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COVER STORY:
Custom Building Products
Megalite mortar used to install North America’s largest glass mural

New Lightweight Mortar, Selected for its Weight and Performance, Used for Wing Lung Bank Mural in California. Read More

Improved gypsum products can be tile-friendly
– just don’t get them wet!
by Lesley Goddin

Poured gypsum concrete has gained popularity in recent years with the growth of high-end condos that demand high-quality tile floors. These luxurious multi-family dwellings... Read More

Overhead recovery: the two-pedal approach to soaring profits
by Charles Vander Kooi

I equate the running of a contracting business to the flying of an F-14 jet fighter through the Grand Canyon. You drop into the canyon at Point A,...
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Spectrum, Prism Award entry deadlines announced
by Lesley Goddin

Would you like to win up to $10,000 and the distinction of being a Spectrum or Prism Award winner? Read More

Ironman competitor excels in athletics, contracting
Proflex Products sponsor contractor’s effort
by Lesley Goddin

Brad Fulkerson’s drive for continual improvement has helped make Avalon Flooring the $25 million company it is today – in just seven years. Read More

Gerald Sloan joins NTCA as director of training
by Lesley Goddin

Gerald Sloan, formerly with D.M.I Tile & Marble in Birmingham, Ala., has joined the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) as NTCA director of training, effective October 1. Read More

NTCA Region 3 announces quarterly meetings,
mini meetings

NTCA Region 3 - encompassing the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware – is getting ready to rock and roll with a comprehensive schedule of meetings... Read More

Ed Kolle’s legacy: honest work, done right
by Lesley Goddin

There’s a theme running through conversations with Ed Kolle’s family, business associates and friends that I interviewed for this story...
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Sky Harbor International:
MAPEI helps construct a Southwestern masterpiece

A cactus wren, a coatimundi and an airport? Add a gila monster and a scorpion, and people in Phoenix, Ariz., would know that you are talking about Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Read More

Panel system, large-format tile helps new government building blend into historic cityscape

Longstanding Spanish influence characterizes the city of Salinas, Calif., the Monterey county seat as well as the county’s largest municipality. A recent three-year, $47 million construction and renovation effort of government buildings provided a challenge... Read More

 
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