March 2017 Newsletter

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March 2017

Platinum Partners

BOWL FOR BUCKS!

$1 FOR EVERY STRIKE!

Gold Partners

Altra Federal Credit Union Citizens National Bank Coburn Supply Company Martin Marietta Moore Supply Co. Prosperity Bank Sherwin-Williams Southside Bank Texas Bank & Trust Company

Silver Partners

|All Natural Stone & Grass| |BancorpSouth|Citizens 1st Bank | Henry Murphy, Jr. |Panel Truss Texas, Inc. |Texas Bank

Teams of six play for $30/person & includes pizza, play & two drinks! Call TABA to sign up (903)561-3964.

Monday, March 13th, 5:30 - 8 p.m. at Green Acres Bowling Alley

benefiting HOMEPAC 100% of the fees collected will be used by homepac, the Texas Association of Builders’ Political Action Committee. Only cash, personal checks or personal credit cards will be accepted; no corporate checks.

2 President’s Message

Special thanks to everyone who participated in the Home Products Show, especially our sponsors: Moore Supply Co. Erin Wright (Grand Staircase Sponsor), Altra Federal Credit Union and Sherwin-Williams Co. (Welcome Home Sponsors), Citizens National Bank (Grand Prize Sponsor) and Morrison Supply (Ticket Sponsor).

This month’s After Hours is sponsored by Light Your Fire and will be hosted at their showroom on March 7th – make plans to join us!

If you’re a new member, we hope to see you the following morning at our monthly Coffee with TABA, where you can learn more about TABA and how to make the most of your membership.

Also, one of our most popular annual events, Bowling with Builders is scheduled for March 13th at Green Acres Bowling Alley. Come out and have a fun night bowling with us, all while supporting HOMEPAC, the Texas Association of Builders’ political action committee.

I hope you’ll also join us at our quarterly General Membership Meeting on March 27th at Hollytree Country Club. This is always an informative luncheon and great opportunity to make contacts with other members. March is a busy month at TABA and now is a great time to get plugged in. I look forward to seeing you this month!

Erin Wright 2017 President

TABA Golf Tournament Monday, April 17, 2017 at Garden Valley Golf Course 12:30 Shotgun Start $130/player (6-Player Scramble) It’s time again for the TABA Golf Tournament! Cost includes tournament play, cart rental, drinks, & dinner during awards presentation. Call TABA at (903)561-3964 or email hedwards@tylerareabuilders.com to sign up as an individual or team.

Hole sponsorships, door prizes, goody bag items and volunteers are also needed.

Contact TABA staff for more info.

Questions? Contact us: Libby Simmons

Executive Vice President Tyler Area Builders Association 1504 W. Grande Blvd.

Tyler, TX 75703 P: 903.561.3964 M: 903.571.4532 F: 903.561.7273 www.tylerareabuilders.com

3 Spring General Membership Meeting Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Noon at Hollytree Country Club Cost $25 per person and lunch is included Please RSVP to TABA at (903)561-3964

• Guest Speaker: Dr. Marty Crawford, Superintendent of Tyler ISD. Crawford, currently serves on the Texas Education Commissioner’s Accountability Policy Advisory Committee. He was named an Ambassador for the School of Education at Texas A&M Commerce; a LifeChanger Finalist

by National Life and an Ambassador for the Friends of Texas Public Schools.

Coffee with TABA

Gonzalez Paint

Jason Clark 903-714-5683

&

BRICK 903-266-9230

Interior - Exterior - Specialty Residential Paint New Remodel Free Estimates

LARGEST NATURAL STONE SELECTION IN EAST TEXAS! 14577 CR192 Tyler, TxRd. 75703 fivestar.stone@yahoo.com 14577 Old •Noonday (1 mi.• south of Grande Blvd)

www.fivestarstone.com Office: 903.266.9230 • Fax: 903.266.9231

Excellent Experience

Homero Gonzalez (1-903) 445-8813

Osiel Gonzalez (903) 571-2454

4 Welcome, New Members!

Thad Crenshaw Crenshaw Homes 508 West Tyler St. Bullard, TX 75757 (903) 316-5818 crenshawhomes@gmail.com

Mark Whiteland Global Alarm Systems P.O. Box 580 Whitehouse, TX 75791 (903) 839-0900 mwhiteland@globalalarm.com

R. W. “Skip” Inks, Jr. New Visions Water Treatment 14939 Hwy 110 S Whitehouse, TX 75791 (903) 534-4855 newvisions@suddenlink.net

Jim Lowden Nedwol Properties LLC P.O. Box 9877 Tyler, TX 75711 (903) 520-1228 jlowden@nedwol.com

Trevor Pedigo Huber Engineered Woods 10925 David Taylor Dr Charlotte, NC 28262 (469) 275-7314 Trevor.pedigo@huber.com

Richard Sydnor Schindler Carpet & Floors 620 N. Main St. Lindale, TX 75771 (903) 450-1101 schindlercarpetandfloors@gmail.com

J.B. Farris Bradford Holding Co - dba Unique HR 1730 Mary Martin Flint, TX 75762 (903) 570-2533 jamesf@uniquehr.com

Kenny Vent Need Grass Now LLP 11320 CR 4102 Lindale, TX 75771 (903) 521-5784 needgrassnow@gmail.com

W. Jeremy Smith Smith County Farm Bureau 12208 Hwy 31 W Tyler, TX 75709 (903) 596-0690 jsmith8@txfb-ins.com

thank you for renewing • • • • • • • •

Advantage Roofing Company Aire Serv of Smith County Bob Kurtz Homes Chad Hanna Inc., Builder CHASE Homes, LLC City of Tyler - Building Services City of Tyler Solid Waste Don’s TV & Appliances, Inc.

