Remodeler Kelly Vogan considered a signing bonus something reserved for athletes--that is, until he began using one. More
Kelly Vogan used to hand out a $20 bill whenever an employee volunteered a good idea or solved a vexing problem. More
Carpenters take a beating in their work, and 30 years of pounding nails, climbing on roofs, and working in foul weather was starting to make retirement look pretty good to Tom Stine, a 55-year-old lead carpenter at Vogan Associates, Silver Spring, Md. More
Eric Hoff was confused and, frankly, a little nervous. Moments before, the young owner of E.R. Hoff Remodeling, Boise, Idaho, had been cruising along when the driver of a silver Ford extended-cab truck honked the horn and pulled him over. More
Be it computer software, plain old pen and paper, or abacus, most business owners have a way of keeping track of their cash flow. Kelly Vogan, president and owner of Vogan Associates in Silver Spring, Md., has a method that does what he says most others don't. More
Thanks to companies like Maine Window and Sunroom, remodelers may finally be ready to shed their Luddite image: Even installers won't find work at the company without Internet access. And since dropping newspaper ads, the company has realized "astronomical cost savings," Levangelo says. More
A well-placed curving stairway opened up the interior of an 1805 Washington, D.C., town house, blending function and aesthetics to win remodeler Kelly Vogan a Grand CotY award from his local NARI chapter. After planning for months, Vogan and his crew completed the installation in less than three hours. More
Several small businesses that hired the services of Chicago-area consulting firm IPA have cried foul, accusing the company of overcharging for substandard advice and of making harassing phone calls to collect payments. More
