CMBA November 2019 On The Level

November 2019

Central Minnesota Builders Association

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Membership Meeting Wednesday, November 13 Eagles Club Details on 1page 3

CMBA MEMBER

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Membership Meeting See how area high schools are attracting students to the building trades and how CMBA is helping.

Spike Appreciation Associate of the Year Announced Tools for Schools Check Presentation

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Eagles Club 730 41st Avenue N, St. Cloud map 5:30 Social | 6:30 Dinner Dinner cost $19 RSVP by November 7 Dinner two meat buffet

IT PAYS TO ATTEND Bring $50 moolah for a chance to win (2) $50 gas cards.

October Meeting

 Tammy Reis, American National Bank of MN and Leroy Ludwig, Nature’s View Landscaping won $50 gas cards.

Jim Green, Lumber One Cold Spring won the $86 Jackpot.  3

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NOVEMBER 2019

12pm Spike Mtg @ Liberty Bank MN

7:30am RC Breakfast w/Bldrs Mtg @ Mathew Hall Lumber

4pm Brd Mtg 5:30pm Tools For Schools Membership Mtg @ Eagles Club Sponsor Thomas Tool 12pm RC Brd Mtg

7:30am HomeShow Mtg

9am Membership Committee Mtg

10am Tools for Schools Committee Mtg

CMBA OFFICE CLOSED

Home & Lifestyle Show Booth Registration—contact CMBA for member pricing

DECEMBER 2019

3pm CBC Beer w/ Bldrs Membership Mtg

12pm Spike Mtg @ Liberty Bank MN 11am Brd Mtg

7:30am HomeShow Mtg

12pm RC Brd Mtg

6pm Christmas Holiday Party @The Park Event Center

7:30am CBC Board Mtg

8am BAM Mtg CAN CAN Wonderland

CMBA Closed Christmas Eve

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October 2019

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H&S Heating & A/C Residential & Service LLC

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Knife River

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Thermo-Tech Windows

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Tri-County Abstract and Title Guaranty

CMBA STAFF emails Bonnie Moeller

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Department of Labor Heeds NAHB Concerns in Raising Overtime Threshold The overtime threshold was last raised in 2004 and the Labor Department said the final rule will make 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Full Story - NAHBNow

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CMBA 2019 Board of Directors OFFICERS/DIRECTORS

Month of Thanksgiving 1st V/P Tony Steinemann ADS Designs LLC

2nd V/P/Treas.

Nate Moeller

Secretary Sue Lentner

Paramount Construction

Tri-County Abstract and Title Guaranty

CMBA President Ron Euteneuer, Great Northern Environmental Solutions

Greetings to All!

Planning/Goal setting for 2020

What’s happening in November?

A few things to consider: Advertising. Financial planning.

Education. Licensing. Staffing. Tax and Employment law changes.

Consult with your accountant and legal counsel for updates. State of Minnesota new Building Code adoption, Spring 2020.

5th Election Day. Exercise your right to vote. Becker and Sartell Schools are having a vote on operating budget and Sauk Rapids-Rice Schools are voting on a new Pleasantview Elementary School.

11th Veterans Day. Be sure to thank those who serve in the military, who protect the American way of life.

13th CMBA Membership Meeting at the Eagles Club. Associate of the Year recognition. Spike Appreciation and CMBA Tools for Schools Fund recipients.

And of course, Election year.

At the recent City of Sartell Birthday party event, I had the opportunity to meet several friends. Marilyn Sutton, Executive Officer of the CMAHB (now CMBA) in the early 70’s, recently retired and her husband Jim from J-Mar Remodeling. We reflected on how the building industry has changed in the last 40 years. Also met several past clients who still live in the homes I built many years ago.

Many commented I hadn’t changed much.

A heartfelt THANK YOU to all who donated to the Tools for Schools Fund. Join us at this meeting to hear from Instructors as they discuss how schools are attracting students to the building trades and how CMBA dona- My spouse Mary, whom I am thankful for, and myself will be taking an tions are helping. extended Thanksgiving holiday in New Orleans….will be trying some 28th: Thanksgiving. Recognize the Cajun food. positive things in our lives and businesses.

Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving, Ron Euteneuer

I am grateful for what I am and have.

