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Shack in the Back BBQ is no longer located in a shack.After spending more than 15 years serving customers out of a 19th century log home, the popular Fairdale restaurant is reopening this weekend at 10706 W. Manslick Road, according to Louisville Business First. Owner Barbara Sivells said it will take some time for her and her 16 employees to get use to the new space."The old location was a mere 900 square feet," Sivells said. "This location is over 4,400 square feet. We're not gonna know how to act. We're gonna have to put some extra stuff in the kitchen to bump into each other because we really were operating out of a spot that was probably 25' by 6', and that's being generous."The new Shack in the Back BBQ location will officially open its doors on Saturday, May 14. Sivells said she can't wait to show off the new space to her longtime customers.The new location features a rustic log cabin design with exposed cedar wood beams and river rock accents. Sivells even reused some of the wood from the original location in the new dining room.The restaurant offers indoor seating for 96 people at large booths, tables and it has a beautiful new bar area that includes four large screen TVs. Outdoor seating is also available in a specially designed patio that seats 40.A separate party room offers private seating for 20 guests. A newly designed catering kitchen will allow the restaurant to offer better service for that line of business.Sivells said initially Shack in the Back will only serve beer, wine, and bourbon. The new location will also start out with the same menu as the old location, but she plans to offer other new items like salads and a hickory smoked steak in the near future.Sivells said she had to relocate the restaurant from its original spot at 406 Mount Holly Road because the property was sold to Circle K in September 2021.Sivells' daughter Arianna worked at the Forcht Bank that is the restaurant's new home. Arianna, who now works at Shack in the Back, let her mother know the bank was closing."It's just kind of weird how it worked out," Sivells said. "Within the first day or two after the word got out, a couple of the city officials had come by and told us we should buy the bank for the shack. And I was like, 'I can't buy a bank'."State and Metro government leaders worked to help her get the financing she needed to ultimately buy the former bank. While the construction was going on, Shack in the Back continued to serve customers from its food truck. Sivells said the business would never had survived the move and the Covid-19 pandemic if not for her loyal employees."My employees have been amazing," she said. "The Shack on Wheels was our plan B because we had to leave the old location sooner than we thought. Our staff has been out there in wind, rain, sleet, or snow. We haven't missed a beat."Sivells is from Niagara Falls, New York. She met her husband Mike, who is from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in 1989."Ever since the day I met him, he always said he was going to have a barbecue restaurant one day," she said.The couple opened Shack in the Back in 2006. Sivells said even after they found out that the restaurant had to relocate, they never considered leaving Fairdale because of the community support for their business.To read more about the new location and how Sivells got help to fund it, you can read Louisville Business First's complete article here.

Shack in the Back BBQ is no longer located in a shack.

After spending more than 15 years serving customers out of a 19th century log home, the popular Fairdale restaurant is reopening this weekend at 10706 W. Manslick Road, according to Louisville Business First.

Owner Barbara Sivells said it will take some time for her and her 16 employees to get use to the new space.

"The old location was a mere 900 square feet," Sivells said. "This location is over 4,400 square feet. We're not gonna know how to act. We're gonna have to put some extra stuff in the kitchen to bump into each other because we really were operating out of a spot that was probably 25' by 6', and that's being generous."

The new Shack in the Back BBQ location will officially open its doors on Saturday, May 14. Sivells said she can't wait to show off the new space to her longtime customers.

The new location features a rustic log cabin design with exposed cedar wood beams and river rock accents. Sivells even reused some of the wood from the original location in the new dining room.

The restaurant offers indoor seating for 96 people at large booths, tables and it has a beautiful new bar area that includes four large screen TVs. Outdoor seating is also available in a specially designed patio that seats 40.

A separate party room offers private seating for 20 guests. A newly designed catering kitchen will allow the restaurant to offer better service for that line of business.

Sivells said initially Shack in the Back will only serve beer, wine, and bourbon. The new location will also start out with the same menu as the old location, but she plans to offer other new items like salads and a hickory smoked steak in the near future.

Sivells said she had to relocate the restaurant from its original spot at 406 Mount Holly Road because the property was sold to Circle K in September 2021.

Sivells' daughter Arianna worked at the Forcht Bank that is the restaurant's new home. Arianna, who now works at Shack in the Back, let her mother know the bank was closing.

"It's just kind of weird how it worked out," Sivells said. "Within the first day or two after the word got out, a couple of the city officials had come by and told us we should buy the bank for the shack. And I was like, 'I can't buy a bank'."

State and Metro government leaders worked to help her get the financing she needed to ultimately buy the former bank.

While the construction was going on, Shack in the Back continued to serve customers from its food truck. Sivells said the business would never had survived the move and the Covid-19 pandemic if not for her loyal employees.

"My employees have been amazing," she said. "The Shack on Wheels was our plan B because we had to leave the old location sooner than we thought. Our staff has been out there in wind, rain, sleet, or snow. We haven't missed a beat."

Sivells is from Niagara Falls, New York. She met her husband Mike, who is from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in 1989.

"Ever since the day I met him, he always said he was going to have a barbecue restaurant one day," she said.

The couple opened Shack in the Back in 2006. Sivells said even after they found out that the restaurant had to relocate, they never considered leaving Fairdale because of the community support for their business.

To read more about the new location and how Sivells got help to fund it, you can read Louisville Business First's complete article here.

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By Craig Manning | May 14, 2022

If you look at a northern Michigan events calendar for the next four months, the easy takeaway is that things are reverting to the way they were before COVID-19 put the regions tourism machine on ice. From the Traverse City Film Festival to the Interlochen Arts Festival, big summer traditions are roaring back to life throughout the region.

