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Charlyce Ruth Receives Vesta Award from NAWIC
At last week’s Salute to Construction Banquet, HBA Operations Manager Charlyce Ruth was named the recipient of the Vesta Award from the SW MO Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction. This award is given to a woman that has shown outstanding achievements in her industry through skills, continuing education, promotions and volunteering. The Vesta recipient must also …
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Nominees Announced for 2011 HBA Board of Directors Service
The HBA of Greater Springfield Nominating / Leadership Development Committee has finalized nominations to start new terms on the HBA Board of Directors in 2011. The Nominating / Leadership Development Committee is chaired by HBA Past President Kevin Clingan, and includes Brett Godfrey, Rusty MacLachlan, Matt Bailey, Galin Campbell and Sam Clifton. The following nominees for board service will be …
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2010 Awards Banquet Slide Show
The 2010 Awards Banquet was an excellent recognition ceremony. See for yourself in the slide show below: Share and Enjoy:
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Sam Clifton Named HBA Builder of the Year – HBA Honors Industry Best at Annual Awards Gala
SPRINGFIELD, MO The Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield awarded outstanding builders and associate members for a variety of accomplishments at its annual Awards Banquet on Tuesday, September 21 at the Ramada Oasis Convention Center. “This industry has confronted its share of challenges during the past year and yet so many members have demonstrated they are willing to raise the …
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Springfield, MO Makes Forbes’ Top Ten Best Housing Markets for Investors List
It has been a tough few years in the housing market, and the Greater Springfield area hasn’t been immune. A frequent question on the minds of many is: “When will recovery begin?” The truly astute are wondering: “Where will the housing recovery take hold first?” A clue to the answer to that question may have come this week, when Forbes.com …
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HBA of Greater Springfield Honored with Three National Awards for Association Excellence
The Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield this week was honored with three national awards for association excellence. The 2009 Association Excellence Awards were presented in Santa Fe, New Mexico as a part of the National Association of Home Builders’ annual Executive Officers Council Seminar. Annually, a variety of categories of Association Awards recognize – in a wide range of …
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HBA Receives Springfield Safe Community Award
On May 28, the HBA was honored with a Springfield Safe Community and Injury Prevention Award for its efforts to provide EPA required Lead Safety Certification training to members and area contractors when there were no local EPA-accredited instructors available. These awards recognize individuals, groups, organizations, schools and businesses that promote and carry out valuable community safety and injury prevention …
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HBA Charitable Foundation Elects Adkins, Ikerd and Murray as Officers
The Home Builders Association Charitable Foundation (HBACF) board of directors this week elected its officers for 2010 and began making plans for execution of its recently adopted strategic plan goals in the coming year. Greg Adkins, a realtor with Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realtors, was elected to serve a second term as president of the HBACF board. Adkins presided over the …
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Member News – Glenn Kristek Celebrates 50 Years With Wickman’s Garden
HBA Member Wickman’s Garden Village is proud to announce Glenn Kristek’s 50th Anniversary with Wickman’s. Kristek has owned Wickman’s Garden Village for 37 years but started working with the company in 1959 while studying agriculture at Southwest Missouri State College, now known as Missouri State University. December 7th, 1959 was the first day Glenn Kristek reported to work at Wickman’s. …
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Greater Springfield Tops in Missouri, in Top 70 in U.S. for Builder Market Health
BUILDER Magazine has released its ranking of the best and worst builder markets in the U.S. and the Greater Springfield, Missouri market ranks as the healthiest building market in Missouri, at #67 in the ranking’s top 100 U.S. markets. Other Missouri builder markets appearing in the top 100 included Kansas City (#71) and St. Louis (#94). The Little Rock/North Little …
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