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Associate V/P Robin Gohman Liberty Bank MN

Past President Chris Froelke

Jack Brandes

RetroGreen Energy

Lumber One Avon

Alex Mastellar

Jeff Millner

Rinke-Noonan

Millner Construction

Jeremy Salzbrun H&S Heating & A/C, Residential & Service LLC

John Muller SB Restoration Services

Stuart Swenson Suncom Development, Constr., Management

David Werschay Werschay Homes Inc.

NAHB DIRECTORS 2019 Tony Steinemann, ADS Designs David Werschay, Werschay Homes Ron Euteneuer, Great Northern Environmental Solutions LLC

BAM DIRECTORS 2019 Steve Noble, Noble Custom Homes Tony Steinemann, ADS Designs Ron Euteneuer, Great Northern Environmental Solutions LLC Marty Czech, Premier Real Estate Services Mike Gohman, W. Gohman Const. Co.

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Local, State & National News

Congressman Tom Emmer joined CMBA members in October to visit the W Gohman Construction site at Blattner Energy in Avon. Rep. Emmer updated CMBA members and Blattner Energy employees on pending federal issues. A special thanks to Blattner Energy for the facility tour.

Single-family building permits continue to increase and are closing in on previous years’ numbers (see page 11.) You may remember that with the long and cold 2018/2019 winter, fewer building permits were issued during the spring and early summer. The winter of 2014 was similar in temperature and length to 2019, and current building permit activity closely parallels that year when activity picked up in late summer and fall.

Major changes in the residential code expected to go into effect March 31, 2020: 

New and existing construction does not need egress window if the basement and exit floor are completely sprinkled.

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No egress in older basements undergoing renovations if no bedroom present.

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Do not need hardwired, interconnected smoke alarms in homes undergoing alterations if the area undergoing renovation does not result in the removal of interior wall, ceiling finish, and if there is no attic access.

Hardwired is not needed in attic, crawl space without removal of interior finish.

Notes From Recent Minnesota Building Code Meeting – The Board of Electricity adopted the 2020 NEC without amendments, with targeted effective date of July 1, 2020. The plumbing code will work through the formal rulemaking process; board will first need to draft new plumbing code, then the Sonar and Proposal can go forward. The Residential Energy Code is awaiting final guidance from the Department of Energy before decision; DLI will make that contact during ICC code hearings in late October. An Energy Work Group of members across construction, local government and energy special interest groups will convene to recommend policy to legislature and the governor.

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Carbon monoxide alarm location clarified.

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Interconnectivity and power source of carbon monoxide alarm in renovation mirrors smoke alarm.

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Photovoltaic systems (solar systems) adopted 2018 IRC language without amendment for roof access, emergency egress pathway, smoke ventilation, eave/ridge lines on attached structures.

EPA Repeals Obama-Era WOTUS Rule - In a positive development to resolve years of uncertainty over where federal jurisdiction begins and ends, the Environmental Protection Agency rescinded the Obama-era “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule.

Prior to EPA’s repeal announcement, the Obama-era rule was in effect in 22 states and the District of Columbia, and the previous regulations issued in 1986 were in effect in the remaining 28 states. The EPA decision means the 1986 rule will now be in effect in nationwide until a final replacement rule is issued.

The Trump administration has proposed a new WOTUS rule that NAHB generally supports. The proposed rule would clarify the extent of federal oversight and correct the vast overreach of prior rules. Once finalized, builders and developers will be better able to determine for themselves whether they will need federal permits for construction activities. And, because the proposed rule narrows the extent of federal jurisdiction by excluding isolated water bodies, “ephemeral” waters that only form in response to rain, and most ditches, builders should require fewer Clean Water Act permits for isolated or temporary wetlands or water bodies.

SAVE THE DATE - Builder Day at the Capitol March 11, 2020 Watch for details.

