HBRA EVENTS NAHB VISIT WITH VP MIKE PENCE We are lucky to have Greg Ugalde, a Connecticut Builder and member of Central CT HBRA, serving as the 1st Vice President of the NAHB Board. Today, he and past CT HBRA President, Norton Wheeler, and Chairman of the NAHB Board, Randy Noel, among others, met with Vice President Pence to discuss issues of importance: lumber tariffs, labor and land use regulations. Nort reported that the Vice President is very appreciative of our industry and understands the impact building has on our nation’s economy. The lumber tariff and rewrite of NAFTA is going to take some time but it is a priority for this administration. They also heard from White House staff on workforce development as well as the continued success of the administration to roll back overreaching regulations. Earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed the Dodd Frank Regulatory Relief Act, which does not repeal the act but it does loosen the regulations on community banks which should help builders gain project funding the old fashioned way, through our community banks. We are hopeful this should help builders gain project funding the old fashioned way, through our community banks. It’s critical we remain in contact with our legislators at the local, state and federal level to ensure the voice of our industry is heard. PWB COUNCIL MEETING The Professional Women In Building Council (PWB) met on Thursday May 17th for their monthly meeting. Tarra DelChiaro from Accurate Lock and Hardware led an in depth presentation on branding and how to rebrand your company from start to finish using Jung’s 12 archetypes. Following the presentation there was a Q&A and networking. Thank you to Karen Bradbury of Closet and Storage Concepts for hosting the meeting and giving us a tour of the facilities. If you’re interested in joining the PWB, please contact the HBRA office. 12 HBRA of Fairfield County | MAY 2018
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