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Win Percentage Change: 3.6 percent better

TPA With New Orleans Pelicans: 57.42

DeMarcus Cousins' presencedidimprove the New Orleans Pelicans, even if he couldn't carry them into the playoffs. Don't be fooled by the losses that piled up at the beginning of his bayou-based tenure, since the big man eventually settled in and resumed playing like one of the league's best bigs.

All that should matter here is how he performed alongside Anthony Davisand, to a lesser extent, Jrue Holiday, who could and should be brought back in free agency to continue forming the third leg of the New Orleans triumvirate.

It's great that Cousins put up big numbers for the Pelicans, averaging 24.4 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.1 blocks while shooting 45.2 percent from the field, 37.5 percent from downtown and 77.7 percent on his free-throw attempts. It's encouraging that he was able to post 57.42 TPA with his new squad and finish the 2016-17 campaign with the No. 2 cumulative score among all players since 1973 who suited up for more than one team in a single season, trailing only 1994-95 Clyde Drexler.

But the best news of all is the 2.8 net rating New Orleans posted while both Cousins and Davis were the on the floor, which looks even better when compared to the season-long 1.7 net rating earned when Davis was playing. The offense needs significant work as both players learn how to move away from their favored left sides of the half-court set, but allowing just 99.6 points per 100 possessions already leaves them in elite territory. That mark, had it been maintained all year, would've paced the Association.

"I think we can build something special," Cousins said in late March, per NBA.com's Jim Eichenhofer. "Just stay positive, keep moving forward. At the end of the day, if we don't make the playoffs, we can still use this as an opportunity to learn one another and get better every game, to use this as a training camp before training camp."

This is a work in progress, but at least there are positive signs for the new era of New Orleans basketball.

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Who says New York has too many fairs? When the Netherlands-based TEFAF fair announced last year that it would expand to New York with not one, but two, annual eventsone in the fall and one in the springsome wondered whether the additions would overload the citys intensely competitive fair landscape. But it appears that New York has not hit its fair saturation point just yet.

The newest arrival to New Yorks fair circuit, Spring TEFAF New York, opened at the Park Avenue Armory on Thursday to eager hoards of VIPs. The aisles were packed with collectors jostling for a look at the wide range of top-flight modern and contemporary art on viewalong with a healthy dose of other collectible genres such as tribal art and jewelry. Like the debut fall edition, the fair spread out across the massive Armory space, filling both the drill hall and the period rooms on the first and second floor, which are not always open to the public.

Below, we survey some early highlights of the inaugural spring fair.

Galerie Gmurzynska

Galerie Gmurzynska conscripted the French fashion show producer Alexandre de Betakwho has been called the Fellini of Fashionto design its elaborate neon-lined booth. De Betak told artnet News it was his first time designing a stand for an art fair. The design featured a linear, back-lit grid throughout the entire spacean unusual backdrop for works by Christo, Yves Klein, Wifredo Lam, Joan Miro, and Tom Wesselmann, among others.I wanted to play with the lines in the grids because it just naturally helps the eye focus, de Betak said.

Within hours of the VIP opening, the gallery sold Roberto Mattas seminal 1954 painting, Ouvrir les bras comme on ouvre les yeux.The painting wasthe cornerstone of the artists exhibition at the Pompidou Centre in 1985 and had been in a private collection ever since. The asking price was around $1 million. News of the sale coincided with Gmurzynskas announcement that it is now representing the Matta estate.

Salvador Dal Untitled (1933). Photo: Salvador Dal, Fundaci Gala-Salvador Dal, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 2017

Di Donna

On the second floor of the Armory, the New York-based Di Donna Galleries transformed its booth into a Surrealist Banquet, complete with pastel-pink walls, a ceiling painted with Magritte-style clouds, and food- and drink-inspired works. The gallerysought to recreate the atmosphere of the legendarily hedonistic group dinners attended by Surrealist writers and artists in the late 1920s.

A long table was packed with small sculptures and assemblages, including a light-blue baguette sculpture by Man Ray and a lobster telephone by Salvador Dal. The walls were lined with paintings and drawings by the likes of Dal, Ren Magritte, Pablo Picasso, and Max Ernst.

This room was the inspiration, dealer Emmanuel Di Donna told artnet news. I was given this historic room and I thought paneling it white would be a shame. It reminded me of a banquet hall, so I thought this theme would bring out the best in these beautiful works.

