Whether you like it or not, your business isn't what you think it is. It's what your customers think it is. And their impression comes from your logo. Coming up with a logo that grows in value -- and grows a company with it -- is the job of...

1 Prop pros Need a two-story grizzly to make your point? How about a solar system of food court treats? Seattle-based Dillon Works! Inc. specializes in creating big solutions to big ideas. The company designs characters and sets as well as point...

Center Openings Vacaville, Calif. -- Coffee Tree Plaza West, a 43,000 sq. ft. shopping center located in the heart of the 1.3 million sq. ft. Nut Tree Retail Complex in Vacaville, Calif., opened last month. The center features tenants CompUSA...

Strolling Main Street, wandering through the square, sinking onto a bench for a moment of respite under the shade of a 100-year-old oak or soaring palms ... For Americans of all ages, this is shopping the way it was meant to be...

Denver, Colo.-based Johns Manville Roofing Systems is stepping up its NDL contractor program, which emphasizes recognition and communication with contractors. The company is adding ongoing inspections to ensure that only the best contractors...

Frame Shop Mounts Expansion Strategy Tulips, azaleas and dogwood trees are in full bloom, but a chain of framing shops may be popping up even faster than the spring flowers...

Keep window displays fresh and interesting Every retail store is different from the next, but there is one feature they all have in common: the front display window. Trying to decide which merchandise and decor should be featured every week in the...

Until recently, entertainment retail centers were greeted with open arms by city officials and consumers alike. That's because they were, in fact, different and unique. But today, with a new entertainment retail center popping up in every market...

The roof over your head is an asset. Not only does it have a value, a life cycle and a function, but it also performs a vital service 24 hours a day, every day of the year. At the end of its useful life, it has a disposal cost. A roof's value...

Coropolis, Pa.-based Ardex Inc. has developed ARDEX CD, a concrete resurfacing agent that brings new life to old concrete, including sidewalks, parking lots and vertical surfaces like retaining walls. The Portland cement-based formula aids the...