PR April 2003

Over the past 25 years as a builder, building inspector and lumber industry representative, I've inspected a great deal of framing all over the country.

The Internet, a proliferation of do-it-yourself shows on television and an abundance of home stores have created homeowners who are savvy in the ways of remodeling.

An investment in two digital cameras has provided Mark Scott, president of Mark IV Builders in Cabin John, Md., with a means to boost the company's productivity as well as its marketing savvy.

The Remodelers Foundation is a volunteer organization in Portland, Ore., dedicated to enabling the elderly and those with disabilities to stay in their homes.

Tom Poulin, CGR, owner of Poulin Design Remodeling Inc. in Albuquerque, N.M., saw his profits increase by 22% in one year.

In a time when the number of skilled laborers continues to decline, Chicago Women in Trades is working to train and educate an often overlooked and underrepresented source of trade workers.

I used to think the way to handle a business problem was to tough it out alone.

Industry pictures from Remodelers Executive Roundtables, Remodelors Council and Greater Cleveland NARI Home Improvement Show

Jack Hussey, owner of Jack's Custom Woodworking in Burlington, Mass., is no stranger to remodeling.

Liars always figure, and figures always lie. Heard that one before?