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Membership Matters Blog
Okay, so you've decided to be a member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield. Now what? How can you get the most bang for your membership buck? Just follow the HBA Membership Matters Blog. Here you'll receive great tips from experienced, longtime HBA members and fresh perspective from new members of the association about how to get the most out of your membership. Learn about special members-only discounts, exclusive benefits, marketing tools for members, and how to take advantage of the HBA's many networking opportunities (both in-person and online). Guest bloggers will regularly post to this blog. But don't hoard all the good ideas for yourself! Share your best membership experiences as blog comments. Or contact the HBA staff if you'd like to provide a guest blog yourself about some great member benefit you recently took advantage of.
HBA President’s Blog: Maintaining the Integrity of the Competitive Process
In today’s highly competitive market we are all looking for ways to expand our opportunities. Many of us are accepting a new reality — we must bid more and more jobs in order to secure even one contract. We are painfully aware that buyers today are asking multiple builders to bid on their home construction project. Often times we discover …
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May I Tweet You from IBS?
If you haven’t yet caught onto the Twitter bandwagon (or if you have but have yet to discover the new world of membership value provided through the HBA’s social media connections), a grand opportunity is just around the corner. The National Association of Home Builders annual International Builders Show International Builders’ Show® (IBS) officially opens January 19, but pre-show education begins …
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CEO Blog: Welcome to the NEW HBA Housing News Weekly E-Newsletter!
In September of 1908, Henry Ford released the first production Model-T automobile. Previous to the release of this car, horse-drawn carriage was the preferred mode of transportation. From 1908 into the late 1920’s, carriage and buggy companies worked furiously to improve their product in order to compete with the expanding automobile industry. Luxury seating and amenities were added, aerodynamics were …
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Why Twitter sooooo fits the HBA – and you
Are you on Twitter? If so, waste no time – skip right to the end of this blog post and start following us (I know that sounds uncomfortably like stalking if you aren’t familiar with Twitter… keep reading)! If not, allow me to run through a little background on this Twitter craze. Like a lot of people, I’ve been hearing …
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Share Your Biggest Bureacratic Obstacles with the HBA!
Just about every HBA member has war stories. Some “new” requirement added at the eleventh hour by a city or county staffer that threatens to blow up a whole development? Perhaps differing code interpretations by different inspectors for the same city? Or do you have other pet peeves when dealing with a building regulations or planning and zoning department? Are …
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CBBT Participation Can Earn More Home Show Points
One thing I know for certain about our staff, board and committee members, there is a consistent pursuit to grow and promote our association. Matt Morrow, John Harp, Sam Bradley and myself sat down a few weeks ago to kick around an idea Sam had involving additional Home Show points for those who contribute to the Coalition for Building a Better …
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Springfield Business Journal HBA Research Column
Guest Column: Research data answers common housing questionsBy Matt Morrow - 6/16/2008Springfield Business Journal Staff In an uncertain housing market, perhaps the most common questions I hear are: “How’s the housing market?” and “What does the future hold?” Our residential construction market was a moving target in 2007. In 2008, new challenges (and opportunities) for area home builders have presented themselves. …
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Subscribe to All-in-One HBA Daily News E-mail
By Matt Morrow, HBA Executive Officer If you’ve spent any time with me at all in recent weeks, you already know that I’m more than a little stoked about the NEW SpringfieldHBA.com. Honestly, I’m like a kid with a new toy. One of the many new tools I’m looking forward to using is this blog. Often I’ll use it to …
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