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Brian Gottlieb Receives Remodeling Mastery Award
Presented by industry icon, Mark Richardson, the award celebrated Gottlieb’s extraordinary impact on remodeling
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NARI Renames Awards Program
The awards program has a new name, but continues its tradition of recognizing the best in residential remodeling
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Grace, Growth, and Keeping Your Word: NAHB Remodeler of the Year Elliott Pike
ELM Construction Founder Elliott Pike’s three sources of success, and his road to the National Association of Home Builders' Remodeler of the Year
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Historic home remodel wins NARI award
Normandy Remodeling recognized for work on historic Victorian home in LaGrange, Ill.