Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
Cheers to Civic Rent!
This has been a year of extremes, from the tragedy and suspense of COVID-19 and its effects on the world to the shortages and accompanying price increases that started with toilet paper but also hit the lumber market, real estate, autos,...
Market Madness: The 2020 Spike
We are in the midst of very uncomfortable times for everyone in the construction industry. From 5 months ago when we were worried about being shut down, to now when materials prices are at record highs and availability is at record lows....
Market Sense
Markets rise and fall on consumer and seller confidence. Just 4 months ago, consumer confidence was in the tank due to the fear and unknown of COVID-19. Producers and sellers prepared for the worst and assumed that demand...
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
Charles Darwin
Innovation & Invention
If this has seemed like the longest 4 months of your adult life, from April through July, you are not alone. The daily ups and downs of pandemic statistics and news, along with the desire to return to a life like the one we had before...
Remembering Mike Margotta
On April 16th of this year, we lost a great friend, Mike Margotta of Brewster. Mike was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2014 and he battled it with all the courage and gusto you could imagine. Mike gave it hell, just like we knew he would...
The Ice Cream Prayer
Here’s a great little story (author unknown) that was given to us by Sheila MacComber. See if this doesn’t help put things in perspective, something we can all use these days. The Ice Cream Prayer Last week, I took my children to a...