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Average hourly pay for a lead carpenter nationwide is $24.63, according to our sampling of 646 remodelers with payrolls. Average production manager pay is $27.81 an hour.
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New federal tax laws were designed to stimulate the economy. One of the most difficult -- and often overlooked -- aspects of tax planning involves reconciling the objectives of deferring or reducing federal taxes with the liability for state and local taxes.
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When my husband and I started our remodeling business in 1978, he was a craftsman and I knew some bookkeeping. I remember Paul working all day on a site, then estimating and meeting with potential clients at night.
By Katy Tomasulo. Laser levels can turn a two- or three-man job into a one-man operation. "I think that our company will be able to [teach] the benefits of lasers to people who aren't aware [of them] to help grow the market," Silveira says.
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Employee personal problems can wreak havoc on your productivity. If your company included an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) among its benefits, now would be the time for you to refer that employee to it. For information on employee assistance programs and how to set one up or find a provider, go...
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Not long ago, Ray Westmoreland, owner of Wood Windows Inc. in Boise, Idaho, received a call from a client interested in sound control. Westmoreland's company had installed vinyl replacement windows in the client's house several years before. Now she wanted to know what could be done to tune out...
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Regis and Helene McQuaide, owners of Regis McQuaide and Co. in Pittsburgh, were a little taken aback last September when lead carpenter David Leister left for a weekend's service in the Army Reserve, only to call saying he wouldn't be returning to work for a while.
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Community groups representing the interests of the approximately two million immigrant day laborers across the United States held their first national conference last July in Los Angeles, taking a significant step toward organizing a national advocacy voice for this oft-exploited class of...