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Tuesday Toolbox May 12, 2020

Next General Membership Meeting?

We Need Your Input

Many of you have gone back to work this week, and we wish you the best in reopening your businesses. We look forward to hearing your stories, at our next General Membership Meeting. We aren’t going to get a chance to meet in person this month and we know that you are all very busy, so we want to get your opinion on the best time to hold a virtual GMM. Please complete a brief survey for us at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z6VQVR7. This is a very short survey; it should take about two minutes to complete. Thank you for your input.

Construction is Up & Running

What About Inspections?

Residential construction has received the go ahead from Governor Whitmer to resume activity under social distancing guidelines. With construction comes inspections. Click Here for updates from area county inspection offices.

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Builders Needed!

You may have heard of our partnership with NMC and the Builders Exchange on the Build Your Life initiative, to bring more young people into our industry and prepare them to be better home builders and building industry supporters. Our first big step toward that goal is to build a shed which will be used to promote the initiative all summer, and raffled off as a fundraiser at our Scholarship Dinner in September.

Volunteers will build the shed this Saturday (May 16) at Northern Building Supply, from 8:00 AM-2:00 PM. We are still looking for a couple of builders to help us work with students on this project. If you are available for at least part of this time frame and would like to help, please let Bob O’Hara know, at robert@hbagta.com.

Governor's MI Safe Start Plan

We're in Phase Three

After announcing that Michigan’s manufacturing workers will return to work on Monday, May 11, Governor Gretchen Whitmer detailed the six phases of her MI Safe Start Plan to re-engage Michigan’s economy. The governor has worked with leaders in health care, business, labor, and education to develop the plan, and announced today that Michigan is in phase three.

The phases of the pandemic include: READ MORE

HBA Golf Outing

August 25th @ Crystal Mountain

Our HBAGTA Golf Tournament is still ON, and we want it to be a celebration of the strength of our industry and community.

Please join us to celebrate and enjoy the strength of our industry and association. Register online or fill out the form and fax it to 231-946-1051, mail it to 3040 Sunset Lane, Traverses City, 49684 or email it to Naj!

Don't forget to sponsor a hole and to take advantage of the other sponsorship opportunities available! Contact Naj or refer to the registration/sponsorship form!

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The Parade of Homes will be marching across northern Michigan this September! With dates being moved, the deadline for entering homes has also been moved! BUILDERS & REMODELERS you now have until July 24th to enter the Parade! All HBA members, you have until July 29th to place your ad in the prestigious Parade Tour Guide - advertising opportunities in the Tour Guide are exclusive to HBA members. You can also join James Hardie and Lumbermen's as Parade sponsors!

Together you will make this the best Parade of Homes ever! More than ever, our community will be looking forward to getting out and touring Parade homes, let's treat them to an amazing experience!