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Education is my focus, I really want the CMBA to be seen as innovative and progressive and the building blocks are already in place to move forward.
Leah, Ellen and Lucy, now two years old.
board of directors. Especially high on the list
all the money stays local which we hope will
As his responsibilities on the home front
of critical benefits from Gary’s point of view is
really make an impact on future well-trained
grew, so did his work ones. “I bought my dad
providing education for the members. “I am
construction personnel in our area.”
out in 2008 and took over as the president and
most excited about the educational opportuni-
“I’m also excited about a new website called
owner,” Gary said, “I was ready. I had spent
ties that we are providing to our builders,” Gary
smartbuildingMN.com,” Gary said. The website
many years learning the business from my dad
said, “They need continuing education credits
was created to give builders solid, objective
yet having a voice in decisions along the way.”
to maintain their licenses, so now we have
information on new building practices that are
“We’ve been involved with the CMBA all along,”
begun to offer free education sessions prior to
specifically suited to Central Minnesota. “The
Gary said, “That relationship has been critical
most membership meetings.”
idea stemmed from the CMBA Green Build com-
especially in high growth times for residential
Gary is also proud of the updated scholarship
mittee.”
construction like the 1980’s. It was those
program that gives money to local industrial
“Education is my focus,” Gary said, “I really
CMBA relationships that dad had built along
programs at the high schools to train the next
want the CMBA to be seen as innovative and
the way that led to our success during that time
generation of building related professionals.
progressive and the building blocks are already
and continues through today.”
“We decided to focus on high school programs
in place to move forward.”
Gary himself became more active in the
as a whole to touch more future members of
CMBA serving on the education committee and
the construction community. The faculty who
in December of 2008, he was elected to the
run the programs are very appreciative and
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