Lisson Gallery. Photo: courtesy of Lisson Gallery.

Lisson

Lisson Gallery, of London and New York, presented a solo booth of early paintings by Cuban-American artist Carmen Herrera. The artist created them during her post-war years in Paris between 1948 and 1953. Although larger works from this influential period were included in her solo show at the Whitney Museum last year, many of the smaller works at the fair had never been shown publicly before. The presentation complements a show of the artists paintings on paper that opened today at Lissons Chelsea outpost on Tenth Avenue.

David Zwirner. Photo: courtesy of David Zwirner.

David Zwirner Gallery

Showing at TEFAF for the first time, David Zwirner brought a group of hanging sculptures by Ruth Asawa (whose estate the gallery began representing this year) and a selection of paintings and drawings by Josef and Anni Albers. The booth was anchored by a large orangeand yellow Josef Albers painting that is impossible to overlook when walking into the Park Avenue Armorys cavernous Drill Hall.

Its been almost a year to the day since the gallery took over representation of the Josef and Anni Albers estate and dealer David Zwirner said that demand from collectors has been high. Its been good, and strong, he said. And it has been surprisingly international. Weve seen interest from Europe, from America, and from Asia.

Anthony JP Meyers booth at TEFAF New York. Photo by Eileen Kinsella

Galerie Meyer

Although this edition of TEFAF focused on Modern and contemporary, the fair also maintained some of its signature range. Paris-based Galerie Meyer showed an eclectic mix of Oceanic art alongside Eskimo art and works from the 1930s by John Ferren, who the gallerys owner Anthony JP Meyer called the most Frenchof all American artists to have worked in Paris at that time. Ferren was intimatelyconnected with the great Cubist and Surrealist movements of the 30s, Meyer said, and even helped Picassoto sketch Guernica.

The dealer added: Even thoughtheres no real historical connection, aesthetically it works very well with the tribal pieces. Itry everyyear toinclude a bit of Modern art into my presentation andto show artists that are forgottenor left by the wayside.

Meyer also participated in TEFAFs fall edition, and said he did both of them to figureout which one Ireally wanted. Iwanted the spring but becausefall was the absolute first [New York edition] I had to do that to get in on the ground floor.

Ben Brown Fine Arts, London. Photo: Henri Neuendorf.

Ben Brown Fine Arts

One of the standout booths at the fair, Londons Ben Brown, showed a broad cross section of Lucio Fontanas work, from his distinctive sliced canvases alongside lesser-known pieces such as horse sculptures, ceramic and clay pieces, and design objects.

The diversity of the display, dealer Ben Brown explained, was precisely the point. What we are trying to show is that hes not just a painter, but also a sculptor and ceramicist, he said. But many people, some of the highly educated New York collectors, dont even know that he did sculpture. So this is an education process, and I hope people will be pleasantly surprised.

Robert Ryman Untitled (Red) (1964). 8 x 8 in. (20.5 x 20.5 cm). Photo: Henri Neuendorf.

Van de Weghe Fine Art

Nearby,Van de Weghe demonstrated that bigger isnt always better. The New York gallery choseto showa selection of diminutive works by leading 20th-century artists, including Alexander Calder (2 x 2 in), Andy Warhol (8 x 6 in), and Robert Ryman (8 x 8 in). Gesturing towards the Ryman, Christophe Van de Weghe added: This 1964 Ryman may look small, but if you put it in your home on a large wall, it will have a big impact, because its a 1964 Ryman.

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This home has a solarium with cedar-plank walls and ceiling, a gas stove and brick floors.(Photo: Courtesy of Weichert, Realtors)

HARDING - This six-bedroom custom Colonial sits on 7.23 acres on a secluded flag lot on the edge of more than 97 acres of preserved land owned by the Harding Land Trust. Completely renovated in 2008, the 16-room home has six-and-a-half updated bathrooms, an open floor plan bathed in sunlight, and new architecture and additions to its interior and exterior.

"I personally love this property... you would never know it's there. The approach is a wooded "tunnel" off of Baileys Mill Road, which opens to a magnificent clearing of lawns. It's quite a lovely surprise very pretty," said listing agent Suzanne McGratty of Weichert, Realtor's New Vernon office.