But while local businesses and festival organizers are ready to get back to normal, a total return to last decades way of life might not be possible. Northern Michigan still has a big problem to solve: a full-on labor shortage crisis.

A Nationwide ChallengePandemic-related economic disruptions led to the highest unemployment levels since the Great Depression. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in April 2020 was 14.7 percent. For perspective, even at the worst juncture of the Great Recession, unemployment maxed out at 10 percent.

The job market recovered during the latter half of 2020 and into 2021, but many employers still faced difficulties finding job candidates. For months, the common narrative was that heftier-than-usual government unemployment benefits were incentivizing millions of Americans to stay home and delay their return to the workforce. But those unemployment programs, most of them funded by the CARES Act, expired last September, and more than eight months later, many employers are still struggling to find help.

Nationally, unemployment dropped to 3.6 percent in Marchnear the historic lows it reached in late 2019. At the same time, robust economic recovery has created millions of new jobs. Taken together, these trends mean there arent enough workers to fill the jobs that are out there. In fact, Jerome Powell, chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, recently crunched the numbers and noted that there are currently 1.7-plus job openings for every unemployed working-age American.

A Perfect StormBut while the whole U.S. labor market is out of whack, northern Michigan has its own unique challenges that are making the problem particularly dire. Just ask Matt McCauley, CEO of Networks Northwest.

Launched in 1974, Networks Northwest offers a variety of programs to the 10-county northwest Lower Michigan region, which includes Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, and Wexford. Many of the organizations programs are aimed at helping businesses start, grow, and stay in the northern Michigan area, by navigating the challenges of talent recruitment and retention. Those challenges, McCauley says, have rarely been more pronounced for local employers than they are today.

Our situation is very, very real, McCauley tells the Express. And thats for a variety of reasons, chief among them the shifting of demographics within northwest Michigan. We have a one-two punch with regards to the labor shortages that the last two years have brought to us. First, we know that a large portion of labor shortages across all industries come from people leaving the workforcemany of them Baby Boomers that are retiring. And second, because we have historically been and continue to be a retirement destination, older people are coming to the region that have an expectation for goods and services.

The result, McCauley says, is a significant labor gap. On one side, there is a demand from northern Michigans growing population for services that span a variety of industries from restaurants and hospitality to new home construction to healthcare and senior care services. On the other side, most industries are dealing with the mass exodus of Boomers from the workforce, a phenomenon referred to as the Silver Tsunami.

The cynical read is that northern Michigan was always going to face a reckoning with its aging population someday. Data from the Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan (AAA)which serves the same 10-county region as Networks Northwestindicates that members of the Baby Boomer and Silent Generation cohorts account for 125,213 of the regions 315,339 residents. Those numbers mean that nearly 40 percent of northwest Michigan residents will be over the age of 60 by 2025. Comparatively, the region has just 108,657 residents who fit into the two generations (Generation X and Millennial) currently driving the American workforce.

For his part, McCauley acknowledges that this particular labor gap has been present and growing in northern Michigan for a number of years now. But by quickening Boomer retirement ratesaccording to Bloomberg, more than three million Americans have retired early because of COVIDand by driving more people out of urban epicenters and toward places like northern Michigan, the pandemic has moved up the date for when the region will need to face its unbalanced population.

[This labor gap] is likely to be especially felt this summer, McCauley says. Because, knock on wood, this will be potentially our first normal summer since 2019. And theres going to be some pent-up demand associated with that.

The ShockwavesSo, where will locals or visitors notice the impacts of the regions growing labor challenges this summer? McCauley points to hospitality and tourism businessesincluding restaurants, bars, and retailersas the first impact points.

At minimum, youre going to see limited hours of operation, he predicts. Places are going to open later and/or close earlier than what they did pre-COVID. And thats simply based on the availability of labor. On the more extreme side, its likely you are going to see some businesses closenot because the market isnt there [for what theyre providing], but because they simply arent able to find a critical mass of workers to provide the level of service that is desired or needed.

Those disruptions in business schedules are already happening. One example is Amical, a long-running restaurant in downtown Traverse City that cut lunch out of its hours during the pandemic and has yet to bring it back.

Its on the radar, Amical Owner Dave Denison says of restoring the restaurants lunch service. Actually, weve developed what a lunch menu would be, should things settle out and we can attract more staff members again. But there are a lot of things that have to be taken care of first to fix staffing, and that includes predictable childcare and predictable school schedules.

The difference between now and before the pandemic is that Denison and his staff are throwing all their energy at nights, rather than taking the risk of spreading themselves too thin by expanding beyond their current daily 4pm-9pm hours. Other downtown Traverse City restaurants are taking a similar picking their spots approach, whether that means giving staff recharge time on Sundays and Mondays (Mama Lus and The Flying Noodle) or focusing specifically on the lunch hour (The Towne Plaza).

Of course, less consistent restaurant service could be a problem if northern Michigan does end up having its busiest tourism season of the decade so far. Filmmaker Michael Moore, who is currently working to relaunch the Traverse City Film Festival for its first year since 2019, worries what understaffed hospitality businesses might mean for events like his.

At least right now, many of the downtown restaurants dont open until 5pm because they cant get the workers, Moore says. Well, how do you think the Traverse City Film Festival is going to run? We start showing movies at 9am. Theres not going to be places for breakfast? Or lunch? Clearly, theres a problem here, and its a hurdle that weve got to figure out how to get over.

Moore alludes to northern Michigans dearth of affordable housing as perhaps the biggest problem for building a young, vibrant working class in the region.

McCauley concurs and points out another half-dozen industries that, just like hospitality and tourism, are getting hit hard because workers cant live in the region affordably. Construction and other skilled trades, childcare jobs, positions in healthcare (particularly around senior care), and other roles, McCauley says, are hard to fill now and may only become more challenging as demographic shifts and population growth continue impacting the region.

