Commercial Construction & Renovation

SEP-OCT 2012

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INDUSTRY EVENTS Open Forum late-night phone calls. And you still have to have the store open and ready for business at 10 a.m. Julia Versteegh, Storefloors: I'm working on a new website for our company, which will help increase incoming calls. We're changing the focus. Because we sell all types of flooring, Storefloors is highly focused on the consulting aspect of flooring. We're making it more product-focused, which means there will be more visuals. I think it's real- ly going to increase traffic and calls. Paula Manning, TD Bank: TD Bank's fiscal year ends on October 31, so this time of year is very busy. DeNovo growth is a core competen- cy at the bank, and in the past year a new renovations team has been established to drive and execute the TD Brand within the existing store portfolio. Over the summer, 40 stores were targeted to be renovated by FY end. That is a tight turn around for design, permits and execution, but also very exciting. The difference between the DeNovo growth model and the Renovations model is that most of the construc tion manage- ment for renovations is executed with outsource firms and requires a different way of management. Dina DiNunzio, Identicom Sign Solutions: I handle a lot of the administrative functions. We're a very cyclical business, so we were very fortunate. We've had a pretty good season so far. While we have been affected by the economy with store openings and things like that, we're very excited. We have a lot of new projects, like America's Best Value Hotels that are happening. We do a little bit of work in Canada with medical facilities, so we're handling a lot of the project management for that. Sandy Severson, Brown Shoe Company:We are about to launch a complete remodel of the second floor of our corporate office. So we have been meeting with contractors. We're moving people and remodeling all at the same time, so it's a matter of con- trolled scheduling. Amber Matas, Nest Environments: One of our clients has a really big roll- out at a lodge at Mammoth Mountain and their deck in California. It's a five- year brand sponsor. It's an enormous amount of work in a short period of time – from initial design concepting, all the way to building it out and installing it. All of us are up at night for that one. It's going to be a cool project, so the sleepless nights are worth it. The other thing is the expansion plans that we have in place, as well as outlining the next five months of growth. We are moving into a bigger production facility. We're in Cali - fornia, so things like paint booths and all of the regulations that go along with moving equipment, machinery and production is logistically keeping me busy. Diane Kelley, Multnomah Athletic Club:We're open 364 days out of the year. We only close from 11 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., so we have a six-hour work shift. On top of the two-dozen proj- It's important you know what you're talking about. If you do, you're golden. If you don't, it's an issue. — Gina Noda, Sargenti Architects 48 Commercial Construction & Renovation September/October 2012 They have to give you the respect to be able to ask a question, and they must be willing to offer that feedback on a professional level. — Janis Williams, Tuesday Morning ects I have ongoing now, I'm plan- ning for next year's projects because we have to get approvals for all the funding and capital requests. So we're in the middle of budgeting right now.

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