One of the features guests immediately notice is the solarium, a gathering area on the front of the house, off a gentleman's office. With walls of windows and cedar planks which continue in the ceiling and a brick floor, this room draws daylight inside and creates a place to relax and enjoy nature. This room also has a gas stove for ambiance and a sliding glass door to a bluestone patio between the solarium and the family room. The adjacent office has built-in cabinetry, a wet bar, and French doors to the solarium and the formal living room. The solarium also connects to a mud room with a natural stone floor and access to the three-car garage.

The home has formal living and dining rooms to the left and right of the entrance foyer. The living room, on the right, has a gas fireplace, crown molding and hardwood floors. Expanded during the renovation, the dining room on the left connects to the kitchen.

The very large kitchen is dominated by a 14.5-foot mahogany-topped center island, which seats six. The cabinets are have granite counters, and the sink area is especially enhanced by a window with lovely views of the front yard. Two dishwashers, two ovens and other high-end appliances fill the food-preparation area. There also is an ample pantry.

The home's second wet bar services the family room, pool area and kitchen. A large gathering space warmed by a gas fireplace, the family room is partially enclosed by windows with sliding glass doors to two bluestone patios, one that connects with the solarium, the other that serves the kitchen and pool area as well. Both patios were designed with outdoor entertaining in mind.

This home has a guest suite on the first floor with a full bath. There is also another full bath off one of the patio areas that serves the pool area.

Upstairs, hardwood floors are found in the hall and all the bedrooms. The master suite has his-and-her baths. "Hers" has a jetted tub, radiant heat in floor, a separate shower and large walk-in closet. "His" has shower with no tub. Both baths feature natural stone and granite.

Outside, the home has sweeping lawns, specimen trees and a barn with electricity and water that was used for horses by a previous owner. Other uses might be a workshop a garage. In addition, there is an in-ground pool that was resurfaced a few years ago and a gazebo.

This updated, expanded home is offered at $2.699 million. For more information or a personal tour, contact McGratty at Weichert, Realtors, New Vernon, 973-292-6400, on her cell at 201-919-6799 or by email at suzanne.mcgratty@gmail.com. On the web, visit http://www.weichert.com.

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Hamburg fine dining restaurant Daniels is close to unveiling additions to its property and its menu.

Located at 174 Buffalo St., it's been "pretty much the same for 27 years," said chef-owner Scott Donhauser.

When Donhauser bought it with partners in 2013, they tried to change as little as possible, including dishes popularized by founder Daniel Johengen. But now Donhauser is expanding the place and its offerings. "We need to evolve," Donhauser said.

The interior has been remodeled, and the addition of a small bar that can also be used for events in the back room is in the planning stages, he said. Outside, a patio has been built on the north side, big enough to hold about 30. There's also plans for a second-story patio over the entrance.

The menu expansion will keep the fine-dining favorites, and add small plates, burgers and a steak sandwich. "Now that we are adding a patio, we'll start doing patio food, fun food, and carry that to the inside as well."

The new patio is almost done, and could be used as early as Mother's Day if the weather cooperates, said Donhauser. The bar and function room should be ready by the end of July, if all goes well.

He hopes the changes will encourage people to "get over that hump of Daniels being only a special occasion place, something you can only afford once a year." While respecting tradition, he said, the restaurant should become "more accessible, more open-ended on what we can do for people."

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Joe Dooley, head mens basketball coach for Florida Gulf Coast University, talks with his team during a time out during the game against Lipscomb University on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Alico Arena in Estero. (Photo: Katie Klann/Naples Daily News)Buy Photo

Florida Gulf Coast University men's basketball coach Joe Dooley wasn't at all caught with his pants down in the late loss of three underclassmen players, although rising senior Kevin Mickle, a defensive backup forward, did take him back a bit.

Dooley knew soon after the second-semester arrest of CJ Williamson, a rising sophomore swingman from Texas Tech who sat out perNCAA transfer rules last season, wouldn't be around long. Williamson, who admitted to campus police he helped burgle anautomobile in an FGCU parking garage, was dismissed from school.

The apparently mutual decision for sophomore backup point guard Reggie Reid to go elsewhere also had been in the works for awhile.

