John DeCiantis

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• SecondLook: John DeCiantis

  by Nina Patel

  This class of 2001 Big50 returns to what he loves doing: working with his hands on unique projects.

• Remodelers Look For Ways To Attract Young Workers

  by Leah Thayer

  Remodelers who lament the challenges of attracting new people to the profession often point to external factors ó the demise of vocational education, the aging workforce, slackened work ethics ó as the causes of their plight.

• Remodelers Worry Where They'll Find Workers

  by Leah Thayer

  Hundreds of thousands of construction jobs will be created in the U.S. during the next several years. Many remodelers are beginning to wonder whether they'll be able to fill even a few of those positions with the kinds of employees they feel comfortable sending into clients' homes.

• Fielding Questions

  by Nina Patel

  Though most remodeling company owners focus on skills when hiring field staff, many recognize that attitude is equally or even more important than construction skills. “A lot of this business is about attitude,” says REMODELING contributor and consultant Tim Faller of Field Training Services in Westerly, R.I.

• Sophisticated direct mail campaigns can make a lasting impression

  by Leah Thayer

  When you're competing in a sea of upscale remodelers for homeowners already numbed by unsolicited mail, you might be tempted to save your money for another marketing medium. Bruce Wentworth opted instead to make a splash ó an oversized one.