No Silver BulletSo, whats the solution to northern Michigans labor crisis?

Beyond the obvious answers, like higher wages and better healthcare benefits, McCauley sees three main strategies that employers can implement right nowhousing, childcare, and job flexibilitythat might help attract candidates to hard-to-fill positions. Longer term, he predicts other fixeslike automation and international laborbecoming more prevalent in northern Michigan communities as ways to keep the economy revving.

As for an immediate, all-encompassing, foolproof fix?

There is not, in my view, a silver bullet, McCauley says. If there was, we would have already used it, because this [labor crisis] isnt new. This is a long-simmering issue that is, to a great extent, because of the aging of the largest generation that this country has ever seen. That crisis is something that we all have to pay attention to, and the solution to it is going to be multifaceted, and were not going to fix it overnight.

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Summer Employment Forecast: Will the job market warm back up? - northernexpress.com

In 2020 alone, a wave of subdivisions behind Alamo Ranch Marketplace and beyond led to population growth rates of 325% and 298%. Nowadays, we know Alamo Ranch as the place where you can find Target, Chick-fil-A, Mama Margie's, and one of Santikos' biggest movie theaters, Casa Blanca.

This is the Culebra Road as we know it today.

Head down Alamo Ranch Parkway, you can find new retail centers popping up outside growing subdivisions, including a fairly new H-E-B.

The area looked quite different 17 years ago. Save for a Jim's Restaurant on the corner of Culebra and 1604, most knew that driving past that would only lead you to Taft High School, the Cordi Marian Sisters, and miles of country leading you right to the shores of Medina Lake.

On the left, is a Google satellite image from 1989, and on the right is Alamo Ranch in 2020.

MySA dug through the archives to look at some of the key moments that brought Alamo Ranch to where it is today.

Press play below to see a time lapse of Alamo Ranch's growth.

Cordi Marian Sisters sold off about 160 acres of their land to area developers. New homes can be seen encroaching on their complex behind the statue of Jesus.

If anyone saw the boom of housing coming, it was the Cordi Marian Sisters, who sold about 160 acres for $2 million to Alamo Ranch developers Walt Busby and Brad Galo of Galo Properties around 2005.

New homes in the Alamo Ranch area were merely slabs in 2006.

Michigan-based Pulte Homes started with 1,600 acres for the Alamo Ranch subdivision near Loop 1604 and Potranco Road, not far from the Del Webb Hill Country Retreat, an upscale retirement community, according to Express-News archives.

New roadways had to be created as developers started on some of the first subdivisions being built around Hill Country Retreat.

At the time, Dale Kane of San Antonio-based First American Realty told the Express-News that builders planned 5,000 homes per year to reach 70,000 homes by 2016.

Construction crews were just getting started on Alamo Ranch Marketplace in 2006.

In 2007, developer Archon Group had just laid out plans for the Alamo Ranch Marketplace 900,000 square feet of retail development on 120 acres off Loop 1604 and Culebra Road.

In 2006, Alamo Ranch Marketplace was all dirt. Construction crews were just getting started.

Construction crews started turning dirt in September 2007 with plans to open the first phase of stores in 2008.

Alamo Ranch Marketplace was just a a few shell buildings in 2007.

Alamo Ranch Marketplace first opened in 2008.

Alamo Ranch Marketplace opened its first stores, including Ross and Target, in 2008.

A few hundred people wait in line outside the July 4th, 2013 opening of the area's first Steak 'n Shake. The first 150 people in line receive free food for a year.

Steak n' Shake opened its first location in San Antonio at Alamo Ranch. People lined up outside the building to be one of the first 150 people in the store, earning free food for a year. The burger shop hasn't been doing as well as once hoped.

This would kick off the opening of other restaurants like Dunkin' Donuts, Raising Cane's Chicken, and In n' Out.

TxDOT began construction on the Loop 1604 to State Highway 151 flyover in 2015.

More homes mean more traffic. TxDOT began construction on the Highway 151 at Loop 1604 flyover. The flyover turns into Alamo Ranch Parkway, leading people working in San Antonio back to their Alamo Ranch homes. It opened in 2017.

Santikos Casa Blanca Theater off Alamo Ranch Parkway off 1604 opened in 2016.

Santikos opened the Casa Blanca movie theater in 2016 featuring 16 all-laser projection screens and 16 bowling lanes with a full-service bar and kitchen.

H-E-B opened a new store in San Antonio at Alamo Ranch in 2017.

H-E-B already had a store at Culebra and 1604, but in 2017 it opened a store on Alamo Ranch Parkway. Now the area past this store is one of the fastest growing in Bexar County.

Cars navigate the intersection of Culebra Road and Westwood Loop in the Far West Side beyond Loop 1604, where traffic is a constant complaint. Three census tracts in the area had Bexar Countys fastest population increases from 2010 to 2020 one of them grew 468 percent.

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Seagate Development Group| Special to Naples Daily News

Seagate Development Group is hard at work in the Isola Bella neighborhood in Talis Park. Coming up next the groundbreaking of a 4,000-plus-square-foot custom home in a lake view golf community that is enviably located in north Naples. The visionary homeowners can expect four bedrooms, four full and two half baths, a three-car garage, ample entertainment, tranquility and privacy spaces, as well as the collaboratory results of the leading, full-service development company and its interior design firm Theory Design.

Talis Park gives off a sanctuary sentiment. Our clients took notice and desired to create a home that reflects that concept in a way that can be shared with their closest family and friends, said James Nulf, Jr., Chief Operating Offer & Partner at Seagate Development Group. Were doing this not only with an open floor plan to the outdoors, but by providing everything that the homeowners can think of when they consider comfort, relaxation and retreat.

