on September 7, up 36.8 cents in a week and $2.20 from a year ago, with wholesale diesel up 24.1% in August.
On-highway diesel hit $5.967 a gallon on September 7, up $2.20 in a year; construction inputs rose about 8.9 percent with steel mill products up 23.4 percent, Maryland's posted asphalt reached $807.50 a ton, the H-2B first-half FY2027 cap filled on September 4, and New York's elevator rule adds an $815 per-device pre-inspection fee — every claim sourced.
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A 50% additional duty on 554 lines of Canadian goods — cement, plastics, adhesives, machinery, electrical equipment and carpet among them — took effect August 22
A 50% Section 338 duty on 554 lines of Canadian goods took effect August 22, Missouri's asphalt index moved again to $631.25, diesel hit $5.652 a gallon, the SCA fringe rate rose to $5.92, and commercial property premiums fell 6.3% — every claim sourced.
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Construction input prices were flat in July 2026 but 7.4% above a year ago, with steel mill products up 22.5% and diesel up over 50 cents a gallon
Missouri's posted asphalt price jumped 24.4% to $605.00 by June, the construction backlog indicator fell to 8.0 months, commercial property insurance fell 8.1% for a fifth straight quarter, and NFPA 72 cuts the alarm-impairment window from 24 hours to 8 — every claim sourced.
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