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Building Permit Report

Jurisdiction

Cities reporting January - September

September

January - December 5 Year History

Jurisdiction

2015

2016

2017

2018 27

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

10

14

20

10

8

12

15

20

10

0

0

Cold Spring Foley

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Cold Spring

3

6

6

7

9

Foley

2

4

5

6

9

6

5

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St. Augusta

13

13

21

16

14

St. Augusta

9

12

16

14

13

7

3

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St. Cloud

St. Cloud

73

84

75

90

70

69

9

11

93

100

113

109

86

St. Joseph

St. Joseph

2

4

14

11

16

9

0

1

6

7

18

12

19

Sartell

Sartell

57

39

62

43

46

40

1

4

73

61

81

52

61

Sauk Rapids

Sauk Rapids

26

25

42

21

28

22

6

3

29

33

45

29

31

Waite Park

2

2

4

2

5

3

2

1

Waite Park

2

2

7

2

4

Rice

7

1

3

6

9

20

1

4

Rice

8

2

3

8

9

Rockville

7

7

11

3

9

245

241

319

258

269

Rockville Total

2018 2019

2014

5

7

11

3

6

4

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193

186

244

211

222

190

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Building Permit Report comparing Jan—August (St. Augusta reports quarterly)

Five year building permit report Jan.—Dec.

for St. Cloud

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Spike and Associate Appreciation Month

Associate of the Year

Spike Members and Spike points

Navy Jacket/Statesman Spike (500-1000 Credits) Dale Gruber, Dale Gruber Construction 820.25 Ernie Wollak, Wollak Construction 509.5

Life Spikes (25-49 Credits) Jay Paulson, High Point Homes Jim Trewick, Tri-County Insurance Art Harren, Honorary Member Alan Johnson, Honorary Member Craig Schoenberb, Schoenberg Construction, Inc. Nick Preusser, Great River Construction

Royal Jacket Spikes (150-249 Credits) John Hall, MHL 243 John Pederson, Amcon Concrete Products, LLC (ACP) 242 Art Buhs, Central MN Habitat for Humanity 208 Jim Green, Lumber One Cold Spring 207.5 Don Girtz, DG Homes & Remodeling 177.5 Bill Landwehr, Goodin Company 155 Red Jacket Spikes (100-149 Credits) Joe Torborg, Torborg Construction Steve Torborg, Torborg Builders Mike Gohman, W. Gohman Construction Duane Ott, Honorary Member Gary Bechtold, American Door Works Matt Cecko, Matt Cecko Remodeling Roger Bechtold, Honorary Member Green Jacket Spikes (50-99 Credits) Terry Mick, Mick Construction Bob Cremers, Builders Club Dave Olson, Torborg Builders Jim Eisenschenk, Honorary Member Mark Bragelman, Liberty Bank MN David Nordenstrom, Nordenstrom Custom Homes Kurt Schimnich, Schimnich Construction Art Daniels, Honorary Member Mike Torborg, Mike Torborg Homes Anthony Steinemann, ADS Designs LLC Steve Noble, Noble Custom Homes David Werschay, Werschay Homes

Blue Spikes (6-24 Credits) Ryan Voss, RDV Companies Jeremy Salzbrun, H&S Heating & A/C Residential & Service Dave Kleyman, Verizon Wireless Chris Froelke, RetroGreen Energy Noel Johnson, Premier Real Estate Services Chris Hensel, Dovetail Kitchen Design, LLC Doris Westra, Leighton Broadcasting Tammy Reis, American National Bank of MN John Mondloch, John Mondloch Remodeling Bill Schnettler, Schnettler Benning Custom Builders Randy Utecht, American Door Works Jim Heckendorf, Werschay Homes Amy Legatt, RE/MAX Results Brian Donnay, BD Exteriors Mark Saldana, Saldana Concrete Joe Meemken, Sherwin Williams Nick Delaney, Rinke-Noonan Chad Hiltner, Hiltner Companies Randy Poganski, Randy Poganski Homes Ron Skaja, Knife River

144 142 118.75 112.25 106.75 106.75 100 91.5 86 75 71 68 62 54.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 51 50.5

