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Local Art Reaching for New Heights
There is a new structure in our campus garden. Like most things around here, it has a story. Green beans need a little guidance to grow properly. You’ve heard of…
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Historic Preservation
This week, I was in Philadelphia participating in a small peer group of general contractors from the east coast to west coast. We are similar firms, but with our distant…
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Quilting to the Power of Three
If “your stitches reflect your character,” as Bettye Kimbrell’s grandmother taught her, then Bettye is imaginative, determined and enduring. We think Grandmother got it just right. Stewart Perry has been…
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Building a Community Takes More Than Brick and Mortar
We at Stewart Perry like where we live, and we like our neighbors. Donna Sue Groves believes you can express those feelings through her relatively newfound art—barn quilts. “The barn…
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Off to the Races: How One Man’s Passion Became a Local Legacy
During his childhood breakfasts, George Barber probably saw wheels where other kids saw Cheerios. He’s had a lifelong fascination with vehicles equipped for power and speed. The passion ran so…
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How a Side Trip Whet My Appetite for Good Cuisine
There’s no better way to bring friends, family or client relationships together than by savoring a good meal in each other’s company. That’s made my interest in the culinary world…
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My Road Trip Reminder: True Legacies Were Built in Our Country’s Darkest Financial Days
I’ve often thought that most builders strive for one of two major goals—to make the most money possible or to build a legacy. I’m not sure about you, but as…
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How a Maine Furniture Maker Taught Me to Make Time for My Passion
As business leaders, we often get so immersed in our vocation that we forget all about our avocation. I was reminded of this a few years ago when I took…
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Seeds of Creativity: Building Solidarity in Our Community
While traveling to project sites, I like to take the side roads “the roads less traveled” instead of the interstate, so I can get a better feel for the communities…