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Door and Window Musings
By Tara Taffera

Door and Window Musings by Tara Taffera Trade Show News: IBS and IWF

“I just returned from being at the International Builders’ Show last week and if you’ve seen our reports (or were in attendance as well), you know that the event was considerably smaller than past years. But is anyone really surprised by that? And since when is that the make it or break it reason to [...]

Plavecsky's Ponderings
By Jim Plavecsky

Plavecsky's Ponderings By Jim Plavecsky The Green Police

When I saw the Colts jump out to a quick 10-0 lead last night, I thought maybe this was going to be one of those Super Bowls that I end up watching just to see the Super Bowl commercials. However, much to my pleasant surprise, it wasn’t. Not only was it a great Super Bowl, [...]

Collins, the Trend Tracker
By Mike Collins

Collins The Trend Tracker Pre-Builders’ Show Thoughts

This week marks the beginning of the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, which is always an exciting event for the industry. Not only is the Builders Show the biggest industry-related event of the year, it’s a chance to see new products and catch up with old friends. The other aspect of attending the Builders’ [...]

A Manager's View
By Keith Castleman

Castleman A Manger's View Digging through the Snow

I worked extremely hard this weekend for nothing. The weather in Kansas City this winter has been extremely severe. There are several inches of snow on the ground, nightly lows below zero and we haven’t seen 32 degrees since Christmas Eve. I’ve probably shoveled our driveway ten times already and the forecast is calling for [...]