1983/1984 Chip Hansen, Weather Shield Windows 1985 Erv Austing, Tony's Lifetime Exteriors 1986 Roger Bechtold, St. Cloud Overhead Door Co. 1987 Linus Koopmeiners, Brock White Co. 1988 Duane Ott, Ott's Top Shop 1989 Dayle Tenney, Mathew Hall Lumber 1990 Dennis Ehlert, Simonson Lumber 1991 David Meyers, Rinke-Noonan 1992 Don Rothstein, Sears Contract Sales 1993 Dennis Ehlert, Brock White Co. 1994 Richard Hobbs, Simonson Lumber 1995 John Pederson, Amcon Block & Precast 1996 Roger Neils, Neils, Franz & Chirhart, PA. 1997/2003 Mark Bragelman, Liberty Bank MN 1998/2002 Dave Olson, Thermo-Tech Windows 1999/2004/2006 Doris Westra, Leighton Broadcasting

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2000 Alan Johnson, Knife River 2001 John Hall, Mathew Hall Lumber 2005 Scott Koopmeiners, Brock White Co. LLC 2007 Holly Ruether, Mathew Hall Lumber 2008 Deb Ostrowski,KES Forms 2009 Valerie Ohman, Interior Solutions Design and Remodeling 2010 Mark Traut, Traut Companies 2011 Keven Dunlap, Liberty Bank Minnesota 2012 Russell Panek, All Surface Professionals, Inc. 2013 Rachel Thoennes, Birchwood Electric, Inc. 2014 Chris Hensel, Dovetail Kitchen Designs, LLC 2015 Tom Albers, Borgert Products, Inc. 2016/2018 Anthony Steinemann, ADS Designs LLC 2017 Bill Landwehr, Goodin Company 2019 ????

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reakfast with uilders Remodelers Council Meeting Breakfast with Builders

Thursday, November 7 7:30 AM Location—Mathew Hall Lumber 127 6th Ave. N, St. Cloud, MN 56303 Details coming soon.

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Sponsor: Simonson Lumber

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3:00-6:00 pm Tour of Bad Habit Brewing 25 College Ave North, Saint Joseph, Minnesota Sponsor: Rice Companies The CBC toured the New Tech ‘Tigers’ High School.

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Oktoberfest Meeting

CMBA staff is sincerely thankful for members who show so much enthusiasm at events! Best dressed—Dale and Rachel Gruber, Dale Gruber Construction, Inc.

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Bonnie Moeller CMBA ED with speaker Deb Pierce former FBI agent. Meeting was held at Neighbors Route 75

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Strength in Numbers Renewals Thank you to the following members, who renewed their membership in September 40-48 YEARS Ron's Cabinets, Inc. ...........................................1975 American Door Works ........................................1976 30-39 YEARS Oak Hill Custom Cabinets, Inc.............................. 1983 Creative Design Construction, Inc. ....................... 1984 Quality Appliance & TV Center ............................. 1984 Rinke-Noonan ...................................................... 1988 20-24 YEARS Batteries Plus Bulbs .............................................1995 Sentra-Sota Sheet Metal Inc. ............................... 1995 Maleska Custom Builders, Inc. ............................. 1998 Great River Construction LLC .............................. 1999 10-14 YEARS Precise Heating, A/C, Plumbing & Refrigeration ..2006 5-9 YEARS Custom Stone Interiors .........................................2010 TruStone Financial Federal Credit Union .............2011 Premier Real Estate Services - Marty Czech .......2013 Westwood Professional Services, Inc. .................2013 Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe ....................................2014 Weichert Realtors Tower Properties - Todd Barnett ......2014

2-4 YEARS 360 Rents, Inc. ..................................................... 2015 Chris Paulsen Stucco Plaster Drywall Inc. ........... 2015 Paramount Construction ...................................... 2015 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. ..................................... 2016 Brownstone Homes LLC ...................................... 2016 Burski Excavating ................................................ 2016 Structural Buildings, Inc. ...................................... 2016 Screen Pro Co, LLC ............................................. 2017

Member Changes Main Contact Changes ABC Supply Jake Ayers—Jake.ayers@abcsupply.com Acme Tools Scott Peterson 4150 Berkshire Lane N., Plymouth, MN 55446 (218) 209-5934 speterson@acmetools.com Midwest Machinery Gregg Roelike groelike@mmcjd.com Rinke-Noonan Trisha Hendrickson—thendrickson@rinkenoonan.com Structural Buildings, Inc. Alyse Weis—a.weis@structuralbuildings.com

