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HBA Spring Fishing Tournament Set for April 4 at Table Rock
The Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield’s annual spring fishing tournament will be held at Table Rock Lake, Mill Creek on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, and the HBA is accepting entries now. Entry fee for the tournament is $75 per boat. To reserve your spot, download the entry form here, fill it out, and return it to: HBA of Greater …
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Builder Members – Join us for HBA of Missouri Legislative Day on March 6!
HBA members from around the state will be meeting at the State Capitol in Jefferson City on Tuesday, March 6 to talk with legislators and encourage passage of bills important to the industry including a fix for co-employee liability. If you are a builder member and would like to ride the bus and participate in Legislative Day, or if you …
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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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Rogersville Will Consider Short-Term 75% Cut in Impact Fees Monday Night
At Monday (2/6/2012) night’s regularly-scheduled meeting of the City of Rogersville City Council, council members will consider making a bold move to draw the attention of the home building community – a move that would send a clear signal that the city wants more home building business, and is willing to do its part to encourage it. City leaders will …
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HBA Persuades Republic City Council to Reject Big Impact Fee Increases; Net Cut of $190 per home
Voters in the city of Republic will consider a ballot issue related to the city’s existing impact fee structure on February 7. The ballot question asks voters to grant city council more authority to make future adjustments to impact fees, specifically in this instance to replace its existing impact fee schedule with what city officials call a fairer and simpler …
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HBA Home Show Attendance Tops 13,000 – Vendors Call it Best Show in Years
The Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield’s annual Home Show concluded on Sunday, January 29 with hundreds of exhausted but happy vendors and exhibitors packing up their wares to exit the downtown Springfield Expo Center. Overall attendance topped 13,100 for the show – once again reinforcing the HBA Home Show as the region’s largest consumer trade show. The HBA Home …
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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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2012 HBA Home Show To Offer HUGE Sales Advantages to Those Who Exhibit
Year-in and year-out, the HBA of Greater Springfield’s Home Show is the region’s largest annual consumer trade show. In 2011, HBA Home Show attendance topped 14,500 – the largest attendance the show has seen since 2006 (See videos, testimonials, news coverage, and more by clicking here). This year’s robust turnout represented a 16% attendance increase year-over-year, and Home Show organizers …
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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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CU Proposes New Community Economic Development Rate Rider
Economic development is critical to the growth of communities. Even with the difficult economy, there are companies that are looking to expand and with that expansion come jobs. As a community resource, City Utilities shares the responsibility to help our community leaders bring those companies and jobs here. The Community Economic Development Rider targets major commercial and industrial development, and …
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