Mickle's is making a move because he wants more playing time. But he also apparently wants to go to another Division I school, andthat would make his fourth college program and he'd have to sit for a season for the second time in his collegiate career. Heapparently has not real realistic pro aspirations at this point.

Dooley's quite happy with the two recent signees, Daytona State rising junior guard Dinero Mercurius, a real-deal pure shooter, and 6-foot-10 rising sophomore forward Brady Ernst from Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College. Both will be eligible as soon as they finish their semesters.

College basketball: FGCU men sign Daytona State shooting guard Dinero Mercurius

"We feel real good," Dooley said of the late additions.

Mercurius will give the Eagles an extra, much-needed 3-point threat and don't be surprised if he sees lots of action in relief.

And Ernst, who originally signed with Iowa State but was given a release after the coaching staff that recruited him left, is really abig plus.

"The good news is we have a lot of competition up front," Dooley said. "We can go big or we can play a little bit smaller. We're goingto be versatile and interchangeable. Brady can be a four (power forward). He doesn't need to be a five (center). He can play a five,but he can move like a four."

Ernst, whom Dooley said has really nice touch despite being a blue-collar type, joins a frontcourt that next season will include: beefy 6-9 senior Antravious Simmons, a former VCU player who likely would have started his last two seasons for any other ASUN team;6-7 sophomore RaySean Scott, an excellent rebounder and shooter;6-10 junior Ricky Doyle, a transfer from Michigan who sat out last season per NCAA rules;and 6-9, 240-pound freshman power forward Brian Thomasof Marietta, Georgia.

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Also in the practice mix will be 6-10 junior Michael Gilmore, who will sit out the first semesternext season after transferring from Miami.

It's hard to imagine a taller and more powerful and more talented mid-major frontcourt.

Point guard is a bit more dicey, but Dooley's not worried.

Barring a late pickup of a JUCO or high school player, which is entirely possible (the Eagles are leaving all options open), risingsenior Brandon Goodwin, the ASUN Newcomer of the Year who led the Eagles in scoring at 18.5 points per game, will be FGCU's only true, full-time point guard.

Goodwin played an average of 31.6 minutes last season, and Dooley wants to keep him at that range next season to keep him fresh.

The Eagles could have really used Reid's 13.9 minutes per game next season.

But rising junior Zach Johnson can and often does play the point, sometimes in tandem with Goodwin. Rising senior Christian Terrell also handled some point guard duties, particularly late last season.

"We've got some options," Dooley said. "We've got Zach and Brandon, and we played Christian at the point quite a bit last year. Youalways worry about enough players, but you've only got 13 available scholarships.

"You can't have 10 of everything."

FGCU's current two top targets for its one remaining scholarship are rising junior point guard Laquincy Rideau, who is transferringfrom Gardner-Webb, and rising sophomore point Keon Cleregot, who is transferring from Memphis.

Rideau visited FGCU weeks ago and called the Eagles his front-runner. Cleregot will begin his FGCU visit Thursday.

Dana Caldwell is the beat writer for FGCU athletics and can be followed on Twitter at @NDN_DCaldwell

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A 10-year, $10 million bond would pay for repairing issues like cracked and uneven floors in the Polk County Fairground main building. Photo by Jolene Guzman.

DALLAS While the building repairs in Polk Countys proposed 10-year, $10 million bond wont be as visible as, say, road maintenance, county official say they are no less critical.

How much: $10 million.

How long: 10 years.

How much will it cost? About 22 cents per $1,000 of assessed value on properties in the first year. Over the life of the bond, less than 20 cents per $1,000.

What it would it fix:

Historic courthouse exterior repair; window replacement; ADA-compliant restrooms; roof repair; carpet replacement, wood replacement or repair; other ADA repairs; and HVAC upgrades.

Cost: $2.8 million.

Courthouse annex exterior repair; window replacement; ADA upgrades; elevator replacement; new roof; carpet replacement; HVAC upgrades; and repairs to sidewalks, parking lot, courthouse lawn.

Cost: $3.7 million.

Courthouse complex (security/safety) security camera upgrades; emergency generator relocation; entry door replacement; and minor seismic upgrades.

Cost: $500,000.

Polk County Jail roof replacement and minor repairs.

Cost: $450,000.

Academy Building parking lot repair, sidewalks and landscaping.

Cost: $150,000.

