Posted by Michelle on Jun 13, 2019 in News
The Greater Iowa City Area HBA has recognized John Balmer, CEO of PSC Distribution & Studio H2O, as its 2018 Distinguished Leadership Award winner. Balmer has a degree in business administration from the University of Iowa and been involved in the wholesale plumbing distribution business for 47 years. He joined the family business, started in 1951 as Plumbers Supply Company, alongside his brother and following in the footsteps of his parents and grandparents. Now...
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Posted by Michelle on Jun 6, 2019 in News
The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association (HBA) has recognized five contractors with 2019 Greater Iowa City Area Parade of Homes Builders Excellence Awards. The awards are sponsored by Mills Custom Homes and presented at an HBA-members-only breakfast May 31 at The Celebration Farm in Iowa City. Eighteen new homes were entered in this year’s Parade of Homes. Members from other HBAs around Iowa judged the homes. Criteria included exterior, interior, livability and...
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Posted by Michelle on Jun 5, 2019 in News
As the home building industry celebrates National Homeownership Month in June, new data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reveal that starting in 2019, a majority of senior (56 percent) and millennial (50 percent) buyers have moved beyond planning to purchase a home to actually starting the search process. The NAHB Housing Trends Report reveals that millennials expect house hunting to become easier in the months ahead. The data dispel the misconception...
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Posted by Michelle on May 29, 2019 in News
Recent Iowa City High School graduate Olivia Baird has been awarded the 2019 Greater Iowa City Area HBA Women’s Council scholarship. Baird completed her high school career with a 3.84 grade point average and plans to attend the University of Iowa in August to study health and human physiology. She has worked with children in various capacities and volunteered as a leader for YMCA Camp Wapsie in Coggon, Iowa. Her parents are Sara and Erika Riggs. Baird is connected to the...
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Posted by Michelle on May 28, 2019 in News
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Posted by Michelle on May 22, 2019 in News
The Greater Iowa City Area HBA has been recognized for outstanding Public Relations Program and Workforce Development Plan with Awards of Excellence from the Executive Officers Council (EOC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). “It is truly an honor for the hard work and professionalism of the Iowa City Area HBA to be recognized with Association Excellence Awards,” said Karyl Bohnsack, executive officer of the HBA. “I applaud the dedication to representing...
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