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Glory Builders, Inc. Granite Division, Inc. Homes by Matthew Peer, LLC Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, LLC Household Properties LLC James Hardie Building Products Keith Culver Homes, Inc. Ken Dietz Homes, Inc.

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Martin Marietta Overhead Garage Door, LLC Panel Truss Texas, Inc. Pinroc Construction LLC Pratt Homes ReBath East Texas Republic Services Southwest Floor Carpet One

Renewals due in March • Chris Banks Properties, LLC • Citizens National Bank - Market Square • D&D Properties • Discount Power

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East Texas Brick Co. Ltd. Iron Horse Custom Homes Locksmith Services of Tyler NWP Management & Real Estate Oncor Electric Delivery

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Smith Masonry The Jarrell Company Thedford Construction Co., Inc. Wells Marble Co. LLC

5 StrucSure Home Warranty Celebrates 20 Years Serving America’s Builders and Homebuyers

Important Tax Information

Regarding membership dues paid to Tyler Area Builders Association, the portion attributable to “lobbying activities” is NOT deductible from federal income taxes as an ordinary and necessary cost of doing business per the 1993 U.S. Congress Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.

For 2016 taxes, the total amount of state and national dues that is NOT deductible as a business expense for a builder or associate member is $113.70 and $19.44 for an affiliate member.

StrucSure Home Warranty, one of the nation’s leading new-home warranty providers, is excited to be celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2017.

Jerry Thompson, StrucSure’s founder and CEO, started in the warranty industry back in 1985, but ultimately saw the need for a program that was different from the rest… one that would provide outstanding customer service and be completely responsive to client and homeowner needs while providing excellent coverage at a reasonable fee. As a result, StrucSure Home Warranty was founded in Denver, Colorado in 1997.

Over the past 20 years, StrucSure Home Warranty has provided new-home warranty coverage for both builders and homebuyers across the U.S. As we celebrate this exciting milestone, we thank our builders, contractors, industry partners, and colleagues for their trust, loyalty, and support. We appreciate the opportunity to serve the nation’s best builders with the best risk management products and services available while helping homeowners achieve the American Dream.

Learn more at www.strucsure.com.

Randy Harden James Vanderburg

Lance Huskey Bill Odom

Bell Sand Company, Inc. Commercial - Residential - Construction Fill Dirt - Mortar Sand & Gravel

903-592-3337

Res. 592-7239 P.O. Box 4055, Tyler, TX 75712 Rt. 19, Texas College Rd., Tyler, TX Elvis Kersh & Sons, Owners

Sand Is Our Business

6 February 2017 Thursday, March 2 Budget & Finance Committee 1:15 p.m. at TABA

Builders’ Luncheon

Membership Committee 1:15 p.m. at TABA Tuesday, March 7 Board of Directors 4 p.m. at TABA After Hours Sponsored by Light Your Fire 5-7 p.m on location at Light Your Fire (12367 County Road 168, Flint, TX 75762 ) Wednesday, March 8 Coffee with TABA 8:30 a.m. at TABA

Thursday, January 26 Sponsor: Design Audio Video

Thursday, March 9 Builders Luncheon sponsored by All Natural Stone & Grass Noon at Outback Steakhouse

*Builders Luncheons are open to Builder Members only.

One representative per company, please.

Education Committee 1:15 p.m. at TABA Monday, March 13 Social Events Committee Noon at TABA (brown bag lunch) Bowling with Builders 5:30 - 8 p.m. at Green Acres Bowling Alley Thursday, March 23 Builders Luncheon sponsored by Morrison Supply Co Noon at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse

*Builders Luncheons are open to Builder Members only.

One representative per company, please.

Monday, March 27 Public Relations Committee Meeting 2 p.m. at TABA Wednesday, March 29 Spring General Membership Meeting Noon at Hollytree Country Club Thursday, March 30 Budget & Finance Committee 1:15 p.m. at TABA Membership Committee 1:15 p.m. at TABA

Thursday, February 9 Sponsor: Coburn Supply Co.

March After Hours

Sponsored by Light Your Fire Join us for networking from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7 on location at Light Your Fire! The Builders’ Jackpot will be $100. Congratulations to Drew Carlyle, who won last month’s Builders’ Jackpot!

Associates draw for a free ad in the April newsletter.

After Hours is a free networking opportunity and open to all members.

7 Member Marketplace

Each month, one company is drawn from After Hours attendees and is featured in Member Marketplace.

Magazine Advertising Spotlight your business in our

Parade of Homes™ magazine!

Please contact Holly Edwards at hedwards@tylerareabuilders.com or (903)561-3964 for more information.

Save the Date: Training with TABA • Thursday, April 6th 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at TABA • Topic: Advanced Quickbooks, instructed by CPA TABA members are invited to a free lunch and to learn tips on advanced Quickbooks skills.

Please call the TABA office to let us know you’re attending. (903) 561 3964 or email admin@tylerareabuilders.com .

TABA members learned about Fire Stop at our quarterly Lunch & Learn, in partnership with the City of Tyler.

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