Get to Know New Members Creative Curbing

Next Gen Construction

Rep: Toby Molitor

Rep: Mitchell Bednar

18919 200th St., Glenwood, MN 56334 (320) 424-0238 Sponsor: Ron Euteneuer, Great Northern Environmental Solutions, LLC Landscape Contractor/Concrete Work

9511 25th St. NE, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 (320) 630-9046 Sponsor: John Muller, SB Restoration Services Roofing Contractor/Residential

Brief Description

Owners Cody Nordmann and Mitch Bednar started working for Nordmann Exteriors at a young age, but dreamed of owning a roofing business someday. They knew how important it was to take the time and gain knowledge and experience. After working for that amazing and successful company they developed necessary skills, then built a hard working team that strives to do quality work in an extremely timely manner. Next Gen understands how important it is to work together to finish your project so your home or buildings roof will not be exposed to the elements for long periods of time.

Brief Description

Creative Curbing is locally owned by the father-son team of Toby and Nick Molitor. Nick completed his degree in business at St. Cloud State University. In 2009 Nick was offered the opportunity to purchase the company, at which time he consulted his father and mentor to join him as his business partner. Throughout their nine years of operation, Toby and Nick always strive for nothing but excellence in customer service, quality, and workmanship on every job they complete.

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Do Economic Recoveries Die of Old Age?

Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. GraphsandLaughs, LLC at

The US economy is clearly slowing. After adjusting for inflation, GDP grew by 2.9% in 2018, and by an even better 3.1% in 19Q1. But growth slowed to just 2% in 19Q2, is expected to grow at a similar pace the rest of this year, and to then slow further in 2020. According to some pundits, this rapid slowing is a clear sign we are in the final stages of this economic recovery and that a recession is fast approaching. They point out that we are in the 11th year of this recovery, making it the longest one in history, and as such we are simply due for a recession. Fortunately, they are wrong, expansions do not die of old age. Let me explain.

less reliable and generally command a lower price than new ones.

Happily, however, various postwar changes in the economy have contributed to more robust and longerlived expansions! One key change has been the rise in the share of services produced in the economy and the concomitant decline in goods. This change has diminished the importance of inventory fluctuations and, as a result, has moderated the business cycle.

The role of the federal government has also drastically changed. Since WWII, government activity has, among other things, increasingly focused on stabilizing the economy. In short, the government has gone from a laissez-faire hands-off attitude towards the economy to a forceful, countercyclical policy. This approach has not only prolonged business cycles but has, importantly, eliminated the pattern of cycles becoming increasingly fragile as they age. In a sharp reversal, it is now recessions that are increasingly likely to end the longer they last as policymakers take action to revive growth, such as passing tax cuts and spending increases and lowering interest rates.

Prior to WWII, the idea that expansions were more likely to end as they got older was very common and was frequently mentioned in business and economics textbooks. And indeed, it was justified by the data. Using a statistical technique called survival analysis, which looks at the probability of some particular event occurring given the age of the subject, be it a person or a car or sports team, it is clear that prior to WWII recessions were more likely to happen the longer the recovery.

The intuitive starting point is based on analogies to human mortality. In short, this presumption suggests that as an economic recovery ages, assorted imbalances and rigidities accumulate that hobble the economy and make it more fragile. As a result, a recovery is increasingly put at risk by smaller and smaller shocks, and it becomes increasingly likely the economic expansion will fall into recession the longer it lasts. Analogies to cars are also frequently cited. All else equal, as a car ages, the probability that it will suffer a mechanical breakdown increases. Thus, older cars are considered CMBAonline.org

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In closing, enjoy the current expansion. Treat it like a good friend or a fine glass of wine and savor every extra month together. While it is almost ten and a half years old, it might well last another year, two if we are lucky. Better yet, the recession that follows is not likely to be particularly deep, as there are no asset bubbles in the making, nor are the sectors of the economy that usually drive us into recession growing inappropriately quickly.

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What have we done for you lately?

Provided a bowling social membership meeting with 50 members attending

Updated the CMBA members job listings and accepting new classified ads

Hosted the Fall Tour of Homes event, with 22 homes and 15 builders

Worked to address builders piggy backing on the Tour of Homes Event

Started the registration process for the 2020 Home & Lifestyle Show to be held March 13-15 at the River’s Edge Convention Center

Secured the St. Cloud Singing Saints for the Christmas Holiday Party to be held December 11 at The Park Event Center in Waite Park

Scheduled three days of Continuing Education for builders licensing renewal requirements. Dates set are January 14, January 28, and February 4th.

