On the Level - October 2020

ON THE

LEVEL Central Minnesota Builders Association

The CMBA Welcomes Wanda Schroeder as the incoming Executive Director *See Page 15 for Bio

Bonnie’s Retirement Party information on page 6 1

October 2020

Rachel Gruber Dale Gruber Construction Home Check Plus Dale Gruber Construction and Home Check Plus was founded by my dad, Dale Gruber, in 1983. We are a general contractor, specializing in commercial and residential construction and remodeling. Building trust with our clients and forming relationships is the foundation of our business and key to the many years of growth and success in the community.

Rachel is also extremely active in several committees within the CMBA and is committed to serving the community and developing the next generation of the workforce through her volunteer work with Tools for Schools.

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Thursday, October 15th, 2020 Rescheduled from September!

Where: Great River Bowl, Sartell Why: To STRIKE up some new conversations and network with fellow professionals in the building industry Who: All are invited!

How Much: $19 before Oct 12th, $24 after Oct 12th (includes Pizza, Bowling and Shoe Rental) How: Go to https://cmba.wildapricot.org/event-3960822 to register or click HERE. You can also email Jessica@cmbaonline.org or call (320) 251-4382 to register.

Thank you to our Sponsor:

5:30 Social & Eat

7:00-???

Bowling

6:30 Short Program

Covid rules: If people are seated at tables or bowling within their area they do not need to wear masks. Enter and

exiting the building, using the restrooms or moving about your room, people will need to wear a mask. We ask that all guests use the hand sanitizer upon entering the room/building. Barriers are installed between pairs of lanes that will allow us to utilize all 8 private lanes in the room. You can see additional safety precautions we are taking by visiting the Safety page on our website: https://greatriverbowl.com/safety 3

Home & Lifestyle Show Committee Meeting 7:30 CMBA or ZOOM

Membership Committee Meeting 9:00 12:00 Meeting

Special Events Meeting 10:00

Tools for Schools Meeting 10:00 CMBA or Zoom

* All Meetings are held at the CMBA Board Room unless otherwise noted.

FREE WEBSITE JOB POSTINGS CMBAonline.org Classified page is free for members with job postings or items for sale. Simply provide an existing job description or details about your item for sale. Let us know how long to run the post.

Contact CMBA info@cmbaonline.org or call with questions 320.251.4382

View the CMBA Career Central page here

Join the Midwest's Leading Natural Stone Fabricator as an Installer. As an Installer, you will be part of a 2-3 person crew responsible for delivering and installing quality stone countertops to our customers. This is a year-round position; we work hard during the week so you can have your weekends off and home nightly.

Working Monday-Friday starting at 5:30 AM until work is complete.

Contact: Lisa Plantenberg Call: 320-686-0301 Email: jobs@granite-tops.com Online: www.stonecountertopoutlet.com

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The ideal candidate for this role should be dependable in both job performance and attendance and be a team player.

Previous installation, construction or cabinetry experience a plus!

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View the full CMBA Event Calendar HERE

OCTOBER 2020

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Three in one membership

October 2020

Central Minnesota Builders Association

Advertisers in this Issue Page Number 5 Focal Point Flooring 7

BAM Member Advantage

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Thermo-Tech Windows

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Tri-County Abstract and Title Guaranty

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CMBA 1124 W St. Germain St. Saint Cloud, MN 56301 (320) 251-4382 CMBA Staff Emails: Bonnie Moeller Executive Director bonnie@cmbaonline.org

Bonnie’s Retirement Party

Wanda Schroeder Executive Director In Training wanda@cmbaonline.org

Bonnie Moeller’s Retirement

Jessica Olson-Beatrez

Come celebrate Bonnie’s Retirement on Thursday, Nov 19 from 4-7 for appetizers and social hour At Jack & Jim’s (11025 Duelm Rd NE, Foley)

Jenny McDermond

Communications | Exec Asst Jessica@cmbaonline.org

Administrative Assistant office@cmbaonline.org

Steve Gottwalt Government Affairs Consultant steve@cmbaonline.org

Visit us online www.cmbaonline.org On The Level magazine is the official publication for the Central Minnesota Builders Association.

ON THE LEVEL has 10 issues per year sent electronically to members and others associated with the building industry.

Neither the advertisers, nor CMBA will be responsible or liable for misinformation, misprints, typographical errors, etc. herein contained. For advertising rates or address change information contact CMBA. Suggestions and ideas are welcome.

