design - planning - management
The potential for increased retail business in Loudon County is growing and the Loudon County Economic Development Agency wants to make sure that retailers and developers know about their attractive demographic information. Patrick Phillips, president of the Loudon County Economic Development Agency, said in the Knoxville News Sentinel, on June 18th, that Loudon County presents [...]
Town Creek Center is located between Interstate 75 and Highway 321, just west of Town Creek Road in Lenoir City, TN. This proposed mixed-use developed is owned and managed by The Tetra Companies of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Shawn Van Dyke, Chief Manager of RCS, LLC, has been brought on board to manage this project for [...]
REDBUD Construction Services’ advice has been featured in a post this week on the Mark Up and Profit blog. Thanks to Michael Stone and his staff for teaching RCS how to serve their clients and we hope that our example can help others in the industry.
Michael Stone describes the 4 different types of contractors in this post.
In my experience, there are four kinds of contractors.
“A” contractors run their business like a business and make good money.
“B” contractors run their business like a business most of the time and make a living most of the time.
“C” contractors [...]
This article is a perfect example of why contractors should not give “free estimates” without drawings and/or specifications.
The contractor presented a design agreement to his potential client, with a $3,000 fee to design the job, 1/2 of the fee would be credited back when a contract was signed for the final job.
If you want [...]