Working to find candidates for the Government Affairs Director position

Registered for the Sauk RapidsRice, “Business & Industry Summit” to be held February 18, 2020 Concluded the 15 day Tools For Schools fund raiser. A total of $12,149 was raised with a goal of $26,172. The Builders Group Foundation matched $5,000 of the contributions.

Along with the Membership Committee, secured a 55” flat screen TV from Karl’s TV & Appliance for a 12 month membership drive. Goal is 430 members. Play to Build – Lego theme. Current membership is 407.

Creative planning for different venues for the membership meeting locations and to include new activities

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GA Director coordinated a tour event with Congressman Tom Emmer

BAM: BAM’s EVP Remi Stone has taken another position with a company based in Napa CA (although she will be working out of her home in St. Paul).

BAM is certain their association is in a perfect position to successfully make this change with the least amount of disruption to our members.

The Executive Committee and Remi have been working on a transition plan that will include a search and hiring process anticipated to be complete prior to the first of the year.

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The 2020 Legislative Session does not convene until next February and the most recent round of code adoption is nearly complete giving BAM the time to find the right candidate for this important role.

In addition, Remi will be available throughout the process to ensure a smooth transition.

Please feel free to reach out to Remi to congratulate her on her new career opportunity and thank her for the commitment to our industry.

BAM’s Holiday and 45th Birthday Party will be held Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul. All members are invited to attend.

NAHB: The State and Local Government Affairs Committee is accepting applications for the State and Local Issues Fund (SLIF). SLIF provides financial assistance to HBAs involved in advocacy efforts on issues affecting the affordability of homeownership

Friday 12-7pm Saturday 9am-6pm Sunday 10am–4pm

Reserve your booth before November 15th to save $150 per booth! 

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Amazing SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Tour Dates Builders—Plan now for the Spring Tour of Homes February 28, 29 March 1 & March 6, 7 & 8

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CMBA CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PARTY! Wednesday, December 11, 2019

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Members in the Community

Falcon National Bank

Joel Mikolich

Mikolich joins Falcon National Bank as president of leasing. For over 20 years, Mikolich has held various sales and management positions in the banking industry. Mikolich’s main focus will be to grow the portfolio for Falcon National Bank’s Equipment Finance division, as well as to position the organization for the future.

Greater Saint Cloud Development Corp GSDC GSDC was chosen to select a cohort of young leaders from the St. Cloud area to participate with 40 peers from the Twin Cities and Rochester regions, in a 3-day workshop. The workshop will focus on the Harvard Business School’s research on American competitiveness, shared prosperity and cross -sector collaborations. Those selected to participate include:

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Ryan Cross, BCI (CMBA Member) Leslie Dingmann, Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation Dan Edelbrock, US Bank Hudda Ibrahim, Filsan Talent Partners Karl Nohner, Sauk Rapids Rice School District Marie Pflipsen, City of Becker Clare Richards, Leighton Interactive Amanda Romaine, Geo-Comm Lacey Schirmers, GREAT Theatre Jonathan Wong, State of MN These individuals will also, as a group, develop a new venture for the GSDC, the Young Leaders Initiative. The goal of the initiative is to develop a strategy for increasing the engagement of young, culturally-fluent talent in the continuing and critically important work of community building for the greater St. Cloud region.

Leighton Broadcasting Leighton Enterprises, Inc. has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the radio stations of Paradis Broadcasting of Alexandria, Inc. Paradis consists of three radio stations: KXRA-AM, KXRA-FM and KXRZ-FM. Leighton plans to keep the stations operating as usual with local programming and all Paradis employees, including Brett Paradis as general manager. The transaction is subject to FCC review and approval which normally takes 90-120 days. The last radio acquisition Leighton Enterprises, Inc. made was in 2015 when the company purchased 10 stations in Winona, Fergus Falls and Perham.

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ï‚­ New Members and Sponsors in the drawing:

Creative Curbing LLC sponsor John Muller,

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