The custom homes clean-lined, soothing qualities will excite the senses from the outset. Color contrasts at the exterior will include a gray and brown roof, a cream and gray faade with steel-colored trim, gray shutters, black-framed windows, as well as black garage doors and iron and glass double entry doors. Highlighted by a privacy wall with deco lighting, this residence will channel peace and quiet all the way to the foyer and far beyond. The foyer with a metal rail staircase for modern influence will greet homeowners and guests with a sitting area. This will effortlessly transition everyone into the great room that will boast a media wall as a focal point, along with the luxe outdoor living area and serene lake view. This main living space will segue into the kitchen with soft gray-brown cabinetry, top-of-the-line appliances including an induction cooktop with custom hood and built-in wall oven along with double islands for all types of gatherings and to accommodate spreads of delicious food. The adjacent dining area will seat 10 and accompany a wet bar with a wine refrigerator and icemaker for the homeowners night in or a fun day of entertaining guests. It will perfectly complement a glass wine display with favorite bottles of red and white.

The remainder of the first living level will include a combination pantry/laundry room with a second refrigerator, a VIP guest suite and bath, as well as the outdoor living area, separated from the main living spaces by pocket sliding-glass doors for a completely holistic approach to the home. This most attractive sector fit for every occasion will debut an outdoor kitchen with a built-in grill and dining area, sitting area in front of a mood-setting fireplace, pool bath, as well as custom pool, raised spa and firepit.

The second floor will carry a plethora of equally appealing features that will offer everything one needs and wants. The hallway with a morning bar will be flanked by guest suites and a second laundry room on one side. The homeowners will enter the master suite through the spa-like master bath, which will be met with a soaking tub, a walk-in shower with a floating bench for practicality and aesthetic influence, dual vanities and a makeup counter all for the ultimate levels of preparation and calmness. Following two walk-in closets, the homeowners will retreat to the master suite with a sitting area in front of a covered deck the top tier of outdoor living and an opportunity to bring a gentle breeze inside. A loft/flex room will also overlook the covered deck.

When the homeowners considered how they live and how Seagates custom homes function and are designed in Isola Bella, they quickly realized what a perfect match they are for us and the community, and we wholeheartedly agree, Nulf said. Our company appreciates their trust in us and cant wait to make their dreams come true.

In addition to custom and model homes in Talis Park, Seagate is building model homes in Hill Tide Estates; estate homes in Quail West; as well as custom homes in Esplanade Lake Club, Windward Isle and Miromar Lakes, Florida. Seagate also has active residential renovation projects in Audubon, Miromar Lakes, Mediterra, Autumn Woods, Talis Park, Brynwood, Quail West, Sanibel and Boca Grande.

About Seagate Development Group

Seagate Development Group is a leading, full-service development company specializing in a design-build process via new construction, custom renovations, interior design, and management and leasing services.

We are currently building custom, end-user residences in Esplanade Lake Club, Quail West, Talis Park, Hill Tide Estates and other luxury residential communities throughout Southwest Florida. In addition to five estate homes in the works in Quail West, Seagate developed, built and sold 28 custom homes in Windward Isle. Our team also continues to conduct remodeling projects in and around the region.

Seagates high-profile, design-build projects include NeoGenomics 150,000-square-foot global headquarters and Scotlynn USA Division Inc.s 60,000-square-foot North American corporate headquarters as well as managing over 1.5 million square feet of commercial space. Seagate Development Groups corporate headquarters is located at 9921 Interstate Commerce Drive in Fort Myers. For additional information, visit SeagateDevelopmentGroup.com.

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Building permits include property owner, contractor (when available), project address and description. Information provided by city and county records.

City of Wenatchee

Dana Martinez, Peet Plumbing Inc., 400 S. Mission St., no valuation, plumbing

Midtown Ventures, TBCC LLC, 29 S. Wenatchee Ave., $97,440, tenant improvement

Peter and Kendra Super, Ramjack West, 2110 Sage Grouse Road, $16,453, foundation repair

Neryem Flores, 904 Morris St., $5,000, siding and windows

Richard and Karin Volpe, Patriot Plumbing Heating and Cooling, 115 N. Buchanan Ave., $10,000, HVAC replacement

Johnson Professional Properties LLC, 3rk Architecture, 304 N. Chelan Ave., $428,606, two-story addition to Central Washington Oral and Facial Surgery

Awaken Wenatchee Church, 2 Fifth St., no valuation, sign

Aspen Heights LLC, Belfor Property Restoration, 220 Antles Ave., $600,000, fire damage repair

Martha Camacho, 305 Marie Ave., $10,000, miscellaneous

Paul and Loretta M. Smits, 1601 Orchard Ave., no valuation, pool

Kevin and Elyse Krueger, Dick's Heating and A/C of Wenatchee Inc., 1609 Quail Hollow Lane, $10,850, HVAC replacement

Chad Morgan, Dick's Heating and A/C of Wenatchee, 1221 Pershing St., $7,550, HVAC replacement

Albert and Sheri Rookard, Valle Construction, 1004 Amherst Ave., $37,000, addition/alteration

Teresa Zepeda Sosa and Zepeda Armando Bendito, 420 Walker Ave., $4,800, addition/alteration

Dianna and Roland Wheeler, Western Ranch Buildings LLC, 2013 Maple St., $44,277, garage

Marti Elder, Chim Chimney Fireplace & Spa, 1811 Orchard Ave., $50,000, pool

Cascadian Apartments LLC, Graybeal Signs, 104 N. Wenatchee Ave., no valuation, sign for Steam Boy

GA One Properties LLC et al, Lopez Design, 516 1st St., Unit 1, $122,000, apartment upgrade, remodel

Noemi P. Bazan, 445 S. Miller St., no valuation, miscellaneous

Gerrit and Terese Visser, Ridgeline Custom Builders LLC, 754 Kings Court, $55,700, pool

DJML LLC, BT Buildingworks LLC, 1710 Springwater Ave. Units 1-4, $601,617, townhouse

Noel and Sandra Cornelio, 406 N. Franklin Ave., $50,000, addition/alteration

City of Wenatchee, Wells & Wade Mechanical, 1350 McKittrick St., $10,000 to add HVAC unit in public service center; $44,310 for HVAC in fleet shop and $24,186 for HVAC in lighting shop.

