Training yourself, your managers, and your field crews will turn your chaotic circus into a well-orchestrated troop. More
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
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