Public Works Interior remodel; fire/life/safety upgrades; exterior repairs; and HVAC replacement.

Cost: $500,000.

Fairgrounds & Event Center (Main building) roof replacement; floor replacement; exterior repair; ADA-compliant restrooms; kitchen upgrades; concrete repairs; and concession area repairs.

Cost: $1.1 million.

Fairgrounds & Event Center (parking/walk paths) pathway replacement; asphalt overlays; drainage upgrades; and expansion of asphalt.

Cost: $400,000.

Contingency: $400,000.

Eventually, the problems arent going to fix themselves, said Polk County Administrator Greg Hansen.

The bond on the May 16 ballot, Measure 27-124, would fix roofs, repair exterior damage and upgrade parking lots and walkways for safety, among other renovations at the buildings and facilities in Dallas and at the fairgrounds in Rickreall.

That will cost taxpayers about 22 cents per $1,000 of assessed value on properties, down from about 52 cents per $1,000 from the road bond it would replace.

If the bond doesnt pass, Hansen said those needs would be pitted against operational costs.

It would be maintenance needs versus operations, and we have to try to address the maintenance needs with the least impact to operations, but they will have to be addressed, Hansen said.

The list of needed repairs came from an architect assessment the countys facilities. Hansen said while the county has the resources for basic maintenance, it doesnt have money to pay for major improvements that the study deemed necessary.

Theres just too much to address all at once without a bond, Hansen said. We would have to prioritize.

Commissioner Craig Pope said Measure 27-124 is not the same as the road bond, where people could drive on the work they paid for.

When you put a new paint job on a building, new windows and a roof, its of less significance to day-to-day users, so its harder to see, he said. Its not very sexy, but its an essential job of county government to make sure facilities are maintained just the same way we would roads and bridges.

He said perhaps the most significant work though it only accounts for $2.8 million is the repairs proposed on the historic courthouse building.

That is all of our jobs to maintain the integrity of a building whose cornerstone was laid in 1898, and we are still working in it, Pope said.

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One problem for commercial and residential landlords which is encountered time and time again is to do with the repair, maintenance and upkeep of windows; particularly within older buildings which are purpose built either as flats or office blocks. The question which often arises is can windows be replaced or is repair sufficient? If I replace the windows (and where it is the landlords responsibility to do so) can I recover that cost through the service charge mechanisms contained within the tenants lease?

The recent Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) case of Tedworth North Management Limited (and others) v Miller and others was asked to review on appeal, amongst other things:

1. whether the repairing covenant contained within a lease had been engaged so as to allow the landlord to replace all of the windows within a residential block; and,

2. whether the landlord was entitled to recover the cost of such replacement via the service charge mechanisms.

Whilst the case does not establish any new principles, it is a useful reminder of what landlords, and to an extent tenants, should consider when reviewing whether to repair or replace windows.

Background

The appellant landlord is the owner of a purpose built block of 49 flats in Chelsea. The block was built in the 1980s and contained single-glazed Crittall windows set within a wooden sub-frame. There had been discussions over a number of years with the tenants regarding the replacement of the single glazed windows to more efficient double glazed units as well as the general repair to the windows. Some of the tenants, over time, had upgraded their windows themselves with a double glazed version. When it was decided that the block management company would carry out repair works to the windows, such works having been identified as the replacement of the window frames with new powder-coated metal Crittall versions, it was agreed that the landlord would also install double glazed windows to some of tenants flats (at their request). The cost of the replacement of the wooden frames was to be charged to the tenants via the service charge provisions within the lease.

The reason for the replacement of the window frames was that some of the windows had been identified as requiring repair, where rot had been discovered, and all of the wooden window frames required redecoration. Whilst it was accepted that the rot could be repaired using a resin to in-fill, and then re-painted, it was thought by the landlord that the economic benefits of replacing the wooden frames with metal ones would be better and cheaper for the tenants long term. For example, scaffolding for the building, at a cost of 82,000 would only be required this once as opposed to every five years when the redecoration was required. In addition, the metal frames were more energy efficient meaning savings for the tenants.

The landlord proceeded to undertake the works and charged the cost of the replacement of all of the sub-frames through the service charge. However, two of the tenants challenged the ability to do so.

