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Rogersville board votes to boost home building by cutting impact fees
At its February 6 meeting, the Rogersville Board of Aldermen approved a proposal to cut the city’s water and sewer impact fees by 75% through August 31. Water and sewer impact fees in Rogersville range from $1,500 to $2,600 per house, depending on location. The vote was taken following comments by HBA President Matt Bailey, who both resides in and …
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Area News Media Highlights What 2012 HBA Home Show Offered Customers
The area’s news media coverage of the HBA Home Show began with extensive coverage in last week’s Springfield Business Journal, continued with a Thursday front-page preview of the show in the Springfield News-Leader, and didn’t let up from there. KTTS and KSGF radio news reports covered the event. And, on Saturday, listeners to KSGF heard a two-hour broadcast of their …
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HBA Home Show Opens Friday: See it ALL in One Place!
The Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield will open the doors to its annual Home Show in just one week, promising a big helping of what’s new, along with the tried and true favorites. The 2012 HBA Home Show has everything to inspire your next home improvement or building project – all under one roof. Attendees of the 2012 HBA Home Show (which …
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KOZL’s Ozarks Local Live at 4 to Broadcast from the Home Show Friday
The HBA of Greater Springfield Home Show is a regional annual event that is eagerly anticipated throughout a broad geographical area. And each year it draws considerable attention – not only from the thousands who attend, but also from the area’s news media. Print and broadcast media already have been previewing the regional attraction for weeks. And local television stations …
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You Saw the Show – Now See Joplin Extreme Makeover Behind the Scenes!
Last Friday, ABC Television Network aired its two part series finale: the largest build in the history of the show – seven homes in seven days in Joplin, Missouri. You can watch part one and part two of the historic show online via these links (Finale Part 1 & Finale Part 2). And, for a peek behind the scenes, see …
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2012 HBA Home Show Television Spots Hit Local Airwaves
Last week area television viewers got their first tease of what might be ahead in the 2012 HBA Home Show. KY3′s Focus on Home television promos began airing last week. And this week, viewers were introduced to the HBA’s television commercials providing greater details about the show. See the two television spots currently promoting the 2012 HBA Home Show below. …
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News-Leader Thanks Springfield Fire Department, HBA for Smoke Alarms
The Springfield News-Leader recently featured an editorial applauding an historic achievement by the Springfield Fire Department in 2011. On January 5, the local newspaper reminded readers of the department and City Council’s initiative a year ago to make 2011 the “Year of the Smoke Alarm.” The Fire Department set the goal of installing 1,100 smoke detectors in the city, in …
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Sen. Blunt hears HBA members’ concerns, answers questions at roundtable
While in the state during the holiday break, United States Senator Roy Blunt held a roundtable discussion with a group of HBA members at Metro Appliances and More. Blunt updated members on recent legislative action including the passage of the payroll tax cut extension including the provision ordering President Obama to grant a permit to the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline. …
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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 President Bailey Describes ‘New Normal’ in Buffalo Reflex
Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield President Matt Bailey recently was featured in a Buffalo Reflex article that assessed the current state of the area’s housing economy. To read the full article on buffaloreflex.com, click here. ——————————— The New Normal Matt Bailey of The Bailey Company has adjusted to the building market by switching to remodeling instead of new-home construction. …
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