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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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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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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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Pensmore Project Draws a Crowd for Salute to Construction Kick-Off
The 27th annual Salute to Construction festivities began last week with a successful reception at Chateau Pensmore in Christian County. The 72,000 square foot first-of-its-kind home served as a very appropriate location for the kick-off and proclamation ceremony. The fact that our region was selected as the place to build this home featuring the super insulating TransForm system by TF Concrete …
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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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