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Large commercial properties are the anchor accounts for many floor-cleaning contractors. How do you get them, and how do you keep them? ICS Cleaning Specialist magazine spoke with several large [...]

Coming soon to a water damage near you -- toxic mold! -- killer mold! -- the mold that ate Houston! Anyone in the business of dealing with water damaged commercial [...]

Builder Fred Parker Company Inc of Fort Worth, TX, is recognized throughout the US for its creative marketing programs and successful approach to the active older adult market since the firm started in 1952. Six family members are now working for the company, including founder Fred and his wife, their two sons and two daughters-in-law. The company's so-called friendly house designs consider the physical limitations of the elderly and the disabled.

David C. Peterson specializes in building adobe homes. He learned the craft from Nat Kaplan, the New Mexico adobe builder of legendary fame. Peterson's adobe homes are energy-efficient and can save owners much by way of energy bills. Peterson strives to incorporate his clients' ideas and design details into the homes he builds for them. He draws out their ideas by listening to them and learning about their lifestyles., I get to know my customers, because I'm not building an architectural monument. It's a home - and it's not my home,' David Peterson says. As one of the top [...]

Construction company Myriam Enterprises has found a niche among builders of customized homes and is in demand in Colorado for building mountain-top residences. Myriam Pres. Bret A. Barrett believes his company's success lies in keeping a permanent staff and offering them high wages. Barrett also advises clients on the best options for their homes, such as materials, lighting fixtures and geological conditions on the site., Colorado builder Brett Barrett and a team of loyal employees offer high-quality, ruggedly handsome homes to an ever-expanding roster of satisfied clients. 'I have never laid anybody off. Never,' Brett [...]

Jane Marquiss Construction Company owner Jane Marquiss first thought of venturing into home building came when she sold her own house, which she designed herself. After moving to Clinton, TN, she ran an advertisement in the local paper to attract clients. Marquiss' reputation as a premier home builder soon enabled her to establish a large customer base.

There is good news and bad news about the film industry in the Land of Enchantment. The good news: It's alive and well after an impressive spike in growth last [...]

Casey Smith and Company Custom Builders is a successful homebuilding firm in Telluride, CO. Telluride is a fashionable vacation spot in which houses cost at least $290,000. Owner Casey Smith, a native of the area, managed to survive the competition waged by over 40 builders who tried to take advantage of market opportunities that the area offered. Smith, who learned the custom homebuilding trade the hard way, builds elegant houses that range from $800,000 to $3 million., Building homes that suit the rugged environment of Telluride, Colorado, is a natural for Casey Smith, who grew up in the area and respects both its natural beauty and the [...]

Doran Johnson has the reputation of the finest custom builder of Tulsa, OK. Johnson's custom-built houses take two years to complete and are constructed with rare craftsmanship. Johnson laments the lack of qualified craftsmen, which prevents him from taking on the projects that interest him. One such project is the unusual Shin'enKan in Bartlesville designed by architect Bruce Alonzo Goff.

Stewart Construction Co is known as the top designer/builder of adobe homes in Santa Fe, NM. The custom builder is owned by Betty Stewart and averages 4 to 6 homes annually. Stewart, who never compromises on quality, plays a major role in determining for each of her homes what is an appropriate use of design elements and architectural style. While not everybody can have Stewart Construction build their custom homes, clients stand to benefit from low bills for utilities and maintenance, exquisite craftmanship and high resale value for their homes.

Indian-born Baljit Nanda got into the mushroom business when he took over a bankrupt mushroom farm in 1985. In the years since, Nanda has transformed his Littleton, CO-based Rahkra Mushroom Farm Corp into the fourth-largest US producer of mushrooms., How Baljit Nanda's engineering expertise turned around his fungi empire In 1983, the Alamosa Mushroom Farm went into receivership after losing $2 million a year for two years. Baljit Nanda's [...]

HOW TO FIND, PICK AND USE A CAREER COACH Do you feel stuck in your job? Want to switch companies or take on more responsibility but feel emotionally paralyzed? Do [...]

LAS VEGAS, NEV. -- What is a major loss? According to the National Institute of Disaster Restoration's Major Loss Seminar, held here Sept. 17-18, it is defined as anything over [...]

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -- The Water Loss Institute's 4th Annual Conference & Expo, whose theme was 'Moisture: The Mechanics of Moisture in the Building,' was broken into two method sections [...]

Looking for an add-on service that will improve your bottom line? Stone floor care may be the answer, but this potentially high profit service comes with cautions. As a soft [...]

Tourism-related businesses work on promotion without state funds Every night, about 2 million of the nations' 3.1 million hotel rooms sell, generating $120 million in nightly revenue. Hotel rooms have [...]

Focuses on David Peterson, a leading adobe builder. Information on adobe; Reference to Peterson's company, David C. Peterson Construction Company; Why Peterson is popular; Comments from Peterson; Who Peterson was trained by.

Features design and styles of Jane Marquiss, a ballerina-turned home builder. Profile of Jane Marquiss, president of Jane Marquiss Construction Company; First woman to have been licensed as a home builder; Some photographs of Marquiss-designed houses.

Reports on trends among inns, hotels and lodging places in New Mexico (N.M.). Innkeepers' focus on providing customer satisfaction; Conrad Hilton as the father of the modern hotel industry in N.M.; Measurement of a hotel's success as based on the number of lodgers.

Features the growth of the motion picture industry in New Mexico. Issues facing the industry; Reason for the attractiveness of New Mexico to the motion picture industry; Comment by Linda Taylor Hutchison, director of the Film Commission in New Mexico; Revenue generated by the industry for the state.

Discusses the economic growth of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dependence on government jobs, tourism and construction; Second-home community as one cash crop; Tax revenues; Percentage of unemployment; Reputation as a capital city in Mexico winout a commercial airport; Taxes; Population.

Focuses on Global New Media's giveaway Web site, www.luckytrain.com which giveaway sweeptakes that gives money daily. Sources of the prizes and scholarships provided by the site.

Features Craig Hartman, executive chef of The Cliff House at Pikes Peak, a luxury hotel in Colorado. Family background of Hartman; His career in innkeeping.

Features Harold Sasaki of Colorado Bonsai Ltd. How Sasaki's passion for bonsai began; Decision he made after his company was bought; Details on his collection.