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June 2017 Calendar of Events
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All events held at the HBA office unless otherwise noted.
13-15) NAHB Mid-Year Meeting, Washington, DC
19) Home & Garden Board of Directors Meeting @ 4pm
20) HBA Board of Directors Meeting @ 4pm
21) Professional Women in Building Council Meeting @ 11:30am
22) General Membership Meeting @ 11:30am
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Saturday & Sunday, June 3 - 4 and 10 - 11
Homes Open 1 - 5pm
Free & open to the public
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The Parade of Homes is the HBA's second largest public event. Visit some of the homes this weekend and support your fellow builders!
Builders reported 200+ visitors over the first weekend of the Parade of Homes.
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Wednesday, June 21
Marcello's Restaurant & Wine Bar, 4860 Veterans Blvd, Metairie
11:30 am : Registration & Networking
11:45 am : Lunch Served
12:00 - 1:00 pm: Program
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Topic:
The 3 massive mistakes female leaders make that keep them feeling Stuck,Stressed, and Spinning their wheels
Guest Speaker:
Courtney Elmer
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General Membership Meeting
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Thursday, June 22
Landry's on the Lakefront, 8000 Lakeshore Blvd, New Orleans
11:30 am : Registration & Networking
12:00 - 1:00 pm: Lunch & Program
The secret word for this month is hurricane. The first person to call Lauren at (504) 837-2700 and say this word will win a $20 Martin Wine Cellar gift card. Thanks for reading! If you have won in the past, please give others a chance at this prize.
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Topic:
2017 Legislative Session Recap
Guest Speakers:
Senator Conrad Appel, Representative Julie Stokes, and Representative Polly Thomas
Sponsored By:
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HBA hosted our first informational session about the re-entry program we're working on with Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola.) This program, run through the local parish special re-entry courts, identifies the most worthwhile candidates being sentenced to short stays due to non-violent and non-sex offenses. The program participants are certified in a variety of construction fields.
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Dear Valued NAHB Member,
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Letter from NAHB |
We know that worker shortages are a significant challenge in the home building industry. We are seeking to understand if our members have used, or would consider using, an existing federal program that grants temporary work visas for foreign-born workers, known as the H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker program. Whether you have used this program or not, responding to this brief survey will help guide our advocacy efforts.
Please use
this link to open the survey and hit submit after completing your response.
Your response is very important. If you have any questions about the H-2B program, you may contact NAHB's Alexis Moch at +1 800-368-5242, extension 8407.
Thank you in advance for your help in this effort.
Sincerely,
James W. Tobin III
Executive Vice President & Chief Lobbyist
Government Affairs and Communications Groups
National Association of Home Builder
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Over the past year, there has been considerable talk about GDP growth and the desire to raise it. While higher GDP growth is clearly good, getting there will be tough. Since the end of the Great Recession, the US has been averaging chronically weak GDP growth of 2.1%/year. By contrast, from late 1991 through the onset of the Great Recession in mid-2008, GDP growth averaged a reasonably robust 3.1%/year; 50% higher, a huge difference. While there are many explanations for the slowdown, the core reason comes down to three specific ways that people impact GDP growth.
Firstly, growth in the overall population generally leads to more people working, which grows the economy. Secondly, a greater share of the existing population can be employed, which also increases our economic output. And thirdly, those who are working can perform better -- and that rise in worker productivity also increases GDP. Regrettably, on all these fronts, the US has been struggling.
On the population front, the news is not good. In the early 1990s, population growth was a reasonably strong 1.3%/year. While the rate generally declined over the next two decades, it was still 1%/year when the Great Recession began. By the end of the recession, however, population growth had slowed to 0.85%, and today, it's just 0.7%/year. Worse, the Census Bureau projects population growth to be just 0.2%/year by 2026, and that assumes net immigration of 1.3 million/year through the coming decade. And, under those assumptions, GDP growth in 2026 will probably be only 1.5%/year, down from the weak 2.1% of today.
