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BUILDER NEWS
In This Issue
From the President
Reminders
Raffle Tickets
Thank You! New & Renewed Members-May & June
1st Annual Clay Shoot, Raffle & Member Picnic
Join a Committee
Upcoming Events
SPIKE
2nd Annual Golf Scramble
Local News
Open Position
State & National News
WABA Monthly News Forum—July 2016
Contact Us
Give us a call for more
Information about our
Association and Members.
Williston Area Builders
Association
115 2nd Ave W. Ste. 108
P.O. Box 1825
Williston, ND 58802
(701)572-5744
Visit us on the web at
www.willistonbuilders.com
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Presidents Letter-Mark Schneider
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Contact the office if you have any questions.
To the Members of WABA,
As summer is upon us and the busy construction season is in full swing, I just wanted to take a moment to Thank all of you for a successful first half of 2016. We had 5 educational, informative & fun General Membership Meetings, a successful Home Show, and we have also attended 2 State meetings. The most recent was on June 15th where we had the opportunity to mix & mingle with over 20 state legislators and representatives in Fargo. We are also work-ing on 185 Amendments to the IBC and are actively taking a stance against a few in particular, at the State level And will be in Bismarck July 7 and 8 at the public hearings to fight against a few items. As we take a short break from our regular monthly meetings, I wanted to remind you we have 2 great events this summer. The 1st Annual Clay Shoot & Member Picnic will be held on August 18th. Please bring out the entire fami-ly after the tournament for our member picnic and the raffle drawing. If you have not bought your raffle tickets yet or
would like to help sell tickets please contact the office. The 2nd Annual Golf Scramble will be held on August 29th. This event is being held the day before Williston Economic Developments Annual “WEST” Event. This will be an extraordinary opportunity to meet with legislators and other special guests that will be in Williston that week. We will then pick up with our General Membership Meetings on September 15th and the Fall Parade of Homes the weekend of Sept 23rd.
In July we will say farewell to Janna and Jackie. Janna is taking another position in town and Jackie is returning home to Utah. Please join me in thanking them for their dedication to the Association and it’s Members during their time with us!
We also want to thank Luke Rasmussen for all of his time, effort and dedication to the association for the past 4 yrs.! Luke is stepping down as the NDAB Pac Trustee and the Alternate Associate National Director. He too is moving back to Utah.
Please congratulate Bill Murphy as he accepts the position of NDAB Pac Trustee.
We have started the search for the open position of Executive Officer. See Job Summary on page 9.
We look forward to a prosperous second half of 2016.
Have a happy summer and a safe & profitable construction season! Remember to use a WABA Member when you do business!
Mark Schneider President
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Use a WABA Member. Go to www.willistonbuilders.com
Become a member! Membership in the Williston Area Builders Association
gives you and your company the opportunity to be more successful!
Advertising Opportunities Available
Contact Janna for more details
701-572-5744
Business advertising, exposure and a
great way to support WABA in 2016.
Help make our meetings & events the
best they can be.
Thank You-New & Renewed Members
New Member:May Yard Supreme – Andy Palmer Renewed Members: May Basin Brokers – Tate Cymbaluk
Commercial Builders – Jon Geyerman
G&G Garbage – Chris Kjorstad
JE Dunn Construction – Marc Mellmer
Joe’s Digging Service Inc. – Mike Wells
McCody Concrete Products Inc – Bob Horab
Mon-Dak Heating & Plumbing – Dennis Schow
Real Estate & Rental Guide – Jane Hadley
Stepping Stone/Black Gold Development – Paul Ficara
Tofte Brothers Construction Inc. – Rick Tofte
Triangle Electric Inc. – Donn Heffelt
Renewed Affiliates:
Real Estate & Rental Guide – Lori Schneider
Windsong Country Estates LLC – Julie Dolbec
Renewed Members: June
Barstad Builders – Mark Barstad
Dawa Solutions Group – Jeff Zarling
Ferguson Waterworks – Mike Kerzman
Herc-u-Lift – Ross Lindberg
JMAC Resources – Matt Thompson
Selid Plumbing & Heating – David Selid
The Petersen Group – Trevor Edmondson
New Affiliate: May Simonson Lumber – Mike Kelly
Our Association is only as great as it’s
members. Thank you for your continued
support and hard work!
2016 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Mark Schneider-President
LJA Architects
Bob Horab-Vice President
McCody Concrete
Lance Bevier-Secretary/Treasurer
Tractor & Equipment
Dave Nordenstrom-Past President
Nordenstrom Custom Homes
Directors
Ken Callahan
Montana-Dakota Utilities
Joan Mainwaring
American State Bank
Tim McCauley
ACME Tools
Bill Murphy
ReMax/Bakken Realty
Bob Radermacher
Bakken Contracting Co.
Join a committee! We need you!
