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Looking for the HBA's latest splash in the local news? Or for local HBA members making news? Need to know the latest economic data and residential construction forecasts? Whether you're an industry professional, a curious consumer, or a member of the media, you've come to the right place!HBA Home Show Dollar-Off Promo Yields 1,887 Pounds of Food for Hungry

The Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield’s 2011 Home Show drew more than 13,000 people in attendance. That was good news for professionals in the building industry, as it likely bodes well for 2012 as a recovery year. But the HBA also leveraged the show’s robust attendance to provided needed support for the work of Ozarks Food Harvest to feed …
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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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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Joplin Project Airs this FRIDAY
The heart-tugging original feel-good series “Extreme Makeover : Home Edition” will conclude its 9th and final season on ABC with its biggest-ever build — the 200th episode, in which the team builds 7 homes in 7 days for tornado victims in Joplin, Missouri. The final regularly scheduled episode, “Joplin, Missouri,” January 13 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. …
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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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2011 Awards Announced – Farhlander is HBA Builder Member of the Year

At its annual Christmas party and banquet, the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield announced its most prestigious honors of the year, including HBA Builder Member of the Year, Associate Companies of the Year, and Associate Individual of the Year. The banquet and award presentations were held on Tuesday, December 13 at the Hilton Garden Inn in south Springfield. “This …
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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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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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