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COPYRIGHT 2005 San Antonio Express-News
Byline: Rosemary Barnes
Nov. 27--More Christmas lights and ornaments adorn the city each holiday season. All it takes is a lot of help from some enterprising business owners.
The business of decorating for Christmas is a burgeoning industry that many San Antonio homeowners and business owners couldn't survive the holidays without. There are about 100 area businesses that offer Christmas decorating services.
Once considered a privilege reserved for affluent residents who traditionally have hired professionals to decorate their mansions and grounds for special occasions, seasonal-decorating businesses are flourishing, as the middle class increasingly demands their help bringing the festivity of Christmas to their homes.
As with most trends this century, it's the time-starved and accident-prone baby boomers who have created a huge need for businesses that design, install and remove colorful lights, ornaments, fresh wreaths, garlands and Christmas trees from the front yard to their family rooms.
Kevin Lipscomb, who founded San Antonio-based Outdoor Decor Inc. in 1990, has witnessed and profited handsomely from the increase in demand for his commercial and residential Christmas lighting services in recent years.
"There is so much business out there that every year I turn away 75 to 150 customers because I don't have the time to work them in," Lipscomb said. "People call me for all sorts of reasons, but it all boils down to...
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