About the Cover: Wanda Schroeder, incoming Executive Director of the CMBA

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CMBA 2020 Board of Directors Wow! Can you believe that fall is already here? It has been fast & very busy summer with fall shaping up to be every bit the same. As the leaves start to change color this brings me to my favorite time of year. I always find myself enjoying getting out for long hikes, fishing, and of course hunting in the cooler weather enjoying the fall colors.

With everything going on around us these days the CMBA has still been extremely busy over the past few months. We hosted both the annual Golf Outing and Sporting Clay CMBA President Tony Steinemann, ADS Designs LLC Shoot in August with great turn outs at both events. I want to thank both committees for working so hard on putting these events together with all the challenging criteria they had to meet.

The fall Tour of Homes also happened in September with 22 homes on the tour. The tour is a great way for builders and vendors to showcase their talents along with the latest and greatest products. I want to thank all of the builder and associate members of the CMBA, the staff, and volunteers who donated their time to make the tour such a great event.

This time of year is typically when we take time to honor our outstanding associate members with the Associate of the Year award. Recently I approached the board to discuss making some changes to this award moving forward. This award, along with our new award for Builder of the Year will be presented at our yearly Christmas Holiday party.

These awards will now be determined by our members vs just our Board members as in the past. You will soon be receiving an email that will ask you for your nominations for both awards. Please take time and give us your opinions on this.

In between all that has been going on within our association the board has had the opportunity to hire our new Executive Director. I would like to introduce Wanda Schroeder. Some of you may know of her as she has been involved in our community for many years. Wanda comes to us with a very strong business and community based background. We, the board, are extremely excited to have her on board (she has big shoes to fill though). If you have a moment, please either stop by the office or give her a call and introduce yourself.

Over the next few weeks and months Bonnie and Wanda will be working together to provide us with a smooth transition which will allow our board the opportunity to look deeper at our overall agenda and goals for our association.

As many of you have been members for many years I am asking that if you have any memories of Bonnie’s many wonderful years with us that you would like to share, please reach out to the CMBA staff or myself so we can be sure to share with everyone in the association. Please take some time and give her a call and thank her for all she has done for our association over the years. She will truly be missed.

1st VP Nate Moeller Paramount Construction

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

Rachel Gruber Dale Gruber Construction

John Muller SB Restoration Services

2nd VP/Treas.

Jack Brandes

Secretary Robin Gohman

Lumber One Avon

Liberty Bank MN

Past President Ron Euteneuer

Restore 24 LLC

Jim Alvord

Great Northern Environmental Solutions

Marty Czech

Alex Mastellar

Premier Real Estate Services

Rinke-Noonan

Stuart Swenson

David Werschay

SUNCOM Development, Constr. Management

Werschay Homes Inc.

NAHB DIRECTORS 2020 Jack Brandes, Lumber One Avon Nate Moeller, Paramount Construction Tony Steinemann, ADS Designs

BAM DIRECTORS 2020 Steve Noble, Noble Custom Homes Tony Steinemann, ADS Designs

I want to wish all of you a great fall season, take some time to get out and enjoy all that our beautiful state has to offer this time of year. I look forward to seeing you soon at the upcoming events. Please stayed tuned to future events.

Until next time,

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David Werschay, Werschay Homes Mike Gohman, W. Gohman Construction Company

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TRIPLE SPIKE MONTH Spike Club members are the true champions of the

Statesman level 500-999 credits

Dale Gruber, Dale Gruber Construction Ernie Wollak, Ernie Wollak Construction

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854 Credits 529 Credits

Royal spike level 150-249 credits

John Hall, Mathew Hall Lumber (Simonson Lumber) Jim Green, Lumber One Cold Spring Inc. Art Buhs, Central Minnesota Habit for Humanity Don Girtz, DG Homes & Remodeling, Inc. Bill Landwehr, Goodin Company

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244 Credits 220 Credits 209 Credits 180 Credits 166 Credits

red spike level 100-149 credits

Joe Torborg, Torborg Construction, LLC Stephen Torborg, Torborg Builders Mike Gohman, w. Gohman Construction Co. Gary Bechtold, American Door Works Matt Cecko, Matt Cecko Remodeling LLC Roger Bechtold, American Door Works

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147 Credits 144 Credits 121 Credits 115 Credits 113 Credits 100 Credits

green spike level 50-99 credits         

Bob Cremers, Builders Club Dave Olson, Torborg Builders Mark Bragelman, Liberty Bank Minnesota Anthony Steinemann, ADS Designs LLC David Nordenstrom, Nordenstrom Custom Homes Inc. Kurt Schimnich, Schimnich Construction Inc. Mike Torborg, Mike Torborg Homes David Werschay, Werschay Homes, Inc. Steve Noble, Noble Custom Homes 10

86 Credits 76 Credits 75 Credits 71 Credits 62 Credits 58 Credits 54 Credits 52 Credits 51 Credits

NAHB

Spike credits are earned by recruiting and retaining members. NAHB recognizes and rewards your membership development with its Spike Club awards program. Awards are earned beginning with six credits and at different increments up to the status of All-Time Big Spike of 1500 credits.

