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Weatherization Assistance Program: Prevailing Wages, Sustaining Work

For some remodelers, weatherization contracts offer a way to make good money at a time when jobs are harder to come by. More

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High Times for Weatherizing

A $5 million funding surge to the federal Weatherization Assistance Program spells out new opportunities for a certain type of remodeling contractor. More

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A New Bathroom Concept, Ready for Prime Time

Matt Plaskoff has invested 10 years and $4 million into One Week Bath, and after nearly 1,000 fast-turnaround bathroom remodels in Los Angeles since 2004, heís ready to roll it out across the country. More

Truckin' Around: New-Age Trucks on Horizon

Tradesmen and small-business owners will have a new compact work-van option when... More

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From Nondescript Ranch to Object of Beauty

Art-world connections help transform a nondescript ranch into an object of beauty. More

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ISO: Skilled Labor

What if you could find a steady source for skilled labor and give back to your community? Thatís what David Foster has been able to do through the Foundation for Applied Technical Education (FATE) program in Fairfax County, Va. More

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Remodeling designs as intellectual property

Architect Alan Freysinger was far from pleased when a design review board in Whitefish Bay, Wis., raved about his plans for an extensive home remodel in the wealthy Milwaukee suburb. That's because the homeowner ó Freysinger's ex-client ó was passing off Freysinger's work as his own. More

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New Worker Classification Laws in Illinois, New Jersey

Recent legislation in Illinois and New Jersey places new emphasis on proper classification of construction employees in those states. The impact of these new laws on remodelers could be as major as a complete restructuring for some companies, and as minor as a clerical inconvenience for others. More

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Do the right thing

Sometimes you already have the tools on hand to set yourself apart: It wasn't until a client nominated Schloegel Design Remodel for an ethics award that Jake Schloegel seriously looked at formalizing the practices that his then-25-year-old company had made routine. “We declined the nomination because we didn't have an ethics program in place,” Schloegel says. More

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A client-only section on your Web site can improve communication

Imagine a world where you can set up private showrooms for your clients online; no client ever disputes who ordered what; a change order takes three minutes to put in place instead of three days; and you have more time to manage construction instead of conversations. More

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