Membership-Events-Education
Government Affairs
Clay Shoot
Golf Scramble
Parade of Homes
Home Show
Fire Trailer
Contact the office for more details. 3
Upcoming Events
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Members send us your events and we’ll put them in the
Newsletter. Contact [email protected]
LIFE MEMBERS
Royal Spikes (150-249 credits)
Rick Tofte (240.5)
Ken Callahan (190)
Green Spikes (50-99 credits)
Bob Horab (80.5)
Luke Rasmusen (67)
Jeff Zarling (54)
David Nordenstrom (52)
Life Spikes (25-49 credits)
Bill Murphy (39)
MEMBERS
Blue Spikes (6-24 credits)
Mark Barstad (20.5)
Mark Schneider (10)
Tate Cymbaluk (8)
Tim McCauley (7.5)
CANDIDATES (1-5 credits)
Don Ell (5.5)
Allen Domagala (3.5)
Jim Christ (3)
Jason Everett (3)
Lowell Nelson (2)
Carla Adamson (1.5)
John Donlin (1.5)
Lance Bevier (1)
Esther Durham (1)
Mark Hoxmeier (1)
Brad Smith (1)
Mike Dolbec (.5)
Joan Mainwaring (.5)
Thursday, August 18 –1st Annual Clay Shoot, Raffle Drawing & Member Picnic,
Painted Woods Sporting Complex -2pm
Monday, August 29 –2nd Annual Golf Scramble & Dinner, Eagle Ridge-1pm
Thursday, September 15 –General Membership Meeting -6pm 5
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Local, State & National News
Sunday June 12, 2016
WABA Builder Day of Caring-2016
The morning started out a bit rainy and cool but the afternoon brought sunshine and the
incredible feeling of community at Upper Missouri Ministies in Epping. The Williston Area
Builders Association volunteered for New Hope Church & Saving Grace Community
Church’s “faith in ACTION”. WABA volunteers were: Mike Kelly-Simonson Lumber, Doug
Linge-Ahern, Joan Mainwaring-American State Bank & Husband Chuck-, Tim McCauley-
ACME Tools, Kevin Stobb-Ahern, Jackie Weig-WABA & daughter Katrina. The day started
at 8 am and ended for some at 12 noon. The morning was spent cleaning out & building
racks in the boat house, building a canoe shelter, splitting wood, trimming trees, landscap-
ing walkways & raking leaves. Those working on the canoe shelter stayed to finish the
shelter. In volunteering for “faith in ACTION” the Williston Area Builders Association was
able to give back to the community. Thank you to all who participated!
For more pictures go www.willistonbuilders.com or our Facebook page
South Ridge in Williston had their Ribbon Cutting and Grand
Opening on May 20th.
Welcome to BC Contracting
We’re not your ordinary contractor. We’re a full-service team with
a full-service mindset. That means we’ve got the experience and
resources to complete your next project on time and within budget
— not just one or the other. Our background is in multi-family and
commercial construction and development, but our expertise is in
building satisfied clients.
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May 26, 2016
The Architecture Group at Acker-
man-Estvold won an American
Council of Engineering Compa-
nies (ACEC) of North Dakota En-
gineering Excellence Award in the
category of Building Technology
Systems for their trainND project.
Cangrats to Sally Thoele, AIA,
Dennis Deutsch and the entire
team!
We are so proud! ~~June 7, 2016 – The J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Home Improvement Retailer Store Satisfaction Study ranked Ace Hardware “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Home Improvement Retail Stores” for the tenth year in a row. Ace has captured this ranking eve-ry year since J. D. Power began surveying the home improvement
NDAB Mid-Year Board of Directors Meeting was held on June 14 & 15 in Fargo
The meeting included a Summer Legislative Social held at the Fargo Air Museum. The event was well attended by many association members as well as over 20 Senators, Representatives and Fargo City Officials. Some of the NDAB board, committee mem-bers, WABA executives and two NAHB representatives (Amy Harris with Build PAC and Alex Martindale our Field Rep.) had the opportunity to continue networking at dinner after the Air Museum Social.
Williston Area Builders Association Executive Officer Job Description
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: The purpose of the Executive Officer position of the Williston Area Builders Association (WABA) is to lead WABA in meeting its purposes:
To unite the builders within its jurisdiction for the purpose of mutual advantage and cooperation To collaborate with all fields related to the building industry within the Association's jurisdiction for the benefit of the industry as a whole To assist in the accomplishment of the mutual objectives of the National Association of Home Builders of the United States and the
North Dakota Association of Builders
OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION: The Executive Officer is responsible for the implementation and achievement of the objectives approved by the board of directors; main-taining and improving WABA’s financial stability; increasing membership and representing WABA to various other organizations.