Life spike level 25-49 credits

Jay Paulson, High Point Homes Jim Trewick, Tri-County Insurance Craig Schoenberg, Schoenberg Construction, Inc. Neil Jenzen, Alex Brick & Stone; Lake Country Fireplace & Exteriors Nick, Preusser, Great River Construction LLC Jeremy Salzbrun, H&S Heating & A/C Residential & Service LLC

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48 Credits 45 Credits 40 Credits 40 Credits 38 Credits 25 Credits

Blue spike level 6-24 credits                     

Chris Froelke, RetroGreen Energy Tammy Reis, American National Bank of MN Noel Johnson, Premier Real Estate Services—Noel Johnson Chris Hensel, Dovetail Kitchen Designs, LLC Doris Westra, Leighton Broadcasting Bill Schnettler, Schnettler Benning Custom Builders, LLC John Mondloch, John Modloch Remodeling, Inc. Mark Saldana, Saldana Concrete Inc. Brian Donnay, B.D. Exteriors Randy Utecht, Aerican Door Works Jim Heckendorf, Werschay Homes, Inc. Amy Legatt, RE/MAX Results—Amy Legatt Joe Meemken, Sherwin Williams Eric Spoden, Spoden Builders LLC Ron Euteneuer, Great Northern Environments Solutions, LLC Steve Squire, Simonson Lumber Randy Poganski, Randy Poganski Homes LLC Tom Finken, Finken Water Treatment, Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Herman Roerick, Central Landscape Supply, Inc. Ron Skaja, Knife River Kevin Maleska, Maleska Custom Builders, Inc.

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21 Credits 17 Credits 17 Credits 15 Credits 13 Credits 13 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 9 Credits 9 Credits 9 Credits 9 Credits 8 Credits 7 Credits 7 Credits 7 Credits 6 Credits 6 Credits 6 Credits 6 Credits 6 Credits

Building Permit Report Jurisdiction

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Jurisdiction

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2016

2017

2018

2019 15

Cold Spring

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12

20

10

12

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Cold Spring

10

14

24

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Foley

3

4

6

4

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1

Foley

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6

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St. Augusta

11

16

11

10

7

12

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St. Augusta

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21

16

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St. Cloud

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65

83

61

58

75

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St. Cloud

100

113

109

86

92

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St. Joseph

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18

12

19

11

61

81

52

61

54

St. Joseph

4

12

10

16

8

5

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Sartell

36

52

36

45

36

24

3

4

Sartell

Sauk Rapids

24

35

21

22

19

10

7

1

Sauk Rapids

33

45

29

31

28

Waite Park

1

3

2

3

2

4

0

1

Waite Park

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7

2

5

13

Rice

1

3

5

8

16

20

5

3

Rice

2

3

8

10

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Rockville

7

11

3

6

3

3

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Rockville

7

11

3

6

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210

189

195

165

168

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269

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Strong Year-over-Year Gains for July Single-Family Permits

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D A N U S H K A N A N A Y A K K A R A - S K I L L I N G T O N on SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Over the first seven months of 2020, total single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 525,623. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is an 5.8% increase over the July 2019 level of 496,726.

Year-to-date ending in July, singlefamily permits across the four regions ranged from an increase of 8.6% in the South to a decline of 1.7% in the Northeast. In multifamily permits, Midwest reported a 1.4% increase while the other three regions reported declines – Northeast (-6.0%), West (-5.1%), and South (-0.5%).

Between July 2019 YTD and July 2020 YTD, 35 states saw growth in singlefamily permits issued while 14 states and the District of Columbia registered a decline. Louisiana recorded no change during this time. South Dakota recorded the highest growth rate during this time at 35.9% from 1,508 to 2,050 while single-family permits in the District of Columbia declined by 41.0%,

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Year-to-date, ending in July 2020, the total number of multifamily permits issued nationwide reached 270,338. This is 2.3% decline over the July 2019 level of 276,841.

