Building Business News February 2020

In this issue: Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle Bowman and Economist Chris Kuehl address KCHBA members. Also, learn more about what to expect at the 2020 Greater Kansas City Home & Lifestyle Show and read about members experience at the International Builders Show. Click here to read this issue.

Fox4 Interview Ruder on KCHBA’s KCMO Proposal

“The end result that we’ve gotten with the code having been adopted in the way that it was and our efforts to comply with it is a historic reduction in new housing starts in Kansas City, Missouri,” KCHBA Executive Vice ...

KCHBA Announces Proposal to Reignite Housing Starts in KCMO

According to A Vision for Housing: Solutions for Kansas City, the city has a goal of creating 10,000 new, low-income housing units by 2027. Yet housing starts have dropped significantly in KCMO, while they are on the rise mos...

Building a Pipeline to Ease the Labor Shortage

For several years, the KCHBA has been working with area schools to provide students with the opportunities available to them in the residential construction industry. The KCHBA’s Workforce Development Committee hosts se...