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Earn CE Credit with CSP Classes

Posted on March 12, 2018

    Register for this class online or with Nicole@kchba.org. Instructor: Shawn McGuire, Broker, GRI, CRS, MCSP, CAPS Date: March 28-30, 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Location: HBA 600 E. 103rd St. KC, MO...

Aaron Roan Named to Professional Builder Magazine’s 40 Under 40 List

Posted on March 12, 2018

KCHBA member Aaron Roan, vice president of operations at Inspired Homes in Kansas City, Mo., has been named to Professional Builder magazine's 40 Under 40 list. Aaron earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Construction ...

KC Live Features Training Partnership in Kind KC Segment

Posted on March 9, 2018

The partnership among the KCHBA, Associated Builders and Contractors Heart of America Chapter and Workforce Partnership to create a six-week skilled-trade training program for ex-offenders was featured on Kansas City Live in ...

Jerry Braklow Named to Professional Builders’ 40 Under 40 List

Posted on March 9, 2018

Jerry Braklow, president of Braklow Custom Homes and secretary/treasurer of the Home Builders Association was recently named to Professional Builder magazine’s 2018 40 Under 40 list. Although he is only in this 30s, Jerr...

Permit Activity Slows During January 2018

Posted on March 7, 2018

Compared to the large increase in the number of home-building permits pulled overall during 2017, 2018 is starting a bit slower. January 2018 shows a 9 percent decrease in the number of permits pulled compared to January 2017...

Three Teams to Hammer Out Hunger During Spring Parade

Posted on March 5, 2018

The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA) has established a goal of donating $21,000 (or about 63,000 meals) to Harvesters during the 2018 Spring Parade of Homes. The association has created three regional ...

Missouri North Area Council, Sept. 25

Posted on March 5, 2018

Missouri North: 2018 Chair | Matt Ernst, Ernst Brothers Home Construction 2018 Co-Chair | Todd Lipschutz, Inspired Homes  Missouri North Area Council New Projects in the Northland The Missouri North Area Counc...

A Morning of Marketing & Mimosas

Posted on March 5, 2018

Mark your calendars! Thurs., April 19, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. SMC is hosting Mollie Elkman, president of Group Two marketing agency and a regular IBS presenter, at the Alamo Drafthouse. It will be an excellent opportuni...

Join Us for Mix & Mingle in the Kitchen

Posted on March 5, 2018

The spring Build-PAC fundraiser will include cocktails, delicious hors d’oeuvres and a surprise interactive element. Spouses and new PAC donors are welcome and encouraged to attend. When: April 3, 2018 Time: 6:00 p.m. to ...

$200,000 Grant to Assist Inmates in Re-Entering Workforce

Posted on February 19, 2018

Kansans in the Johnson County Department of Corrections Adult Residential Center will soon have the opportunity to learn the skills needed to successfully re-enter the workforce thanks to a partnership among Associated Builde...