Qualified Remodeler Awarded Prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award for TOP 500 LIVE

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qualified Remodeler magazine was recently named a recipient of the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Brand-Related Event. The award recognized the magazine’s editorial team for its development of QR’s TOP 500 LIVE conference.

Qualified Remodeler's TOP 500 LIVE has grown to become the premier business conference for home improvement pros and residential remodelers.

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Launched in 2017, TOP 500 LIVE has grown to be the premier business-management conference for the home improvement industry. In 2024, the conference attracted 600 industry registrants and was supported by 70 sponsors. The event is an extension of Qualified Remodeler’s annual ranking and analysis of the 500 largest remodelers and home improvement companies in the U.S., The TOP 500. QR has published these rankings annually since 1978.

“TOP 500 LIVE was created to serve the business needs of one of the largest direct-to-consumer sectors of the U.S. economy—home improvement and home remodeling,” said Patrick O’Toole, EVP of content and co-owner of SOLA Group Inc., which owns and manages Qualified Remodeler. “The content is laser focused on lead generation and sales management and typically features more than 30 leading CEOs and experts from around the industry. It’s also designed to be very fast-paced with very high production values.”

The next TOP 500 LIVE will be held Nov. 17-19, 2025 at The Cosmopolitan Hotel of Las Vegas and is expected to grow yet again in 2025.

Honoring the best in business-to-business journalism, the Jesse H. Neal Awards were presented for the 71^st time May 16th at the Yale Club in New York City.

In addition to Qualified Remodeler, SOLA Group owns the No. 1 kitchen and bath industry trade magazine Kitchen & Bath Design News, as well as the leading publication serving residential architects and custom builders Residential Design. Both publications were named finalists for Neal awards this year. They were cited for excellent coverage of their respective design awards programs.

To learn more about SOLA Group Inc. go to www.solabrands.com, or email Paul DeGrandis at paul@solabrands.com.