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Home Builders Garner ’08 Legislative Success

By Edie Ousley

The 2008 Legislative Session ended last Friday with the ceremonial dropping of the handkerchief, but not before lawmakers had passed a bevy of bills that position Florida’s home builders for success.

Despite the tough economic woes that forced lawmakers to cut more than $3 billion from the state’s budget, the Florida Home Builders Association successfully advocated for the passage of its 2008 member-identified priority issues.  Full Story >>
 
 
 

 
FHBAction News (May 5, 2008)
· President’s Message by Robert Parrish
· Florida Builder Advocates Travel to DC
· Rutenberg & FHBA Win National Awards
· Nations Builders Applaud Fed Rate Cut
· West Florida Showcases Green Home
· HBI’s Project CRAFT Graduates Four
· FHB Foundation Awards Scholarships
· May Celebrates Home Remodeling Month
· Credit Crunch Threatens Housing Downturn
· NewsNotes: Excel Awards Website Opens

FHBA Hosts Successful Spring Conference
By Jennifer Wittstock
Home builders flooded Tallahassee for the Florida Home Builders Association’s (FHBA) 2008 Spring Legislative Conference where they received a personal update on housing-related legislation being debated this Legislative Session. Full Story >>

Leaders Break Ground on Camp Harper
Florida’s home builders broke ground on the nation’s first-ever Future Builders of America (FBA) Leadership Training Camp for youth interested in pursuing a career in the construction industry. Camp Harper will serve as the official home of the FBA Summer Camp program – an educational program currently providing more than 2,000 Florida high-school-aged young people important construction and leadership skills. In addition to being the nations first-ever camp of its kind, it will also be the nation’s first-ever green built camp. Full Story >>

Onsite Wastewater Bill Gets Favorable Hearing
Builder Broadcast Highlights Legislative Activity
By Edie Ousley
The Florida Legislature has just completed its third week of the 2008 Legislative Session, and already many of the Florida Home Builders Association’s member-identified priority issues have moved into the spotlight. Of particular significance is an important onsite wastewater treatment system bill which, last week, received a favorable hearing in the House Environmental Protection Committee.
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Dynamic Lobbying Team Bolsters FHBA Members
By Edie Ousley
One of the greatest strengths the Florida Home Builders Association provides is our ability to help ensure the state’s regulatory environment does not impede our members’ ability to do business. Aggressive, yet methodical legislative and governmental affairs efforts help us accomplish this goal.  Full Story >>