The SandStar Team

Luis Morales Receives Supervisor Certification

May 2, 2012

SandStar’s Remodeling Supervisor, Luis Morales, recently completed the “Dynamics of Supervision” course given by Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). The series, given on a weekly basis at the Herald Court Center in downtown Punta Gorda, focused on a variety of issues that supervisors face on a day to day basis with their team. Some of [...]

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We Won the BRONZE!

April 18, 2012

While our Dragon Boat was numbered 1, the SandStar Homes “Hammered Dragons” actually took the Bronze medal for 3rd place! Not bad for a race that had 28 competing teams! Our time was 1:49:33 only 3+ seconds behind the first place winners, the PG Chamber “Longwei Wongwei” crew. It was an interesting day weather wise…strong winds, choppy [...]

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Dragon Boat Race this Saturday 4/14

April 11, 2012

Well, our Hammered Dragons team has been practicing for the big Dragon Boat Race that takes place in Punta Gorda, FL this coming Saturday 4/14. It has become an obsession! You’ll never know where you’ll see them in action. Here at the office, they’re practicing in the halls, showing each other their strokes, talking about [...]

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“Hammered Dragons” Getting Ready for the Races!

March 7, 2012

The intrepid SandStar/Arthur Rutenberg/5 Star Realty Dragon boat team is getting ready for the second annual Punta Gorda Chamber Dragon Boat Race. Team Captain (and owner) Jim Sanders has signed up 12 team members from last year and recruited 9 newbies. Practices are starting and we can’t wait to Hammer our way to first place!!! [...]

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Tony Weiler Joins Arthur Rutenberg – SandStar Homes, LLC

August 24, 2011

  Albert the Alligator (circa 1990′s) – Tony’s alter ego                                     Arthur Rutenberg Homes – SandStar Homes, LLC  is pleased to announce that Tony Weiler has been added to our staff in the position of Purchasing Manager. Tony, a University of Florida graduate (Go Gators!), comes to Arthur Rutenberg/SandStar Homes from a construction estimating and purchasing [...]

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The SandStar Team

July 17, 2011

One of the things we really love about having a company blog, is the ability to introduce the people who make up SandStar Remodeling to the community. We’ve gotten a good start on that with a few posts, that you can see in our blog category, The SandStar Team . But it takes some time [...]

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Meet Jim Sanders

July 15, 2011

Take one look at Jim Sanders when he’s walking a jobsite and you’re likely to think, now there is a man in his element. Jim’s one of those guys who appears to have found a sweet spot in life, doing what he loves, with people he loves, in a place he loves. You can’t beat [...]

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Our Professional Designations — What are they and why?

June 23, 2011
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What are all those letters? Variations of this question are often expressed when we meet someone new. They’ve generally seen a list of designations on one of our business cards or on our website and, unlike very familiar indications such as CPA, MD, or PhD, ours aren’t as recognizable. (thankfully not as challenging to obtain [...]

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A Proven Construction Management Process

May 27, 2011
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If you’re getting ready to hire a contractor, one of the things you might want to ask is how your prospective contactor handles construction management. The answer might give you something to think about. Does the contractor manage all the work themselves? That could be a great if they are experienced, organized, and only run [...]

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“War On The Peace” Dragon Boat Festival

April 29, 2011
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You know the song, “Smoke on the Water”? It must have been written in anticipation of this past weekend’s dragon boat races in Punta Gorda, because we were fast man! We were smokin’ fast. 1:56 is all it took the “Hammered Dragons” to zip from one end of that 350 yard course to the other [...]

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