Benito A. Fonseca and Ana L. Martinez, 845 S. Mission St., $73,080, tenant improvement March 21

Cherry Hill Orchards Wen LLC, Graybeal Signs, 140 Easy Way, no valuation, two wall signs for Columbia Valley Community Health-Children's Behavioral Health

Colette S. Vizcaino, Corbaley Construction, 224 Ramona Ave., $4,800, installing sliding door

Ignacio Primitivo et al, Gomez Construction LLC, 920 Monroe St., $4,200, covered back porch

Patrick and Mabel Bodell, Patriot Plumbing Heating and Cooling, 1413 Somerset Drive, no valuation, HVAC replacement

Jana D. Roy, Valle Construction, 1014 Berg Ave., $10,000, addition/alteration

Elliott and Danielle Salmon,Valle Construction, 15 N. Elliott Ave., $3,000, addition/alteration

Rebecca Peltz and James A. Gartner, 764 Monroe St., $300, fuel line and appliance

Joyce B. O'Neal, 1230 Castlerock Ave., no valuation, backflow

Glenn Gorst, 915 Bryan St., no valuation, fuel line and appliance

Jaime Gamez, 1750 Methow St., $25,922, addition/alteration

U.S. Postal Service, Alpine Aire Heating and Cooling Inc., 3075 Ohme Road, $26,000, HVAC replacement

Lynn and Carol De Lozier, Alpine Aire Heating and Cooling Inc., 222 S. Wenatchee Ave., $4,400, new heat pump

Marshall P. Mitchell and Jacquelyn N. Chestnut, 1002 Spring Mountain Drive, no valuation, fuel line and appliance

Tree Top Inc., Salcido Connection Inc., 3981 U.S. Highway 97A, $90,000, new HVAC to packing room

Confluence Health, Cashmere Plumbing Inc., 820 N. Chelan Ave., $2,100, new sink in blood draw lab

Toki C. Wolf, 1216 Pershing St., $100,114, addition/alteration

Cross Creek Farm LLC, Dick's Heating and A/C of Wenatchee Inc., 715 S. Western Ave., no valuation, ductless heat pump

Emma Carr, 1112 Madison St., $350, plumbing

Chelan County

Brian and Susan Hartwell, Saddlerock Plumbing and Mechanical, 12795 Shore St., no valuation, mechanical

Aaron R. Blake and Ann B Grote, 8296 Icicle Road, Leavenworth, no valuation, mechanical

Robert and Carol Dowell, 7411 Nahahum Canyon Road, Cashmere, $76,920, accessory structure

Kyle and Jacqueline Byrne, Eckert Construction Inc., 291 Bluebird Hollow Lane, Chelan, $532,590, single-family residence

Joseph and Mary Bundrant, Stuart Silk Architects Inc., 3944 U.S. Hwy 97A, Chelan, no valuation, demolition

E & C Holdings LLC C/O Ernest Carlson, 857 First St., Chelan Falls, $743,862, single-family residence

Jan and Helena Kotas, Regeneration Design LLC, 34310 S. Nason Road, Leavenworth, $449,770, single-family residence

Chad A. and Alison D. Hartvigson, Impel Construction Company Inc., 34 Campione Lane, Manson, $463,585 for single-family residence

Chad A. and Alison D. Hartvigson, Impel Construction Company Inc., 32 Campione Lane, Manson, $149,070, accessory dwelling unit

Kyle and Chelsea Mahuika, McCue Construction LLC, 4061 Crestview Road, Orondo, no valuation, pool/spa

Douglas R. Davidson, Simplicity Homes LLC, 4757 Chelan Blvd., Manson, $397,901, single-family residence

Christopher Moore et al, D. Palmaffy Design, 23105 Saddle St., Leavenworth, $58,333, single-family residence-addition/alteration

Casey and Natalie Dundas, 49 Voila Lane, Cashmere, $157,008, accessory dwelling unit

John L. Ford Jr., Upfront Construction LLC, 164 John Truett Drive, Malaga, $401,673, single-family residence

John L. Ford Jr., Upfront Construction LLC, 17 Tex Ford Drive, $ 302,939, single-family residence

TDCD Living Trust, Western Ranch Buildings LLC, 507 Lakeshore Drive, Chelan, $392,099, single-family residence

Matthew and Lana Williams, Boyer Mountain Door and Pool Inc., 866 Autumn Crest Drive, no valuation, pool/spa

Abrahan C. Aragon and Maria D. R. Quinones, 2417 Lester Road, $26,204, accessory structure

Manson Growers Co-Op Inc., Bethlehem Construction Inc., 1680 Manson Blvd., Manson, $658,000, addition/alteration

Gary and Paige Wescott Receivable Living Trust, The Dock Company LLC, 1308 S. Lakeshore Road, Chelan, no valuation, dock

Lisa Winsby, Eider Construction, 65 Terrace Drive, Manson, $397,651, single-family residence

Airway Excavation and Construction LLC, 2908 Riviera Blvd., Malaga, $337,022, single-family residence