As for the percentage of the population in the labor force, it's unfortunately declining. After peaking at 67.3% during the latter years of the Clinton administration, the civilian labor force participation rate steadily declined through the end of 2015, bottoming out at 62.4%. Since then, it has risen slightly and now stands at 63%. However, because of the damage caused by the recent financial crisis and aging of the population, it is, at best, expected to remain where it is, although a small decline is entirely
possible. Were the labor force participation rate to reverse course and return to 67.3% over the next decade and a half, by 2032, about seven million extra people would be employed, and GDP growth during that 15-year period would be a quarter-of-one percent/year higher than otherwise.
As to the third concern, labor productivity growth has been poor for quite some time. Since the end of the recession, productivity gains have averaged about 0.75%/year. By contrast, between 1990 and 2007, labor productivity averaged 2.4% annually. While 1990-2007 were good years for labor productivity growth, never has there been such a long period of time with such anemic productivity growth as we are now experiencing. The closest we came is the 1973 - 1979 period when labor productivity growth averaged 1.3%/year. Since every 1% increase in productivity boosts both GDP and per capita income by an equal amount, productivity increases are particularly beneficial.
While higher GDP growth is unambiguously good, achieving it will be devilishly difficult given our poor demographics and the productivity slowdown. Solutions include increased immigration, improved vocational training, and lower marginal tax rates on both labor and capital. More immigration and lower tax rates on labor should increase the size of the labor force, while improved vocational training and lower taxes on capital can be expected to increase labor productivity. If it were up to me, all these solutions would be employed.
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May 2017 Calendar of Events
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All events held at the HBA office unless otherwise noted.
4) Remodelers Council Luncheon @ 12pm
9-11) LHBA Board Meetings, Baton Rouge
15) Home & Garden Board of Directors Meeting @ 4pm
16) HBA Board of Directors Meeting @ 4pm
18) Sip & Socialize : Baby Cakes Game @ 7pm
23) Advanced Building Practices Council Meeting @ 11am
29) Memorial Day - Office Closed
31) Workforce Info Session @ 4pm
Come for food & drink, stay to learn about a program to provide a new crop of skilled trade labor.
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National Remodeling Month
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Let your friends and clients know that it's National Remodeling Month with these resources provided by NAHB!
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Common Framing Errors & How to Avoid Them
Advanced Building Practices Council Meeting
& Education Seminar (1 CE)
FREE & OPEN TO ALL
Tuesday, May 23rd, 11am - 1pm
In this session, taught by an experienced APA field representative, participants will examine the most common wood-framing and sheathing errors found in today's construction market, their consequences, and practical solutions for avoiding them. Topics include:
* Buckled sheathing
* Squeaky floors
* Over-sized holes
* Connection dos and don'ts
11:00am - Noon : Presentation
Noon - 1:00pm : Lunch provided by RoyOMartin
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Also Supported By:
Terrebonne Insurance Agency, Inc.
Compass Capital Management
ADP
Buckwalter Insurance
Group, LLC
The Law Office of
Kyle Sclafani
Office Depot
HomeBuilders Self
Insurers Fund
CivicSource
Lumber Products, Inc.
Builders Risk Insurance
Klumb Forest Products
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Also Supported By:
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List your open jobs here!
No charge for HBA members
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Community Jobs for Bid:
* Under Compliance, click on Employers' Workers' Compensation Coverage Verification
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Did you know you can renew your membership online?
Just login from the HBAGNO homepage to renew your membership.
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2017 Senior Officers of the Board
President, Mike LeCorgne
Vice President, Frank Morse
Treasurer, Michael Kraft
Secretary, Rolf Parelius
Immediate Past President, Floyd Simeon
2017 Board of Directors
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Steve Albert
John Arms
Charlie Fontenelle
David Gaspard
John Heald
Phil Hoffman
Kevin Katner
Larry Kornman
Jo Ann Kostik
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Peter Lanaux
Ben Laws
Bruce Layburn
Harold LeBlanc
Brian Mills
Helmut Mundt
Randy Noel
Lynda Nugent Smith
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Wagner Rocha
Kimberly Rooney
Dorothy Stanich
Devon Sweeney
Zach Tyson
Kirk Williamson
Steve Wobbema
Wes Wyman
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HBA Staff Contacts
Jon Luther
, Executive Vice President
Philip Thomas, Education Director & NOEL Program Director philip@home-builders.org
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