Hoffman attends Golfdom Summit Madden's Golf and Grounds Superintendent Scott Hoffmann recently attended the Golfdom Summit, a gathering of 60 leaders in the golf management industry.

Northway Construction named contractor of the year BAXTER - Northway Construction Services, Baxter, was recently named Contractor of the Year for the second consecutive year by the Minnesota chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry. The award recognized Northway Construction's outstanding achievement in the "entire house over $500,000" category for remodeling Loch Lodge, a home on Rush Lake near Crosslake.

Nor-Son, Inc. has received two Contractor of the Year Awards from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.Nor-Son's representatives accepted the awards at the 14th annual Contractor of the Year Awards ceremony at the McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis on November 19. In the Entire House Under $250,000 category, a first place award was received for the Dutch Colonial remodel/addition in Brainerd, and in Best of the Decade, an honorable mention award was received for the Historic Log Renovation, Bay Lake.

Nor-son received the Contractor of the Year Award from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, which has been presenting these awards for the past seven years to recognize outstanding work in the remodeling field.

The National Association of the Remodeling Industry named Nor-son, Inc., in Baxter National Contractor of the Year in the Historical Renovation category of its annual awards competition.

CROSSLAKE - Paul Allen, Prudential Hedman Realty, Crosslake, was named to the Prudential Real Estate Affiliates Inc. Leading Edge Society for 2000.

Nor-son recently received a 2007 award for outstanding achievement in the Entire House Category at the 11th annual Contractor of the Year awards at the McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis.

NEW YORK - With credit markets ever so tight, many families are deciding against shopping for new houses and, instead, are remodeling their current homes. But there can be financial pitfalls in remodeling, especially for those taking on major tasks such as room additions or full kitchen makeovers.