TIME TO MOVE ON

By 2001, Andrew Arena was interested in slowing down and scaling back his business.  His development company had played a major role in creating the face of Tucson and further defining Canyon Ranch as not only a premier spa/resort/wellness center, but also as a highly desirable and comfortable residential community.  Coincidently, Kelly just happened to be ready to go out on his own, so in 2001 Copeland Construction and Development, Inc. was founded.  Because Kelly is so committed to each and every one of his projects, he routinely buys his own piece of land, builds a home on it and lives there.  This gives him the advantage of being able to understand his customers’ frustrations and points of view.  By living in one of his own homes, Kelly can truly understand what his clients will experience.  Despite having to move fairly often — and with six children at home, that’s no easy task — Kelly feels being close to his clients and their homes only enhances his ability to please them.  In addition to continuing to build custom homes in Canyon Ranch, Copeland Construction also does remodeling.  Over the past three years, Kelly has built seven homes and completed five remodeling projects.  In 2005, he plans to build six new homes and tackle three remodels. His current staff on payroll consists of a supervisor, a head carpenter, a carpenter’s helper, a customer service representative and two laborers.  He also runs what he calls “Crew 2,” which includes a supervisor and two laborers.  Crew 2 focuses mainly on remodeling projects over $200,000.