The Lansing Business Monthly - Local, Lansing, Michigan business publication. Business to business advertising, feature stories on Lansing area businesses and advice columns for business owners and managers.

There are roofers and then there are those who were born to roof. Steve and Paul Elieff, brothers and co-owners of Elieff Brothers Roofing Inc., are proud members of the latter. Their company slogan, We live for roofing your house, is more a statement of fact than a mere business tagline.

Read more: A Dynamic Duo

Randy Southwell, owner of Southwell Builders, began his career at the shop at Oldsmobile, where he worked for five years, while also attending Michigan State University to get his teaching certificate.

Read more: Doing it Right the First Time

The cover of nearly every home improvement magazine is crowned with a photo of a meticulously maintained house that screams curb appeal. There are the dazzling paint and trim, wraparound porch with swing and enough designer roof tiles to empty a slate quarry.

Read more: Quality Home Improvement

Crawford Door Company (officially Crawford-Raynor Door) opened for business in the early 1970s. Current owner Ted Samra’s father owned the business from 1979 to 1993, when Samra took the reins after graduating from college.

Read more: Family Business Opens Doors