The Law

It is well established that, normally, a landlord can only recover the costs of repairs to a building and not the cost of improving it. Further, for the repair covenant to be engaged, and thus the landlord entitled to re-charge the cost of the repair to the tenants via the service charge, there must firstly be an element of disrepair.

The Tribunals Decision

Whilst there was agreement that the condition of some of the window frames was poor, it was agreed that the windows could be repaired using the resin in-fill. The landlord argued that as some repair was required, this triggered its ability to be able to repair all of the frames with the new metal ones rather than patch repairing as and when required to do so, over a period of time, which would prove more costly in the long run.

The tenants disagreed and stated that the level of repair required (which amounted to approximately 1,266 for the resin repairs alone) did not justify the replacement of all of the sub-frames with metal ones at a substantial cost.

Whilst it was agreed that there was, no doubt, an economic benefit to the replacement of the wooden sub-frames with the metal ones, the Tribunal found in favour of the tenant. The requirement to repair the windows on the facts of this case did not mean that it was reasonable for the wooden sub-frames to be replaced; therefore, the requirement to repair all of the sub-frames had not been met and the landlord was not entitled to re-charge the full costs of doing so to the tenants.

The Tribunal was quick to point out that the approach taken in this case should not cast doubt on the approach taken by the courts in other cases involving windows and that such cases are fact sensitive.

Practice points

1. As ever, and as required by legislation with residential tenants on a long lease, always consult your tenants with regards any proposed works to avoid any issues at a later date.

2. Ensure that suitably qualified professionals provide detailed reports into the condition of any part of a building if replacement, as opposed to repair, is being considered so that: a) a fully informed and reasoned decision as to the best course of action can be made; and b) if that decision is challenged at a later date, there is suitable evidence justifying how and why the decision was made.

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YORK The installation of new heating and cooling units is underway at the York County Courthouse . . . which explains the massive crane that arrived Tuesday and remains there Wednesday.

The crane is used to lift the units to the roof of the courthouse . . . and bring down the old units.

The old units are originals to the courthouse. They were installed when the courthouse was built . . . so they have obvious age.

The cooling unit completely went out last fall and arrangements were planned for this spring installation before the temperatures get too warm.

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Barricades were placed around the crane area, temporarily eliminating parking directly in front of the courthouse. That, however, did not stop normal courthouse operations on Tuesday, as people were still able to access the public doors without issue.

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NAZARETH, Pa., May 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --Kitchen Magic of Nazareth, PA has two reasons to celebrate. For the fifth year running, the company was named a 2017 'Lehigh Valley's Top Workplace by a in the Morning Call and Workplace Dynamics annual survey, as announced at the Top Workplaces ceremony on March 8, 2017.

Additionally, the 2017 Top Leadership Award has, for the second time, gone to Brett Bacho, Kitchen Magic President, coinciding with his twenty fifth year with the company, 20 of which he has served as President.

The Top Workplaces annual lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by Workplace Dynamics, LLC, a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement. Several aspects of workplace culture are measured, including alignment, execution, and connection, to name a few.

Bacho learned the business and direct sales at the side of his father-in-law, Joe and brought the first computer hardware and software to Kitchen Magic. As a mechanical engineer by trade, Bacho later developed the company's manufacturing operations. These combined disciplines have put the company in a unique position in the industry. As they approach forty years in business, the family owned sales, marketing and manufacturing organization has grown to serve eight states, and employ over 200 people.

"First, we have a talented, dedicated team of people. Just an awesome team. Ours is a pretty complicated business; a lot of people have to pull together to make it work. Clear communication is first. Then it's being accessible and sharing our vision and goals. Everyone should know where we are going and how we are doing along on the journey," Bacho said.

"We hope to be back next year and keep this run this tradition going! We'll keep doing the right things-- for our customers and employees," he added.

Kitchen Magic was founded in 1979 by Jost 'Joe' and Reine Fleck in Allentown, PA. The company focuses on kitchen remodeling-- primarily refacing-- as an affordable and permanent solution for homeowners wanting to update and transform their kitchen.

Kitchen Magic is indeed a family affair. Bacho runs the company with the three Fleck daughters, Lotte Bacho (his wife), Renate Sprung and Cindy Purcell. His brother Chad Bacho leads the IT arm of the company and nephew Josh Mamroud,- the first of the third generation of 'Kitchen Magic family' heads up Web Technology.

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