DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 21, 2026--
National Roofing Partners (NRP), a leading nationwide commercial roof services company, today announced the appointment of Jason Dark as President.
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Dark brings more than 20 years of commercial roofing and building envelope experience, with a career spanning executive leadership, business development and strategic growth.
“Jason brings the industry knowledge, leadership experience and relationship-driven approach that make him an outstanding fit for National Roofing Partners,” said Steve Little, CEO and Managing Partner of National Roofing Partners.
Prior to joining NRP, Dark spent more than two decades with Duro-Last in sales and executive leadership roles. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Commercial Operations, leading expansion into new markets, geographies, and product lines while strengthening contractor relationships and national account opportunities.
Dark also served as Secretary/Treasurer of The Roofing Alliance, the Foundation of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), supporting education, workforce development, research and the advancement of the roofing profession.
“Joining NRP is an incredible opportunity to build on the strong foundation the organization has established and help lead its next chapter,” said Jason Dark, President of National Roofing Partners. “NRP’s national network and commitment to its partners create a tremendous platform for growth, and I’m excited to help strengthen that platform and expand the value we deliver to customers nationwide.”
As President, Dark will lead NRP’s day-to-day operations and work closely with its leadership team and nationwide network of commercial roofing partners. His focus will include strengthening customer and partner relationships, advancing strategic growth initiatives, and enhancing NRP’s ability to deliver consistent roofing and building envelope solutions across customer portfolios. Dark’s appointment reinforces NRP’s commitment to providing national customers with a single-source approach to commercial roofing asset management.
About National Roofing Partners
National Roofing Partners (NRP) provides building owners and facility professionals with nationwide commercial roofing services, repairs, maintenance, snow removal and portfolio management. Through its network of commercial roofing partners and technology-enabled platform, NRP delivers centralized management and consistent service across geographically diverse facility portfolios. For more information, visit nationalroofingpartners.com.
Jason Dark, President, National Roofing Partners
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are climbing with markets worldwide on Monday after oil prices and yields in the bond market gave back some of their jumps from last week.
The S&P 500 rose 0.6% and pulled back within 1.3% of its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 224 points, or 0.4%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.8% higher.
They got some help from the price for a barrel of Brent oil falling 3.1% to $100.62. While that’s still much higher than its roughly $72 price from earlier this summer, it’s down from the nearly $110 it touched last week.
Oil prices are swinging up and down as some crude from the Middle East is able to sail through the Strait of Hormuz, though nowhere close to as much as the industry and customers would like because of the war with Iran. Morgan Stanley’s Michael Wilson said another swing higher in prices for oil, gasoline and other refined products is the main risk he sees in the near term that could keep the U.S. stock market from rising to his forecast for the year’s end.
The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline across the United States has already climbed to nearly $4.48, according to AAA. That's up from less than $4.32 just a week earlier and from $3.18 a year ago.
Monday’s pullback in oil prices helped lower the pressure coming from the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury eased to 4.96% from 5.01% late Friday after it crossed above the 5% threshold last week for the first time in three years.
Higher yields slow the economy by making it more expensive to borrow money, hurting not just the U.S. government that has to borrow to pay its bills but also U.S. households and businesses.
Worries of course remain about how much oil is available for customers worldwide, ING commodities strategists Ewa Manthey and Warren Patterson wrote in a commentary on Monday. However, they said profit-taking by investors after the recent jump in oil prices, together with hopes for constructive discussions at this week’s U.N. General Assembly and at a meeting between China’s and the United States’ leaders, helped improve market sentiment.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters following talks Sunday with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York that the U.S. had “a very successful engagement” with the Chinese side. Bessent said talks with China touched on trade and AI. China and the United States have been discussing reciprocal tariff reductions on $30 billion worth of goods from each side.
In Beijing, China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday confirmed that Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the U.S. between Sept. 23 and 25. Experts and policymakers believe trade, tariffs, AI safety, among other items, are likely to be on the agenda. The war in Iran and developments in the Middle East and ties between China and Iran could also be discussed.
On Wall Street, stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry continue to stabilize following their worldwide slide at the start of last week. Leaders of the AI industry have recently warned a slowdown is needed in the industry’s development for the safety of humanity.
Advanced Micro Devices climbed 4.8%, while Nvidia added 0.4%.
Stocks enmeshed in the cryptocurrency industry, meanwhile, rallied after bitcoin's price rose back above $85,000 and returned to where it was in January. Coinbase Global jumped 5.4%, and Robinhood Markets rose 2.8%.
Stock indexes around the world also climbed thanks to the easing of oil prices and bond yields. Indexes gained 1% in France, 1.2% in Hong Kong and 1.6% in South Korea.
AP Business Writers Chan Ho-him and Michelle Chapman contributed to this report.
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) in the foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Currency traders work in the foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A screen shows the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) in the foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