Between July 2019 YTD and July 2020 YTD, 25 states recorded growth while 25 states and the District of Columbia recorded a decline in multifamily permits. North Dakota led the way with a sharp rise (248.6%) in multifamily permits from 218 to 760, while New Hampshire reported the largest decline of 54.1% from 577 to 265. The 10 states issuing the highest number of multifamily permits combined accounted for 63.9% of the multifamily permits issued.

At the local level, below are top 10 metro areas which issued the highest number of single-family permits.

For multifamily permits, below are the top 10 local areas which issued the highest number of permits:

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L-R Bobby Kraemer (Gilleland), Dale Gruber (Dale Gruber Construction Inc.), Greg Wensmann (Wensmann Contractors LLC), Jason Dale (J.Dale Builders Inc.), Bruce Bonebright (Quad City Contracting LLC), Jeremy Salzbrun (H&S Heating & A/C Residential and Service LLC)

Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Remodelers Council Meeting dates: Nov 5, 2020 Jan 7, 2021 Mar 4, 2021 May 6, 2021

24 CMBA Members Attended the September Remodelers Council Meeting at Gilleland Chevrolet.

The CMBA currently has a total of NINE

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Education

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Membership

active committees that YOU can get

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Tools for Schools

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Special Events/Program

involved in. Please contact the CMBA

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Golf Outing

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Sporting Clay Shoot

office if you would like more information

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Government Affairs

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Tour of Homes

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Home & Lifestyle Show

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Steve Gottwalt, Government Affairs Consultant

Government Affairs Committee Meeting – September: Great turnout for our 9/22 meeting held at Wild Marsh Sporting Clays in Clear Lake and via ZOOM! In addition to committee members, we welcomed our new CMBA Executive Director, Wanda Schroeder, and many of our area legislators. Several participants stayed afterward to shoot sporting clays, and the committee plans to combine work and fun for most future meetings.

Pete Cluever shooting at Wild Marsh Sporting Clays following the CMBA Government Affairs Meeting L-R: Rep. Lisa Demuth, Sen. Jerry Relph, John Pederson (Amcon Concrete Products), Rep. Tama Theis, Steve Gottwalt (CMBA), Pete Cluever (Xcel Energy), Rep. Shane Mekeland, Laura Kangas (Arvig), Stuart Swenson (SUNCOM Development, Construction, Management), Sen. Jeff Howe

Survey Says... No Development and Building-related Tax/Fee Increases: CMBA surveyed area cities, and all eight we surveyed have indicated they have no plans to increase development and building-related fees and taxes for 2021, including SAC and WAC. Some indicated they are considering property tax levy increases. Communities surveyed included: St. Cloud, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, St. Augusta, Waite Park, St. Joseph, Clearwater and Foley. Cities will take final action on budgets, fees and taxes later this year.

Update - State Energy Code and Electrical Code Changes: CMBA has been working with BAM and others to prevent proposed changes to the state’s Energy Code and Electrical Code because they increase costs with little added safety or benefit. As of late September, we are still waiting for rulings from administrative law judges (ALJs) on whether or not the state will proceed with considering proposed code changes. Congratulations to CMBA members! BAM reports we were the most responsive local in submitting letters and comments on the Energy Code and Electrical Code changes.

NAHB Call To Action! Prevent Federal Takeover of Energy Code Process: NAHB urges CMBA members to contact the U.S. Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121 and tell our members of Congress to vote "NO" on H.R. 4447, the "Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act". The U.S. House will be voting soon on this energy bill which contains onerous anti-housing language that would expand the role the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in code development by making them impose new energy savings targets, short-circuiting the usual process involving code consensusmaking bodies. Visit http://capitolconnect.com/builderlink/ to take action!

Congressman Tom Emmer Assists On Lumber Shortage/Price Issues: As promised during CMBA’s August Government Affairs Committee Meeting, 6th District Congressman Tom Emmer's office has connected with the Trump Administration regarding lumber shortages and costs. His office indicates the supply and price situations are improving, and have been complicated by trade issues between Canada and the U.S. CMBA remains in close contact with Congressman Emmer on these issues.

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Announcing the Newly Appointed Executive Director of the CMBA

Wanda Schroeder My name is Wanda Schroeder and I am humbled and honored to be ‘in training’ with the best in the business, Bonnie Moeller, to be your next Executive Director, as she prepares for her retirement after 38 years.

