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2012 HBA Sponsorships Available Now

Posted on November 28, 2011

The HBA offers member companies the opportunity to take part in a year-long sponsorship program with benefits and privileges that add value to the sponsor’s HBA membership. Collectively these sponsorships exemplify a unique...

Member Coffee

Posted on November 18, 2011

Meet Your HBA at the Membership Coffee Members are invited Tuesday, November 29, 9:30 a.m. for coffee at the HBA office. Come meet the HBA staff, tour the office, and get acquainted with other members. Learn more about what ...

Kansas Area Council Lunch

Posted on November 17, 2011

BOCC Chairman Eilert Addresses HBA Members Johnson County Board of County Commissioners Chair Ed Eilert spoke to the Kansas Area Council November membership lunch, providing an update about the county government. Eilert ga...

2012 Spring Parade Builder Information Available

Posted on November 8, 2011

Plans for the 50th Annual Spring Parade of Homes, April 14-29, 2012, are underway. Entry forms for the Parade and the American Dream Awards are available online and can be found on the Information for Builders page. Entr...

BBN – 2011 November

Posted on November 3, 2011

Read the November 2011 edition here … Open publication – Free publishing – More hba newsletter ...

September Permit Activity Up for KC Metro Area

Posted on November 3, 2011

Single family and multi-family permits in the Greater Kansas City area increased at the end of the third quarter with 226 total units posted according to the September 2011 report of the Home Builders Association of Greater K...

Leo Ashner Awarded by NAHB

Posted on November 1, 2011

Dottye and Leo Ashner NAHB recognized Leo Ashner for his dedicated service to the housing industry and 50 years of membership. He also received a Spike Award for 300 members. Leo is known as one of the consummate bui...

Fed Chairman to Address Open Board Session at IBS

Posted on November 1, 2011

Ben Bernanke NAHB members who attend the 2012 International Builders’ Show will have an outstanding opportunity to hear Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke deliver remarks during a special session of our ...

Team Owen Lumber Scores Big at Sporting Clay Shoot

Posted on November 1, 2011

Team Owen Lumber Billy Beard, Mike Knaebel, Jason Beltz, Matt Knaebel, and Stuart Fields on Team Owen Lumber were the big winners at the recent Sporting Clay Shoot. Perfect weather set the scene for this fabulous...

Builder’s Price Alert on Wallboard Products

Posted on November 1, 2011

According to HBA suppliers’ price bulletins (Lefarge Gypsum, CertainTeed, American Gypsum, and National Gypsum) the price of wallboard products will increase by 35 percent effective January 1, 2012 and will remain at that l...

More than 300 Homes on 2024 Spring Parade of Homes

The Spring Parade of Homes, open April 27 through May 12, offers the opportunity to see one of the largest and most impressive displays of new homes in the country. Sponsored by Mike Bryant Heating & Cooling, the spring p...

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...