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A New Year and Safety Third
January 10, 2011 – 9:18 pm | No Comment
A New Year and Safety Third

By Sean Lintow Sr. SLS Construction Cullman County First off, let me wish you all a Happy New Year. This is generally the time of year that many look back fondly (or not so fondly) on the past year, make resolutions, and move forward to making the coming new-year a safe and better one. In [...]

Working for Matthew.
November 2, 2010 – 3:42 pm | 21 Comments
Working for Matthew.

This week I’m working for Matthew. He’s my client and he needs some home modifications, and that’s what I do. Matthew perfectly fits the the old Hebrew meaning of Matthew, “Gift of the Lord”. Matthew is a gift, he makes me want to understand what his needs are, he helps me to understand my role [...]

I’ll take the kitchen remodel with a side of asparagus!
October 14, 2010 – 7:03 pm | 2 Comments
I’ll take the kitchen remodel with a side of asparagus!

By Owen Sechrist of Ruby Construction LLC How do you go about selecting a remodeling company that is going to make you happy? Unfortunately most consumers have no idea, and most remodeling companies can’t tell you either. It’s a problem that every business wrestles with: “How do we make sure that the people our product [...]

One voice! An industry call to arms.
September 21, 2010 – 9:38 am | No Comment
One voice! An industry call to arms.

Just when you think its safe to go in the water, it isn’t! Let’s pretend it’s 2005. Monopoly money is floating around all residential properties, even the burn outs were getting contractor licenses and everyone was a builder, everyone a remodeler. Welcome to the party. During this time industry groups got heady with their importance [...]

United we stand.
September 17, 2010 – 6:53 pm | 4 Comments
United we stand.

Were in the top 10! By the Paul A lot has been said about our industry, much of it bad. Just today I read that the remodeling industry is in the top 10 for jobs not likely to recover. Hows that make you feel? We have unlicensed contractors running around and many price jobs too [...]

Open Book Management Webinar Review, Is OBM for you?
May 23, 2010 – 8:51 am | No Comment
Open Book Management Webinar Review, Is OBM for you?

The Paul attended a webinar hosted by Leah Thayer Senior Editor at Hanley Wood and her guest speaker Greg Antonolli, owner of Out of the Woods Construction. The Topic: Open Book Management. Greg and Leah did a good job opening the webinar. Greg answered questions from the attendees and concluded well. Greg has an easy [...]