I am proud to be a lifelong Central MN resident, growing up in Foley and transplanting my roots to Sauk Rapids nearly 20 years ago. I’ve been married to my husband, Terry, for 18 years and we have three boys: Kyle (25), Devin (15) and Dylan (15). The kids keep us hopping with all their activities and we spend lots of time at the BMX track, golf courses, ski resorts and our cabin in the great North. Some of my interests and hobbies include biking, kayaking, fishing, skiing, traveling, reading, and camping.

My previous experience includes working as Director of Customer Service for Cellular 2000 of St. Cloud from 1991-2007 and most recently Director of Client Services for Marco from 20072020. Both of these positions allowed me to utilize my passion for helping people be successful through collaboration, process improvement, strategic vision, communication, leadership and community involvement.

I am excited to be a part of the CMBA family and to meet each of you. I look forward to being your local advocate and welcome you to contact me anytime.

CMBA Reviews New Sartell Zoning Plans - CMBA has been closely engaged with the City of Sartell as the City worked to revise its zoning ordinances ahead of the late September sunset of a self-imposed moratorium on R5 (multi-family) PUD development. CMBA set-up meetings with City officials, participated in a Zoning Open House, and testified at Sartell City Council hearings on the new zoning plans. The City Council was expected to approve the updates late September.

Local Lifecycle Housing Discussion - CMBA is helping keep the local conversation going, and educating communities about the fees and other inputs that add significantly to the cost of new housing. The discussion is not only about affordability for low income residents, but how to better accommodate people at all stages, including starter homes, retirement housing options and refurbishing aging existing housing stock. If you are interested in joining the area discussion, please contact Steve Gottwalt (steve@cmbaonline.org or 952-923-5265).

2020 Elections: Election Day is November 3rd, and mail-in voting has already started. This is an extremely consequential election at the local, state and national levels. Our industry has enjoyed solid support from most of our Central Minnesota legislative and Congressional delegation, and it is important to get informed about the candidates as you vote. In our area, the League of Women Voters of St. Cloud Area plans to video record its 2020 candidate forums due to COVID-19. You can view the forums at www.lwvsca.org. For information about where to vote, visit the Minnesota Polling Place Finder at www.pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us.

WE WANT YOU! Join the CMBA Government Affairs Committee, and stay on top of the latest policy and regulatory developments impacting our nation, state, local communities and industry. We meet once each month, frequently involving elected officials and building-in a lot of fun. To join, contact CMBA Government Affairs Consultant, Steve Gottwalt, steve@cmbaonline.org or 952-923-5265.

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Strength in Numbers Renewals Thank you to the following member who have renewed their membership in August.

40-49 YEARS East Side Glass. ------------------------------- 1975 Ron’s Cabinets, Inc. -------------------------- 1975 Multiple Concepts Interiors-Carpet One-- 1976

30-39 YEARS Coldwell Banker Burnet—Kelly McClintock --- 1983 Mechanical Energy Systems, Inc. --------------- 1983 Borgert Products, Inc. ------------------------------ 1984 BerganKDV ------------------------------------------- 1985 Liberty Bank Minnesota ---------------------------- 1988 Central Marble Products Inc. --------------------- 1990

25-29 YEARS Bayer Built Woodworks, Inc. ---------------------Full-Fledged Distribution, Inc. -------------------Schlenner, Wenner & Company, CPA’s ------Haus Construction, Inc. ---------------------------Klein Builders, Inc. ---------------------------------Batteries Plus Bulbs --------------------------------

1991 1992 1992 1993 1993 1995

20-24 YEARS Noble Custom Homes -----------------------------Home Check Plus, Inc. ----------------------------El-Jay Plumbing & Heating, Inc. ----------------Minnesota Lighting, Fireplace, Flooring Showroom ---------------------------------------

1996 1997 1999 2000

15-19 YEARS

Edina Reality-Jonathan Brenny ------------------- 2015 GTX, Garage Tech X-Treme ---------------------- 2015 2-4 YEARS Artisan Renovation & Design LLC ---------------2017 HighPoint Homes-------------------------------------2017 Jorgenson Homes Inc. ------------------------------ 2017 Weichert Realtors Tower Properties—Jason & Jenny Jacobs ------------------------------------2017 Royal Treatment Landscape LLC ---------------- 2018 Member Changes: Name Change CoMitted 365 Roofing & Exteriors Formerly Next Gen Construction LLC 225 34th Ave S Waite Park, MN 56387 (320) 828-7244 office@comitted365mn.com Main Contact Garage Door Store Stacy Hennen (320) 251-70000 MinnWest Bank Jordan Claflin (320) 529-4819 Jordanc@minnwestbankgroup.com Tradesman International Jason Casperson (612) 299-1751 Jason.casperson@tradesmaninternational.com No Longer Members: Ehlinger Lawn Service Inc. MidCountry Bank

