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This year's Remodeling Show in Las Vegas promises to deliver once again, featuring new elements along with the kind of top-notch programming for which the Show has become known. Many old favorites return this year revamped to suit a quickly changing marketplace.
Shouldn't the building department bear some responsibility for keeping everything running smoothly?It's starting to happen. Trends both inside and outside the industry - along with the overall rate of technological advancement - suggest that permitting will become increasingly easier.
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Hull Watson Homes' longevity helps make it a fixture in the market, but the company is taking steps to further distinguish itself from the increased competition. A new branding and marketing campaign will feature, among other things, a new logo and a redesigned company Web site.
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Remodeling by the numbers.
After a somewhat promising end to 2006, remodeling activity fell in the first quarter of 2007, according to the latest release of the Remodeling Market Index (RMI).
Most remodelers, however, are stuck - at least for the time being - in a world where permitting is an imperfect process. The good news, however, is that there are steps you can take to keep the permitting process as painless as possible.
The annual Big50 gala dinner at the Remodeling Leadership Conference is always a special event. This year's was even more special, however, as it marked the introduction of a new honor in the industry: The Fred Case Remodeling Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
The Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, in Arlington, Va., served as a think tank of remodeling-related ideas, issues, and solutions May 17–19 during the 2007 Remodeling Leadership Conference, the annual salute to Big50 remodelers. The theme of accountability — in business and life, and as it relates to...
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My dentist's office is closed Fridays. Many medical professionals take a day off in the middle of the week, usually Wednesday, as the joke goes, because golf courses are less crowded midweek. My dentist doesn't golf (he rides motorcycles and scuba dives), so Friday is as good as any other day.