Walnut Creek Forum Features 2018 Updates
PG&E, Contra Costa Fire Protection District and East Bay Municipal Utility District representatives will provide 2018 updates at Walnut Creek's Development Services Forum on April 11, 2018. The monthly event is held from 7:45-9 a.m. and includes plenty of time for questions and discussion. Meet on the third floor conference room at Walnut Creek City Hall, 1666 N. Main St. in Walnut Creek. The event is free but the city asks attendees to register to ensure that adequate space, coffee and donuts are available.
Click HERE to register.
For more information, contact Walnut Creek Director of Innovation and Economic Development Jessica Cole at
cole@walnut-creek.org
or 925-943-5899 ext 2338.
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Welcome New Members for March
Thank you to the following companies for joining the BIA|Bay Area in March! Please take a few minutes to review the list and should anyone need contact information, please reach out to
membership@biabayarea.org
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Like us on Facebook and Follow on Instagram, Twitter & LinkedIn
The BIA is starting a social media campaign to better communicate with our members. Stay connected with us on social media to find out more, by liking, following and sharing our page! We'll do the same for your company. Members should log in to your BIA Member Information Center (MIC) and add your social media information. Check us out:
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Complimentary PCBC Exhibit Floor Pass
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Tell Your Member of Congress to urge President Trump to Re-Start Softwood Lumber Trade Negotiations with Canada. Since January of last year, rising lumber prices have increased the price of an average single-family home by $6,388. Much of these unprecedented price hikes are due to tariffs averaging more than 20 percent on Canadian softwood lumber shipments into the U.S. The tariffs are acting as a tax on American home builders and home buyers, making housing less affordable for American families. Read more details
here
.
Contact your member of Congress and ask them to encourage the President to re-start softwood lumber trade negotiations with Canada.
Take Action:
http://www.capitolconnect.com/builderlink/
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Excellence in Home Building Awards - April 20
We are looking forward to our annual awards show on Friday, April 20th at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco.
If you are considering sponsorship, deadline is this Wednesday.
Online registration is open thru Friday, April 13
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PWB Paint Night Fundraiser - April 26
Join the Professional Women in Building and f
ly over to Canvas and Cabernet for a fun night of painting fireflies, sipping wine, and the opportunity to win raffle prizes, including our grand prize wine bundle!
All proceeds from this event will go to the PWB Scholarship Fund. In addition to PWB's success in providing scholarships to students attending college, we want to make scholarships available to students who are looking to get into the trades right out of high school by attending community college and trade school programs.
Can't make it to the event, but would like to support our efforts, purchase raffle tickets or sponsor. You don't have to be present to win!
Check the event page
HERE for all the details.
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PWB Essentials Drive - April 16 to May 17
The Professional Women in Building will be holding their annual baby essentials drive starting April 16.
Stay tuned for more detail and save the date for the sorting event on May 17th.
More details to come!
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SMC Multicultural Homebuyer Seminar
Save the Date - May 16
The Sales and Marketing Council and Charis Intercultural Training Corporation present
Connect and Succeed with Chinese Homebuyers. Chinese customers are newly arriving and already established in our communities. There are important cultural patterns to know so that you can build rapport and trust, communicate effectively, and create successful deals. See the home buying experience with tonight's Chinese insight.
Stay tuned for more information!
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OTHER UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS:
April 12 - BRE Board Meeting
April 18 - SMC Board Meeting
April 19 - PWB Board Meeting
April 20 - Excellence in Home Building Awards
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Sponsor the 17th Annual Trap Shoot
Sponsor the 17th Annual Trap Shoot today for the Early Bird special with a 5% discount if paid by May 1! Teams can sign up after June 1. This event WILL SELL OUT, so sponsors are guaranteed a team. Event to be held on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at the Pleasanton-Livermore Rod & Gun Club!
Click HERE for the sponsorship form.
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