J. Dale Builders Inc --------------------------------- 2004 Tamarack Materials Northland, Inc. ------------- 2004 Your Home Improvement Company ------------ 2005 10-14 YEARS ADS Designs LLC ----------------------------------RetroGreen Energy --------------------------------BCI Construction, Inc. -----------------------------Custom Stone Interiors ---------------------------Sand Companies, Inc. ------------------------------

2009 2009 2010 2010 2010

5-9 YEARS Acme Tools ------------------------------------------Premier Real Estate Services—Marty Czech Restore 24 LLC -------------------------------------BNH Constractors Inc. -----------------------------

2012 2013 2013 2015

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New Member Rival Roofing, LLC Rep: Ramiro Nunez 23 Perimeter Dr. Sartell, MN 56377 (320) 492-5221 Sponsor: Don Girtz, DG Homes Roofing Contractor/Residential 20

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W h a t H a ve We D o n e f o r Yo u L a t e l y ?

EXECUTIVE OFFICER Welcome to Wanda Schroeder who joined CMBA on September 14 in the role of CMBA Executive Director. Wanda will be replacing Bonnie Moeller, who will be retiring at the end of the year after 38 years.

S P O RT I N G C L AY S H O OT The Clay shoot was held Aug 20 at Wild Marsh Sporting Clays. We had 105 shooters, and the event raised $8,320 for Tools For Schools, plus $1,002 by passing the hat. Thanks to Chris Froelke (RetroGreen Energy) and Tony Steinemann (ADS Designs LLC), who pooled their money to match the amount raised by passing the hat! Last year we had 111 shooters, and raised $8,170 for Tools for Schools.

REMODELERS COUNCIL We had 24 members attend the Remodelers Council breakfast at Gilleland Chevrolet. Attendees saw firsthand the new vehicles for the construction industry, learned about their fleet program and other programs and incentives currently available.

SPIKE SPECIAL Sign up a new member in October and receive triple the Spike credits.

TO U R O F H O M E S The CMBA Fall Tour was September 18-20 and 25-27. David Werschay promoted the Tour on the “Home Show� with Bob & Kat that aired on KNSI Radio AM 1450. The Tour magazine was inserted in the Saturday September 12th St. Cloud Times, and at the Holiday Station Stores.

BAM BAM is working to oppose the proposed electrical code and energy code. They are updating their construction contracts and creating an escalator clause for builders to use to protect against the raising building material costs.

NAHB Working to oppose the CDC eviction moratorium which will be harmful to renters and housing providers in long term without effective rental assistance, and how congress should take action to protect the housing industry.

Working to combat rising lumber prices and supply shortages.

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to the CMBA members that were mentioned in the 2020 Best of Central Minnesota Reader’s Survey 

BEST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHEEL WINNERS: Gilleland Chevrolet—Honorable Mention

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BEST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA HOME IMPROVEMENT WINNERS: BEST BUILDER / REMODELER Lutgen Companies—Winner BD Exteriors, Inc., Klein Builders Inc.—Finalists Lumber One Avon Inc., Dale Gruber Construction—Honorable Mentions BEST CARET / FLOORING MCI Carpet One & Home—Winner Hennen Floor Covering, Cold Spring Carpet—Finalists Hansen Flooring Gallery Inc., Menards—Honorable Mentions BEST HEATING / AIR CONDITIONING H&S Heating and Air Conditioning—Winner Precise Heating, A/C, Plumbing & Refrigeration; Mechanical Energy Systems—Finalists Lyon Sheet Metal & Heating—Honorable Mention BEST HOME IMPROVEMENT / HARDWARE STORE Menards—Winner

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BEST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA SERVICES WINNERS BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM Schlenner Wenner & Co—Winner CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, BerganKDV—Finalists BEST BANK / FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (not by location) Central Minnesota Credit Union—Winner St. Cloud Financial Credit Union—Finalist Liberty Bank Minnesota, Bremer Bank, U.S. Bank—Honorable Mentions BEST LAW FIRM Rinke Noonan—Winner Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A.—Finalist Kelm & Reuter, P.A.—Honorable Mention

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