But finding qualified candidates, ready to contribute immediately, is a challenge.
Getting employees to help find ways to pay for merit increases.
Hearthstone and Builder magazine recognize the efforts of Dan Wallrath and Van Metre Homes.
Company leaders need to understand how damaging their pay freezes are to company morale and to the commitment of their staff.
COO of the national home builder since 2004, he now sets his sights on a possible new career.
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Noncompete and severance agreements, as well as potential discrimination issues, must be reconciled.
20-year company veteran expects to pick up where his mentor, Bob Toll, is leaving off.
Ira Fulton and Kevork Hovnanian often had personal connections with the institutions they supported.
Over 18 months, the Los Angeles area custom builder organized its departments and employees to give each more authority.
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The Omaha, Neb.-based builder has some very definite ideas about managing its jobs and people.
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With the shock of Pulte's acquisition of Centex beginning to wear off, the clock has started to tick on putting the pro forma to plan. Pulte CEO Richard Dugas and Centex's former chief Tim Eller, who will serve as the new Pulte vice chairman for the next two years, will have to come up with a...
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New online group offers networking, discussions, job postings, and more to home building professionals.
A nonprofit offers skill certification for Spanish-speakers.
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Fannie Mae Chief Economist David W. Berson's decades-long relationship with the mortgage finance giant is coming to a close. On Friday, the PMI Group announced that Berson has been hired as the company's chief economist and strategist effective Oct. 29. In addition, Berson will serve as a company...
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WCI Communities, the Bonita Springs, Fla.-based home builder that caters to primary, retirement, and second-home buyers, announced late Tuesday that Christopher J. Hanlon, senior vice president and chief operating officer of their Tower Homebuilding division, will leave the company at the end of...
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Builder Online confirmed late Thursday that Richard Rodriguez, senior vice president of operations and process at John Laing Homes, was named CEO of Emaar Dubai, the Dubai operation of Emaar Properties. The move is a meteoric rise for Rodriguez, who prior to his stint at Laing, spent four years at...
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More companies are basing bonuses and pay raises on job performance, according to new research. Employers are expected to hand out annual pay raises of 3.8% for 2008, about the same as in 2007, according to a report to be released today by New York-based Mercer Human Resource Consulting. The study...
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McCar Homes has appointed Steve Roberts as the new CEO of the Atlanta-based company. The former CFO replaces Keith McSwain, who recently stepped down to spend more time with his family. McCar Homes was No. 39 in the BUILDER 100 2006 rankings.
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According to multiple media reports, Beazer Homes said in a June 27 regulatory filing that it has fired Chief Accounting Officer Michael Rand for attempting to destroy company documents. An ongoing internal investigation by Beazer into its mortgage operations and related matters turned up Rand's...
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Company taps a seasoned veteran as its top human resources exec, a position that has been vacant since its former HR chief was let go last year amid a stock-options backdating scandal.