Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN

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Survey Share

Once a year, three remodelers in the Nashville, Tenn., area conduct a wage and benefits survey of local remodeling companies. More

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Honorable Mention: Commercial Remodeling

The design and construction team of this store remodel fulfilled the owner's vision to create a retail space that is appropriate for a historic village setting. The owner wanted to enhance the community and create a flexible design because the final use of the building had not been determined. More

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Merit Award: Additions

In Nashville's climate, this screened porch and terrace addition offers the homeowners nearly year-round outdoor living. That extra space means a lot to a family with two growing boys. More

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Mental Shift

Soon after transitioning from cost-plus pricing to a fixed-price system, Art Stinson's Trace Ventures ran into trouble with slippage. Stinson says the Nashville, Tenn., company was mired in a cost-plus mentality that allowed for imprecise estimates, and unforeseen costs (if they weren't due to a Trace mistake) were being passed on to the homeowner. More

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Maximizing your personnel

A personnel system should define a company's needs, find the best person to fulfill each of those needs, and retain those employees. David Crane, owner of Crane Builders in Nashville, Tenn., uses the DISC personality profiling system to make sure new hires fit the company culture. More

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Before + After: Suite Heart

Seventeen years ago, on a drive through the hilly, leafy streets that surround Nashville, Tennessee's Vanderbilt University, Dan and Evelyn Raines found the house of their dreams. The modest 1920s French-cottage-look-alike sat high above street level, perched on a deep, double lot that climbed the hill behind it. The three-quarter-acre property promised plenty of room for Evelyn to pursue her passion for gardening, and the convenient midtown location meant Dan could easily commute to his job as a music producer. The diverse neighborhood with excellent schools in walking distance made it ideal for raising a family. More

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Helping employees manage personal finances

As part of their benefits package at Crane Builders, owner David Crane pays for a personal finance seminar for his employees. It helps them understand and plan their own finances, and it makes them more sensitive to the Nashville, Tenn.ñbased company's finances. More

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Magnetic signs for vehicle advertising

David Crane of Crane Builders in Nashville, Tenn., found himself faced with laws that prohibit job signs in the area's two ritziest neighborhoods, Belle Mead and Forest Hills. To stand out from trucks with painted-on signs, he had oval signs made, using his eye-catching crane logo. More

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Mardi Gras Marketing

Sending clients and business partners smoked salmon or candy for the holidays brought little response at the $2.5 million-a-year Crane Builders of Nashville, Tenn. Clients' kids and current and prospective architect partners now fight for the plastic baby dolls hidden inside the generous sweet rolls, decorated with beads. Besides colorful Mardi Gras beads, clients receive a hand-written note from remodeler David Crane along with their King Cake. More

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Marketing with postcards

Would potential clients identify more with verbal repartee between husband and wife leading to a remodel rather than a beautiful photo of a completed job? More

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