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Quality vs. Price First, let me state my background. I am a full-time corporate product engineer and part-time commercial HVAC system designer that reads The News to keep up on

I attended a special ceremony this month at my church and was pleasantly surprised by the agenda, which gave recognition to businesses that normally stay in the background. Senior Pastor Kent Clise arranged to spend a good deal of time during the Sunday services to introduce the companies and people who were responsible for planning and constructing a $4 million addition and renovation.

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It’s no secret that the Feedback section is one of the best-read departments in The News. That’s because everyone has an opinion; contractors who offer their feedback are not afraid to pass along suggestions and voice their opinions — good or bad, indifferent or irreverent.

The News conducted a Web survey requesting comments on how Sept. 11, 2001, affected you personally and professionally. Here are readers’ thoughts.

Michael Senter recalls that morning all too vividly. It’s noticeable in his voice and his eyes. The CEO of ABCO Refrigeration remembers watching the horror unfold before him while standing outside his company’s Long Island City headquarters, located in Queens, just across the East River from midtown Manhattan.

The Contractors’ Secret Weapon HVAC contractors have a secret weapon, and they may not even recognize it. What is it? It’s their supplier. That’s right, their supplier of products, parts,

The best book I have ever read on the subject of advertising has a title that’s brief and to the point — How to Advertise. Originally published in 1976, the book is a slim volume and a quick read, but each chapter is filled with concise, numbered points that provide solid nuggets of information on how to produce the best ads.

How many times have you had a great story to tell, yet there was no one to listen to it? You know the kind — when you are lying in your bed, unable to sleep because you’ve just come up with a great idea.

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