Carl R. and Kasandra N. Bertilson, 163 Brunner Lane, Cashmere, no valuation, pool/spa

Robert May and Rosemary O'Connell, K&L Homes LLC, 319 Highpoint Place and 319 Highpoint Place #B, Chelan, $550,228, single-family residence-addition/alteration

A Home Doctor Inc., Real Homes, 304 Margaux Loop, $355,943, single-family residence

Mill Bay Marine & Storage LLC, Complete Design, 312 Summer Breeze Road #A, Manson, $43,000, new

Mill Bay Marine & Storage LLC, Complete Design, 312 Summer Breeze Road #B, Manson, $77,000, new

Mill Bay Marine & Storage LLC, Complete Design, 312 Summer Breeze Road #C, Manson, $89,000, new

Mill Bay Marine & Storage LLC, Complete Design, 312 Summer Breeze Road #D, Manson, $66,000, new

Brian and Jennifer Powers, R&B Property Development, 10121 Suncrest Drive, $443,864, single-family residence

Brian and Jennifer Powers, R&B Property Development, Lopez Design LLC, 10125 Suncrest Drive, Leavenworth, no valuation, accessory dwelling unit

Austin and Shelby Campbell, Canvasback Contracting LLC, 129 Eagle Place, Chelan, $653,706, single-family residence

Peter D. and Laura J. Longcore, Wenatchee Petroleum Co., 129 Bene Vista Lane, Chelan, no valuation, mechanical - residential

William F. Joyce, Axelson Construction LLC, 12193 Bretz Drive, Leavenworth, $227,394, accessory dwelling unit

Kathleen Wolf and Philip Blumhagen, 19948 S. Lakeshore Road, Chelan, no valuation, dock

Matt Roewe, Kellyi-Case Construction, 1383 Hale Road, Chelan, $448,584, single-family residence

Jon M. Brenton, RAS Construction Inc., 272 Mountain Ridge Lane, Chelan, no valuation, pool/spa

Ann L. Snyder, West Coast Metal Buildings Inc., 101 Tibbets View Lane, Cashmere, $32,819, accessory structure

Cody and Chris Bench, M&M Quality Construction LLC, 19088 Beaver Valley Road, Leavenworth, $383,305, single-family residence

Anthony J. and Perry Patty A. Muma, 179 Margaux Loop, Malaga, no valuation, pool/spa

William McGlynn and Julie England, Syndicate Smith LLC, 70 Lucky Dog Lane, Leavenworth, no valuation, single-family residence-addition/alteration

Shannon Family Revocable Living Trust, Shannon Fred Trustee, 3845 Squilchuck Road, $13,957, single-family residence-addition/alteration

Jason Roberts, Borealis Builders LLC, 165 Big Jim Lane, Leavenworth, $147,392, addition/alteration

Du and Xu Ping Nguyen, Great Northern Plumbing Services, 13933 U.S. Highway 2, no valuation, mechanical - residential

Juan C. and Guilmette Kristen M. Blancas, 4029 Dixie Lane, Malaga, $5,025, accessory structure

Chelan County Fire District 3, First Choice Electric LLC, 15415 Camp 12 Road, Leavenworth, no valuation, mechanical - commercial

MG Sales Real Estate LLC, Custom Craftsmanship LLP, 1285 Lakeshore Drive, Chelan, no valuation, dock

Marita Properties LLC, 333 S. Lakeshore Road, Chelan, no valuation, demolition

Lopez Design LLC, 116 Sailing Hawk Lane, $293,181, single-family residence

Christopher and Marilyn Birchman, Western Ranch Buildings LLC, 439 Elmer Garton Lane, Chelan, $131,277, accessory structure

948 KMO Holdings LLC, M.J. Neal Associates Architects PLLC, 948 S. Lakeshore Road, Chelan, $376,286, single-family residence-addition/alteration

LSR Condo Homeowners Association, The Dock Company LLC, 1038 S. Lakeshore Road, Chelan, $15,000, accessory structure-addition/alteration

Dorette Banghart, Impel Construction Company Inc., 91 Wapato Way #101-105 and #201- 207, Manson, $2,200,000, new

Roy Mejia, Rookard Custom Pool LLC, 209 W. Peters St., no valuation, pool/spa

Lopez Design LLC, 455 Skyhaven Lane, $640,205, single-family residence

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Jessicas own personal touches include her original artwork and custom designs featured throughout the house, plus modern hardware on the cabinets through her company Nest Studio. An impressive collection of her art amassed over the past decade from estate sales, local artists, and online also pepper the walls.

Other creative surprises up her sleeve to the delight of her two children Lucy, 7, and Bryan, 10 include a secret passageway leading to Lucys bedroom, plus some custom beds and forts that Jessica built for their bedrooms.

Her kids even had a hand in making some of the artwork in the house, and were key decision-makers in design schemes for their bedrooms. I mocked up what things could look like and gave them some choices, then pinned up wallpaper options so they could make selections, Jessica says. Im always trying to design spaces that are family- and kid-friendly.

Residents: Jessica and Scott Davis, their kids Bryan and Lucy, and their poodle Cheerio

Resident occupations: Jessica Davis (interior designer, founder of design firm Atelier Davis and hardware company Nest Studio) and Scott Davis (management consultant at North Highland Group)

Location: Buckhead

Square feet: 3,000 square feet

Bedrooms/baths: 4 bedrooms, 3 baths

Year built: 1960

Year bought: 2018

Architectural style: midcentury modern

Favorite architectural elements: The ceilings, from the beams to the bleached tongue and groove panels

Type of renovations: Complete kitchen overhaul, addition of a hallway to the childrens quarters plus a new kids bedroom, guest bathroom remodeling, new floors, added windows

Cost of renovations: $175,000

Builder: Jerry Cooper

Architect: David Obuchowski

Contractors: Randy Guyton of Guyton Design Homes

Favorite room: The kitchen

Favorite piece of furniture: The Nychair in the main bedroom

Favorite outdoor feature: Definitely the hardscaping

Decor tip: Dont be afraid to mix colors and styles, especially when it comes to artwork. Artwork can stand on its own apart from the style of the interior, so you can use modern art in a traditional space or vice versa.

