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Ask Paul Estridge, who is turning to private equity to save his business.
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While the housing crash has hit appliance providers as hard as it has hit home builders, it also has offered more of an opportunity to compete for bigger shares of what market remains. Builders have been streamlining their businesses for the sake of cost savings and efficiencies, whittling down the...
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North Carolina judge approves reorganization plan, in which the builder will complete homes for and with its lenders.
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Builders must be able to verify that they and their subs meet immigration and hiring statutes.
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Several of the Chicago-area builder's subdivisions are in default.
In a heartbeat, Tom Hoyt, co-founder of McStain Neighborhoods, recalls a striking example of how painful and costly missteps in building green homes at a high volume can be.
The graphically driven Business Process Management software lets any authorized user "drag-and-drop" screen icons representing activities critical to home building, the maker says. These icons include activities within the preconstruction, contract flow, construction, punch list, and warranty...
Also Inside: Home builders weigh in on window, patio door, and HVAC manufacturers. / Wolseley continues U.S. acquisitions. / Apple redefines on-site management.
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Plus: Happier customers and bigger margins through technology / Masco CEO to step down / Updated materials price changes.
This April, The Drees Co. should complete the rollout, to all 13 of its divisions, of a program that allows its trade partners and site superintendents to submit field purchase orders (FPOs), with changes to original POs, through a Web-based portal, payment for which is vouchered automatically...