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		<title>Tom Woods Elected to Leadership of NAHB</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Tom Woods on being the first HBA member elected to NAHB’s Executive Board at IBS last week.  Tom will serve as Chair in 2015.  With homeownership under attack, a muddy boots builder from the Midwest will lead the charge to advocate for the housing industry.  Tom Woods was elected NAHB Third Vice Chair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed Chairman Addressed Open Board Session at IBS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HBA members who attended the 2012 International Builders&#8217; Show had the opportunity to hear Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke address a special session of the Board of Directors meeting, February 10.  The HBA wants to share this Kansas City Star article reporting on his remarks .  Click here. Post on Google Buzz Stumble upon something good? Share it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kansas Area Council Lunch: Solar – the Alternative Energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn about solar energy, Tuesday, February 14, 11:30 a.m., during the Kansas Area Council Lunch at the HBA.  Susan Brown from Brightergy will discuss the latest trends in solar energy, the latest on financials and incentives, and investments businesses and homeowners can make.  Register online at the HBA Member Login.  For more information, contact Steven [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAHB International Builders&#8217; Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stephanies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IBS takes place February 7-11 at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.  This NAHB event is the the largest residential building industry trade show in the world. With the most residential construction pros in one place, IBS is the building industry’s defining business event.  Both business and pleasure are in the line-up including: Gold Key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HBA Foundation Fund Makes Grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stephanies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The advisory board for the HBA Foundation Fund approved the following 2011 grants based on requests from the Board of Directors. $2,000 to Pittsburg State University, Emporia, KS (Construction School) $3,000 to Joplin, MO Rebuilding Effort $10,000 to Builders Development Corporation The Home Builders Foundation Fund of Greater Kansas City was formed in 2002 as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government Affairs Establishes Legislative Agendas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stephanies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Kansas and Missouri state legislators returning to work this month, the HBA Government Affairs Committee  approved their 2012 legislative agendas.  The Government Affairs Committee is comprised of 17 members and chaired by Mike Brown, Brown Midwest.  Charged with recommending policy positions and addressing government affairs issues facing the home building industry, the committee meets monthly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Member Coffee</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[﻿Meet new members, January 20, 10 a.m. at the HBA office during the New Member Coffee. Learn ways to become involved with the HBA, get an overview of Builder Fusion, the online gateway to events and information at the HBA, meet the staff and take the tour of the HBA offices. We want to help you make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missouri South Area Council Luncheon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, January 10, 11:30 a.m. see David &#8220;Safety Dave&#8221; Redlin, Progressive Environmental &#38; Safety, who will outline many OSHA safety issues, at Garozzo’s in Lee’s Summit.  He will highlight educational requirements, discuss the most common safety hazards and violations, and help prepare builders, subcontractors and others from across the industry on what to expect from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Signs of Optimism Returning to New Housing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KCHBA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some optimism is making its way back into new housing according to the National Association of Home Builders as it measures homebuilder confidence. For the third consecutive month the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose despite tough loan requirements holding down sales.  Read more. Post on Google Buzz Stumble upon something good? Share it on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Show Teams Up with Harvesters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stephanies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Show attendees will have the opportunity to support Harvesters through a special offer, Sunday, March 25. With contribution of $5 or 5 non-perishable items, tickets will be two-for-one that day. Regularly priced tickets will be $10 at the door and $8 in advance. As the region’s food bank, Harvesters collects and distributes food and [...]]]></description>
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