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Construction Industry Tax Seminar, March 12

Posted on February 19, 2015

It appears that 2015 could be a year in which tax policymakers give serious consideration to business tax reform at all levels of government. Register today for the Residential Construction Tax Seminar on Thursday, March 12 f...

Council Meetings, March 12

Posted on February 18, 2015

The Sales and Marketing Council and the Associates Council will meet on Thursday, March 12 at the HBA office....

NAHB Meetings On Worker Misclassification

Posted on February 16, 2015

KCHBA Meets with NAHB and Select HBAs from Across the U.S. to Discuss the Dept. of Labor’s Targeting of Employers on Worker Misclassification The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recently granted $10.2 million to 19 st...

Kansas Legislators Pass Bill Addressing Budget Shortfall

Posted on February 15, 2015

Kansas Legislators Pass Rescission Bill to Address the Short-Term Budget Shortfall Kansas Legislators faced a tough deadline last week to pass an emergency rescission bill (H Sub for SB 4) that would address the now $300 m...

February 2015 Building Business News

Posted on February 10, 2015

Click here to read the latest edition of Building Business News, Kansas City’s source for home building information. This issue features Tom Woods’ installation as chairman of the National Association of Home Builders ...

The Art of Framing to Code, Feb. 26

Posted on February 2, 2015

This code credit approved class will include both classroom instruction and an on-site visit to a home under construction. Weather permitting, the class will be held at the Copper Leaf subdivision in Kansas City. Cost is $125...

Missouri Legislative Day, Feb. 25

Posted on February 1, 2015

Plan to Participate in Missouri Legislative Day – Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Whether you work in Kansas or Missouri, please save the date to attend the annual Missouri Legislative Day. This event provides an important op...

December 2014 Residential Permit Statistics

Posted on January 29, 2015

Single Family Housing Finishes 2014 with 3 Percent Gain Over 2013 Single family housing experienced limited growth in 2014 over 2013 yet still reached the highest number since 2007 according to the Home Builders Association ...

Tom Woods Elected Chairman of NAHB

Posted on January 26, 2015

Tom Woods, a Blue Springs, Mo.-based home builder with more than 40 years of experience in the home building industry, was elected as the 2015 chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) during the associatio...

Economic indicators point to stronger 2015 housing market

Posted on January 22, 2015

A strengthening labor market, low interest rates, improving mortgage availability and growing pent-up demand will help to significantly boost single-family housing production in the year ahead, and have helped consume...

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...