Is contractor licensing a good thing for the public or just a restriction on the number of contractors? When I started writing for this publication about 10 years ago, I agreed to leave the political ...

Workers at Turtle Creek Builders in Waitsfield install pine flooring. Turtle Creek owner Ward Smyth has been working on the issue of contractor registration for 13 years. Facebook photo [W]hen he ...

Contractor licensing violations raise serious concerns for all parties. For an owner, an unlicensed contractor may affect financing options on one end and the contractor’s entitlement to recover ...