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The annual Remodeling Show took place in Indianapolis last week. I used the opportunity to poll contractors at the show, who were mostly from the Midwest.

The first winner of The NEWS’ Dealer Design Product Giveaway contest was recently announced. The lucky individual was Jennifer Rodriguez from Big Sky Heating and Air Conditioning in Caldwell, Idaho.

Do you want to be a part of an experiment? I need some HVAC heroes willing to put Twitter to the test. You game?

I had not been paying much attention to wind turbines as a source of power until two recent developments.

The Waxman-Markey bill is making its way through Congress, but officials are beginning to question the likelihood of the bill passing into law this year.

It may be time to let go of the staunch old ways of doing business and embrace some creative thinking when devising your 2010 business strategies.

From the Associated Press: Dallas police are looking for a man who they said repeatedly sneaks into backyards, dances around naked and then runs away. Police believe the man has been exposing himself in the same neighborhood since 2005. The most recent incident was on Sept. 30.

Having just returned from two outstanding conferences, I rediscovered something from my ancient school days: sit in the front row if you want to stay engaged and learn something.

I fear we’ve lost our way. As businesspeople, we often react with such shocking shortsightedness that we fail to see into next year, maybe even into next week.

Monetizing social media ventures has proven to be a difficult task. With the pencil pushers and bean counters clacking away at profit and loss sheets, justifying the time spent on Facebook, Twitter, etc. can be next to impossible at times.