Andy and Doug Hoiland were attending college 14 years ago when a sloppy sealcoating job on their parents’ driveway changed their lives forever. To say that the brothers weren’t impressed with the sealcoater’s work would be an understatement. Cracks in the driveway were left unfille

Andy and Doug Hoiland are do-it-yourselfers from the start. When they were in their early 20s, the brothers built a house together. When their parents got a shoddy maintenance job on their driveway, the duo set out to make that right. The firm that left cracks in the pavement and sticky as

Silly me, I always figured that you had to be a Kentucky colonel with a secret blend of 11 herbs and spices to succeed in the franchising game. Or maybe own the formula for churning out soft ice cream. Or at least have a system for turning out rubbery cheeseburgers in a matter of seconds. Brothe

Quality programming, an action-packed agenda, a famous keynote speaker, a fabulous resort property, awards ceremonies, debates and discussions, the Taste of Franchising the list could go on and on, but among the reasons IFA’s 45th Annual Convention drew more attendees 2,074 and offered the la

Jim Cantalupo had been CEO of McDonald's for little more than a year when he died of a heart attack last April at age 60. Who knows what was on the minds of McDonald's board when they picked their next CEO? Maybe they thought that a vigorous younger person could be the best insurance polic

What’s recycled the most? While Americans are accustomed to thinking about recycling their newspapers and beverage containers, the most widely recycled product in terms of both percentage and tonnage is actually asphalt pavement. According to a report issued by the Federal Highway Administr