Resources: Furniture and decor from Ikea, Chairish, Etsy, Target, Amazon, CB2, West Elm, Furbish Studio, Innovation Living, Hay; kitchen counters from Dekton; kitchen appliances from AJ Madison; kitchen skylight from Velux; lighting from Worleys Lighting and Koncept; wallpaper from Spoonflower; hardware from Nest Studio.

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At Hickory Furniture Mart, people come from all over the world to visit the massive shop.

According to General Manager, Tracey Trimble they have a million square foot space, with furniture, accessories, lighting, rugs, and home furnishings you may want. You can custom order furniture or buy it off the floor.

They offer four levels of showrooms offer a wide variety of styles. The front desk, and designers can help show you around. Amish Oak and Cherry have 180 builders, that can customize anything you want. Everything in their gallery is American Made.

Hickory White Factory Outlet also has a gallery, the company as a whole is considered a North Carolina gem.

They allow you to customize anything you want, or buy off the floor.

While you're there, Trimble says you have to check out their massive chair, snap a photo and send it their way, and they'll feature you on their website.

To learn more go to: hickoryfurniture.com

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Redoing the kitchen is one of the most perennially popular home renovation projects and also one of the most varied and complex. From enlarging the space to reconfiguring the cabinets, from re-tiling the backsplash to upgrading the appliances, the options are endless, and so are the costs.

Even so, kitchen renovations fall into three generally accepted tiers that reflect the square-footage size of the kitchen, the scope of the work being done and materials used. They, along with their approximate price tags, are:

Its important to have a sense of what each category entails, so you can intelligently discuss with designers and contractors what you really want, and where the money should go. Lets look more closely at the three main types of kitchen remodels and what they involve.

A small or minor kitchen remodel is typically the simplest and least expensive, because its primarily a cosmetic job. The current kitchen design, size and original layout are kept intact. What does get changed are surfaces.

Some of the most popular small kitchen renovation features include:

Minor kitchen remodels are ideal for new homeowners on a budget or for those who feel the kitchen functions just fine it just could use a facelift.

Since its basically an aesthetic refresh, much of the minor kitchen remodel can usually be completed by a DIY-oriented homeowner and can cost just a few thousand dollars if you are doing the bulk of it yourself. However, according to Remodeling.coms 2021 Cost vs Value Report, hiring professionals, choosing higher-end hardware or replacing all appliances with state-of-the-art models for this level of redo runs an average of $26,214.

The middle tier of kitchen remodeling is more involved than a simple refresh. Homeowners may decide on a midrange kitchen renovation when the overall look, and to some extent the functional ability, of the kitchen is outdated.

It often involves replacing (not just repainting or refinishing) all the major surfaces of a kitchen, installing new flooring, countertops, sinks and custom cabinets. New features might be added, like an island or extra cabinetry. And of course major appliances will be upgraded, often with energy- or space-saving models.

Design and contracting professionals are more likely to be needed to execute the project correctly. As a result, the average cost is $75,571 for a 200 square-foot kitchen.

A major kitchen renovation is the most complex and expensive type of kitchen-design project. Upscale kitchen remodels typically involve a new and improved floor plan, enlargement of the space, and re-arrangement of pipes, gas lines or wiring. Virtually everything is changed or replaced, and generally with top-of-the-line finishes and appliances, luxe or speciality materials, and much customization of sizes and shapes.

Cooking enthusiasts and homeowners interested in a customized space are more likely to go with a major kitchen remodel. Its not unusual for interior designers, contractors and even engineers to be involved. Building permits may be required.

Not surprisingly, the cost of the project is usually the steepest. Expect to pay an average of $150,000 for a major remodeled kitchen. Plus, you may need to move out while the construction is in progress or make alternate cooking arrangements: Full-bore kitchen overhauls often take longer and can be disruptive because of the level of demolition required.

Its generally construction and floor plan rearrangement that kicks a remodel into the major category. Some pros divide kitchen redos into two types minor and major with minor being purely cosmetic jobs, and major being those involving structural changes. They then top off the major category with an additional luxury tier, which reflects the type of materials.

The cost of those materials and features can vary wildly. For example, you could replace a refrigerator with an $800 model from a home improvement store or spend $20,000 on a Sub-Zero professional model with glass doors; spend $100 per on a set of stock cabinets, or $1,000 apiece for custom-made ones.

On the other hand, installation costs are relatively fixed. Here are some of the elements that go into an average kitchen remodel and their typical installation prices, based on small, midrange, or major kitchen remodels, according to Homeadvisor.

As you can see, you could spend $1,000 or $100,000 on a kitchen renovation. In fact, homeowners continue to spend more year over year on kitchen remodeling regardless of the project scale. The Houzz 2022 Kitchen Trends Study found that the median spend on a major renovation is 14 percent more than 2021 and 25 percent higher than the previous year for a minor redo.

The real question is, how much should you spend on a kitchen remodel?

A freshly updated kitchen is generally one of the most sought-after features by homebuyers. Improvements you make to the kitchen can add to your homes value. However, splurging on a major kitchen remodel may bring more joy than an actual return on your investment. Spending $50,000 on a kitchen remodel does not mean you automatically add $50,000 or more in property value.

