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Young Professionals Holiday Event

Posted on November 13, 2018

Don't miss the 2019 Young Professionals Holiday Event at Brewery Emperial on December 4. All proceeds will go towards building the YP Parade of Playhouse at the 2020 Greater Kansas City Home & Lifestyle Show. For more inf...

Avoid OSHA Fines with this Fall Prevention Class

Posted on November 12, 2018

$129,336. That's how much a serious OSHA fall protection violation could cost you. To help you avoid costly fines and protect workers, the Job-Site Safety Institute (JSI) is conducting a four-hour Fall Prevention in Residenti...

NAHB Hosting Lumber Webinar, Nov. 14

Posted on November 12, 2018

The recent import tariffs on lumber from Canada have generated higher interest among many builders in importing lumber from other countries that may or may not have properly graded the imported wood for structural use. Gradin...

Building Business News November 2018

Posted on November 5, 2018

View photos from the fall Clay Shoot, Onsite Construction 101 and the Past Presidents dinner, as well as see who the HBA presented Defender of Housing awards to recently. Click here to read the November issue of Building Busi...

Free Webinar Explores Enforcement of OSHA Silica Rule

Posted on November 1, 2018

NAHB is hosting a free webinar on Thursday, Nov. 8, Lessons Learned: OSHA Silica Rule 1 Year After Implementation, that will look at how the agency has been enforcing its new Respirable Crystalline Silica in Constructi...

HBA Recognizes Rep. Hartzler as a Defender of Housing

Posted on October 22, 2018

The HBA recently presented Rep. Vicky Hartzler with the Defender of Housing Award, which recognizes courageous federal legislators who have demonstrated strong support for housing and NAHB positions on key issues facing the i...

Permits Dip in September (September 2018)

Posted on October 19, 2018

Local cities and counties permitted 337 single family units in September, a decrease of 177 from both the prior month of August and from September of 2017. With a year-to-date total of 4,485 permits, 2018’s activity is no...

Get to Know the HBA at a New Member Coffee

Posted on October 19, 2018

Companies that have joined the HBA in recent months and new employees at member companies can learn how to take full advantage of membership, meet HBA volunteer leadership and staff, and network with other members all while...

HBA Presents Defender of Housing Award to Rep. Yoder

Posted on October 16, 2018

HBA board members thanked Congressman Kevin Yoder for his support of the home-building industry at the October board meeting by presenting him with the NAHB's Defender of Housing award. Afterward, Yoder toured a New Mark Home...

Promote Young Professionals Week, Oct. 15-19

Posted on October 15, 2018

The NAHB Young Professionals Committee is excited to announce the inaugural YP Week, in conjunction with Careers in Construction Month, Oct. 15-19! This is a time to highlight current local YP's activities and successes, enco...

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...