The unprecedented snowfall last month left grocery shelves bare and homeowners with aching backs.

Benjamin Franklin once hinted that the only certainties in life were death and taxes. And while I’m hardly one to question the wisdom of ole’ Ben, it seems he forgot one other: change.

The holidays may have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be finding a few surprises on your doorstep in the coming weeks.

As a 10-year veteran of the contracting business, Ian Krueger is well aware business tends to drop off with the arrival of winter and the holiday season.