In many cases, a minor refresh will have a higher ROI than a major remodel,Reese Freeman, a general contractor in Steamboat Springs, CO says. Thats borne out by Remodelings Cost vs Value Report, which notes that minor kitchen remodels recoup about 72 per cent of their cost, while the most upscale major remodels only recoup half (53.9 percent).

If your goal is to maximize the value of your home, such as for a resale, then a minor refresh is the way to go. But, if you have the funds, some extra features and complete renovation of the space will add quite a bit of added comfort to your life and have a wow factor every time you walk into it.

Reese Freemangeneral contractor

If you do want bang for your kitchen-remodeling buck, keep certain factors in mind.

Over-customizing a kitchen can limit your future home-buying audience. Choose features and design styles that would be appreciated by a larger variety of individuals. Custom items such as a walk-in wine cellar may work for your family but may only cater to a limited clientele in the future.

Before undertaking a midrange or major kitchen remodel, do some research on what homes in your area sell for and the general condition of the kitchens and baths. You could look at local listings for your ZIP code through sources such as Zillow or Redfin to view interior photos for ideas. Keeping a kitchen remodel in line with other homes in the area could help you avoid overspending on features that are not as popular for the neighborhood you live in.

Saving on certain kitchen components and rolling the savings over to specific features could be a smart move. For example, choosing quartz countertops over natural marble could free up your budget (and require far less maintenance). The savings could be applied towards other upgrades such as better appliances. Teri Simone, the Chief Kitchen Designer for Nieu Cabinet Doors, explains, Splurging on high-end appliances can save big in the long run on energy efficiency, and these appliances often come with better warranties or even service plans.

A kitchen remodel can be as simple as painting cabinets, updating faucets or replacing an appliance. Or it can involve knocking down walls, relocating plumbing and creating a whole new footprint, in partnership with interior designers and contractors.

When deciding on how large of a project you are willing to undertake, be strategic with your kitchen remodeling decisions: Evaluate the number of changes you wish to make, the expense of the project and the time frame. You may decide that a kitchen refresh will suffice. However, if you plan on living in the home for a while and are willing to take on the expense and commitment of a midrange or major kitchen renovation, the results could increase your property value and offer you years of cooking enjoyment.

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If youre taking on a big, complicated project that could get hopelessly tangled up with one wrong move, it pays to seek out advice. Youd talk to every expert you knew before building a custom home, for example, and youd probably read everything in sight before embarking on a 30-day bike trip across the western United States.

CIOs overseeing digital transformation projects have been advised by the best and the brightest everyone from analysts to consultants to colleagues to peers and most would say the counsel theyve received has been helpful. But occasionally, a tip gets passed along thats outdated or just plain wrong. While it may have made sense at one time, it would steer them off track if they pursued it today.

As your organization adapts its transformation strategies to succeed in a post-pandemic environment, here are three pieces of outdated advice to avoid and a few counter-tips to follow instead.

Historically, many IT leaders thought that in order to survive in a digital-first era, they had to transform from top to bottom, across every department and product line. This caused many transformation efforts to fail. Companies tried to invest too broadly in the concept and aimed too high in an effort to generate results.

This type of thinking isnt practical because there will always be limitations on resources and the ability to absorb change. Companies that try to do too much too fast end up with failed projects that werent scoped, sized, or prioritized correctly.

A better approach is to dedicate to prioritization. Make sure you take on projects one at a time. Use agile methodologies and lean techniques to select what youre going to work on first. Then work through each one before moving on to the next thing. In this way, you can incrementally accomplish your transformation rather than trying to boil the ocean.

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Over the years, organizations have periodically divided up IT groups, with one concentrating on maintaining legacy functions and another pursuing innovation for the future. This practice was resurrected in an effort to achieve faster and more effective digital transformations. Creating a bifurcated IT function may have a place in very large organizations that are pursuing many projects at once, but in the mid-market, it doesnt work.

Having one group maintain legacy products and unleashing another to focus on innovation leaves individuals in the first group behind, creating a culture of haves and have-nots.

This is especially problematic today considering the tight job market for skilled IT professionals. Having one group maintain legacy products and unleashing another to focus on innovation leaves individuals in the first group behind, creating a culture of haves and have-nots. The employees working on new technologies are able to challenge themselves and stretch their skill sets. Meanwhile, workers focusing on legacy technologies are less satisfied with unexciting tasks, making them more likely to leave knowing theyll have no trouble finding other jobs. The organization ends up needing to hire more workers or reassign those from the innovation group to ensure legacy technologies are still being supported.

Companies are better off creating an agile, collaborative IT organization with cross-functional groups not segmented by technology. Plus, if youre going to train new people on new technology, a new business practice, a new process, or a new way of doing things, you might as well train more broadly as it effectively costs the same.

[ Also read Digital transformation: 4 outdated notions to move past. ]

For years, the culture of IT has been to move fast, break things, reassess, and retool. This pattern took hold at the dawn of the digital transformation era. After all the breaking and reassembling, measurement was tacked on at the end, to see if the transformation initiative achieved the stated goals.

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This is a poor strategy. Instead of waiting and measuring later, its better to set up the analytics upfront to validate the transformation process as it goes along.

Transformation doesnt happen all at once. Its iterative, and you will need to be able to measure improvement from iteration to iteration. To do this, you need to set up the right architecture for the project, scope out reasonable goals, and instill a process to measure progress step by step. Then you will be able to review measurements periodically and adjust tactics as needed to see steady improvements.

Digital transformation is a major undertaking. As an IT leader, you should continue to seek advice to help prepare for what lies ahead. But dont be wedded to any one particular piece of advice, because what works today may not work tomorrow, and what works for one organization might not work for another. Validating the advice, testing it, and being willing to adapt are all important elements of a successful transformation process.

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