The Easter Bunny visits Miller Hill Mall in Duluth, Minnesota, every year. This spring, however, the mall added something special to his set for visiting with the children. A prop shed built by local builder, Duluth Shed. “We got the job to build that prop shed because we have a[Read More…]
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Traditions & Belief
Amish Sheds Inc. in Thorold, Ontario, has been in business since 2007. And since the beginning, the company has had its sheds built by the Amish in the small town of South Dayton, New York. Why? Because the Amish there use Hemlock wood, which resists insects and lasts a long[Read More…]
SHED DOOR MANUFACTURER MOVING OPERATIONS TO THE U.S.
Fiberglass door manufacturer Ryan-Al Door Systems Inc., headquartered in Diamond Bar, California, is moving manufacturing of shed products, such as doors and windows, to the United States from China, the company reports. The company is moving its manufacturing operations from Zhejiang, China, to the Caldwell County, North Carolina, town of[Read More…]
Do You Have Integrity?
I just finished our annual catalog, and as it’s uploading to our printer, my mind is in torment of what I should or could have done with the catalog differently. I call it marketing upload remorse. Anyone that has the responsibility of marketing knows this battle. Questions arise that no[Read More…]
Michigan Town Putting Up Sheds … for Business
The city of Muskegon, Michigan, is located along the shores of Lake Michigan, and it’s always looking for ways to make the best use of its shoreline. In 2016, the city had an idea to put small shops along the beach. After some research, it was determined that sheds would[Read More…]
Profit Per Unit
Earlier this week a client asked for help sorting out and prioritizing a list of nearly 30 projects and tasks that were competing for his attention. The list of ideas, tasks, and actions to take was growing so large that anyone would get overwhelmed. He wisely used his investment in[Read More…]
Are You Really Listening to Your Customers?
Have you ever been around someone that was constantly talking about themselves, and you couldn’t get a word in to save your life? I mean, they kept on talking and talking while you were literally stuck in a one-way conversation that seemed to never end. I’ve been in those types[Read More…]
The Formula For Success
Every industry and business has formulas that they use–a framework for decision making, if you will. Banks plug your numbers into their formula to determine if they should give you a loan. Publishers hear a pitch about a new self-help book and use their formula to decide if they should[Read More…]
LUMBER/BUILDING MATERIAL SUPPLIER PARTNERS WITH ROSEBURG IN MICHIGAN
Cedar Creek Lumber & Building Materials recently expanded into the Grand Rapids, Michigan, market and will stock Roseburg engineered wood products (EWP), the companies report. Cedar Creek and Roseburg have a longstanding history of providing quality products, and they have successfully partnered in the stocking of the Roseburg Framing System® at[Read More…]
Markets Remain Volatile
In terms of the overall U.S. economy, real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2017, according to the Department of Commerce. This is subject to revision, but it’s below the previous increase in the fourth quarter 2016 of 2.1 percent.[Read More…]
