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In Southeast Tennessee, the housing market has been largely spared the booms and busts of other sunny climes and is projected by such observers as Fortune Builders magazine to grow steadily for at least the next few years, and a prime beneficiary is likely to be Pratt Home Builders, a family-owned company since 1998 that […]

Nelson Algaze and Rick Shlemmer, the founders of SAA Interiors + Architecture, work in an industry that is always changing. Each year presents new trends and challenges for their design and architecture firm, which creates interiors for commercial real estate owners and landlords, as well as process driven environments, commercial businesses and healthcare institutions. The […]

A hundred years and it’s still going strong, but that hardly sums it up for S.M. Lawrence Company Inc., the full-service mechanical and electrical contractor that works predominantly in the southeast, but has also installed systems across the country, from Maine to Southern California. S.M Lawrence specializes in HVAC systems, electrical services, plumbing and piping […]

Joe MacIsaac may be president and CEO of a company, but he thinks of himself, and those he works with, as curators. His team at Stone Source includes product design, development and procurement professionals who visit porcelain tile manufacturers and natural stone quarries in search of high quality materials for architects and designers. In doing […]

Radon gas, the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S., is a well-known issue in single family residential property transactions. A colorless, odorless, naturally occurring, radioactive gas, radon is attributed to causing 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year, only surpassed by lung cancer induced by tobacco use. Given the potential liabilities associated with […]

Headquartered in the country’s fastest-growing city, Blue & Associates Inc. (B&A) is a design/build general contracting and construction management company committed to helping clients around Austin, Texas, meet the needs of a booming market. Working primarily in the commercial construction market with a niche in the retail sector, B&A is helping to build the restaurants, […]

Cardinal Shower Enclosures is a full-serviced manufacturer of shower enclosures serving customers across the U.S. and into Canada. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky with locations across the country, Cardinal has the ability to reach 80 percent of the domestic market with twice-weekly deliveries. The family-owned company produces a full range of high-end shower doors and enclosure […]

It’s easy to take for granted the few minutes it takes to find a can of tomatoes among the tens of thousands of items in a grocery store, but it hasn’t always been so easy. In fact, grocery stores work hard to be easy to navigate, and they haven’t always been successful at this. One […]

When people think of a “family business” they often imagine a small shop that stays in one location, being passed from one generation to the next. While it’s true CJS Enterprises is family-owned and operated, it has followed a path of ownership and development that’s been far from small and simple. Craig Jones is the […]

In 2016, Computrols Inc. began renovating the 43,000-square-foot building that will serve as its new manufacturing facility and headquarters in Gretna, Louisiana. According to Drew Mire, the company’s vice president of operations, this new location can’t happen fast enough. He says Computrols has outgrown its old facility, and the new one is just one way […]