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Merry Christmas! Families Cut Ribbon on Green-Built HBA/Habitat Homes
Habitat for Humanity of Springfield hosted a very special “Hammering for the Holidays” dedication ceremony on December 22 to celebrate the completion of three Green Certified, Energy Star rated homes. Two of these homes (sponsored by BancorpSouth with financing provided by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas) have been purchased by the Barnett and Carpenter families, and were built …
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HBA-Built Habitat Homes at Builders’ Circle to be Dedicated Thursday
The official dedication ceremony for the two HBA-built Habitat for Humanity homes in the Builders’ Circle subdivision will be held on Thursday, December 22, at 4:30pm at the site of the homes. HBA members are encouraged to attend the dedication, where the families who will move into the homes will be on hand, and the homes can be viewed at …
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Builders Circle Blog: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
We all have things we would rather not think about. Three that come to mind are taxes, dental appointments, and Crawl Spaces. Even though we may not like to think about any of these, the last two are definitely in the “do not like to go there” category. Are you surprised to find Crawl Space in my list? Most are …
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HBACF Annual Auction & Go Kart Races: THIS TUESDAY!
The fourth annual Home Builders Association Charitable Foundation Scholarship Auction and Go Kart Race is just a week away! It will be held at Incredible Pizza at 5pm on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Those HBA members in attendance will also elect members of the 2012 HBA of Greater Springfield Board of Directors. Learn more below and RSVP your attendance to: …
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – Joplin Build Photo Slideshows
When home builder (and HBA of Greater Springfield board secretary) Sam Clifton (Millstone Custom Homes) agreed to lead the most ambitious Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project in the history of the wildly popular program (his second with EM:HE), he believed the building industry in the area would rise to the occasion and inspire continued, ongoing rebuilding efforts in Joplin. He was right. …
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Springfield, Joplin Builders Pull off ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ Extreme Makeover Build
Just saying it out loud causes most to shake their heads and mutter “impossible.” Seven Homes in Seven Days. When builder Sam Clifton (Millstone Custom Homes) agreed to lead the ambitious Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project (his second with EM:HE), he believed the building industry in the area would rise to the occasion and inspire continued, ongoing rebuilding efforts in Joplin. The …
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Extreme Makeover Home Edition Reveal 2011
The Extreme Makeover Home Edition SE7EN was a once in a life-time event that we all wish would not have been necessary. Helping build new homes for families that lost lives is just a small gesture of kindness to those families. Nobody knows what they experienced because each loss is as different as a fingerprint. The seven new homes are …
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Day 3 – Extreme Makeover
More photos from the Extreme Makeover Home Edition in Joplin. Share and Enjoy:
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Continues Build Week in Joplin
Led by Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield Board Treasurer Sam Clifton, and featuring project management by numerous HBA of Greater Springfield and HBA of Southwest Missouri in Joplin builders, the largest build in the history of wildly popular ABC Television Network reality television program Extreme Makeover: Home Edition started on Wednesday, October 19 in Joplin. Here, Clifton is interviewed …
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KY3: HBA, Republic Fire Department Provide Smoke Alarms to Residents
As a part of National Fire Prevention Week, The Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield teamed up this week with the City of Republic Fire Department to provide new smoke alarms for residents of homes without working smoke alarms. The smoke alarms are a joint donation to the fire department from the HBA of Greater Springfield, Meek’s – The Builders’ …
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