The Executive Officer is responsible for administration of the day-to-day operations of the association and for maintaining communication with all appropriate stakeholders including the board of directors, members, North Dakota Association of Builders, and the National Association of Home Builders. QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of 3 years in a leadership or managerial role; Proficiency in computers and applications to include: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and QuickBooks;
Must have organizational skills and be able to coordinate efforts of multiple groups of people; Must have the ability to work well independently and as part of a team; ability to exercise flexibility, initiative, good judgment
and discretion;
Must have strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills;
Must have good organizational, time management, customer service and problem-solving skills.
Please contact Job Service @ 701-774-7900 or the WABA Office @701-572-5744 for application information
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As the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) celebrates National Homeownership Month
in June, builders continue to demand affordable housing for all Americans, calling for sensible reforms to burdensome regula-
tions that increase the cost of housing.
“The aggressive over-regulation of the housing industry is putting the American Dream of safe and affordable housing at risk,” said
NAHB Chairman Ed Brady, a home builder and developer from Bloomington, Ill.
In May, NAHB released a study, Government Regulation in the Price of a New Home, which showed that on
average, government regulations account for 24.3% of the final price of a new single-family home. In fact, the
regulatory costs for an average single-family home went from $65,224 in 2011 to $84,671 in 2016 – a 29.8%
increase in five years.
“Regulators at all levels of government – local, state and federal – must understand that their actions have real
consequences,” said NAHB Chief Executive Officer Jerry Howard. “The cost of regulation in the price of a new
home is rising more than twice as fast as the average American’s ability to pay for it. That is simply not sus-
tainable.”
NAHB has been fighting back against costly regulations that fail to meet their intended goals, including the Department of Labor’s new
overtime rule that was implemented without considering its impact on small businesses, consumers, workers and the economy.
The 100% increase to the salary threshold for overtime eligibility will hit the home building industry particularly hard and harm housing
affordability. It will reduce job-advancement opportunities and the hours of full-time construction supervisors, leading to construction
delays, increased costs and less affordable housing options for consumers.
“Common sense reforms to the regulatory approval process would open the doors of homeownership to more Americans across the
country,” Brady said.
During National Homeownership Month in June, and throughout the year, NAHB and its 700 state and local affiliates work hard to
make affordable housing a reality and a priority to our nation’s leadership.
“Homeownership remains a core American value to consumers across the country,” Brady said. “In addition to building stronger com-
munities, homeownership provides a solid foundation for family and personal achievement. It is critical that we keep this dream within
reach, and not price out buyers with needless overregulation.” June1, 2016 NAHB
Builders Call for End to Regulatory Overreach During National Homeownership Month
When making decisions about the future, having access to affordable housing is a key consider-ation for everyone from community and business leaders to workers and consumers. “Without affordable housing, it is challenging for businesses to recruit and retain employees,” says Jolene Kline, North Dakota Housing Finance Agency executive director. “And, seniors and disabled individuals need safe, suitable options to be able to remain in a community.” Through the support of state taxpayers, NDHFA’s Housing Incentive Fund has proven to be an excellent resource in addressing the state’s most critical housing needs. The program provides
low-cost financing to developers of affordable housing. “Since HIF’s inception, we have allocated over $89.6 million to 78 projects,” said Kline. “These dollars have leveraged more than $425 million in construction financing to support the development of 2,450 new housing units statewide.” NDHFA is currently focused on fully capitalizing the program so it can honor commitments made to projects in Bismarck, Bowman, Devils Lake, Dickinson, Fargo, Gwinner, Minot, Valley City and Williston. The agency has until Dec. 31, 2016, to raise the $3 million needed. HIF contributors receive a dollar-for-dollar state income tax credit and can target contributions to a specific project or community.
Learn more online at www.ndhousingincentivefund.org or by contacting NDHFA at (800) 292-8621 or [email protected].
Affordable Housing a Key Consideration
The House today approved the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 5447), legislation championed by the National Asso-ciation of Home Builders (NAHB) that would allow small business owners to help their employees pay for health insurance.
“The nation’s home builders commend the tireless efforts of Reps. Charles Boustany (R-La.) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) for advancing this bipartisan, common-sense bill that will help small business owners across the land to ease the prohibitive cost of health care insurance for their workers,” said NAHB Chairman Ed Brady, a home builder and developer from Bloomington, Ill. “We urge the Senate to act promptly to pass companion legislation S. 3060.”
The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act would allow home building firms and other small businesses to provide Health Reim-bursement Arrangements (HRAs), which let employers contribute something to their employee health costs. Specifically, HRAs allow small businesses to offer pre-tax dollars to insured employees to help pay premiums and/or other out-of-pocket costs as-sociated with medical care and services. (for the rest of the story go to https://www.nahb.org/en/news-and-publications/press-releases/2016/06/house-approves-nahb-supported-health-care-bill.aspx)
House Approves NAHB-Supported Health Care Bill June 21, 2016
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