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CMBA Golf Outing
Thursday, July 18 Details on page 3 1
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Thursday, July 18th 33rd annual Golf Outing Driftwood Golf & Fitness – 1100 Main Street, Clearwater, MN (formerly Eagle Trace Golf Club)
Foursome Teams Limited to 144 Golfers
9 am Registration Breakfast provided by Rinke-Noonan
10 am Shotgun Start Event will be held rain or shine
“Spend quality time playing best ball with colleagues and clients.”
Traveling Trophy for the winning team. Improve your game with a buy a stroke and/or putt extender Win great prizes, chances sold on the course. Delicious pig roast dinner at end of play Register now at cmbaonline.org events
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730am HomeShow Mtg Final Day to Enter Tour Home 33rd annual CMBA Golf Outing
CMBA Office is closed Fridays in July and August
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7:30am CBC Board Mtg 1-6pm BAM Brd Mtg, St. John’s Abby
12pm Sporting Clay Shoot
Collegeville
7:30am HomeShow Mtg
12pm RC Brd Mtg
9am CMBA Board Mtg
4pm CMBA Picnic
9am Membership Committee Mtg
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Most Desired Home Technology According to the latest edition of NAHB’s study, “What Home Buyers Really Want,” 46 percent of recent and prospective home buyers want a security camera in their home, more than any other home technology feature listed in the survey. The next most desired technology features were: video doorbell (45 percent); programmable thermostat (44 percent); a wireless home security system (40 percent), and a multi-zone HVAC system (39 percent).
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Michelle Fischbach Joins CMBA Team
CMBA 2019 Board of Directors OFFICERS/DIRECTORS
President Ron Euteneuer
1st V/P Tony Steinemann
Great Northern ADS Designs LLC Environmental Solutions LLC
2nd V/P/Treas. Nate Moeller Paramount Construction
CMBA President Ron Euteneuer, Great Northern Environmental Solutions
CMBA is excited to announce that Michelle Fischbach will be joining the CMBA as the Government Affairs Director. Michelle will step into the role that Jane DeAustin has served for the past 17 years. Jane retired from the position in 2018, and this May took a break to step back into the GA Director role until her replacement could be found. “I feel the Board of Directors has made an excellent choice to hire Michelle to serve the association in this position. “stated Bonnie Moeller, CMBA Executive Director. “She is an accomplished attorney with 22 years of state legislative experience and will lend superior government affairs service through her proven skills in creating, promoting and passing legislation.”
the CMBA and its association members could not have a better candidate to consider.” Michelle will be working part time at the CMBA office to maintain a working relationship with elected officials and agencies in the CMBA service territory, specifically the St. Cloud area region, as well as with counterparts at the city, county, state and national levels on such matters that affect the industry and members of the CMBA.
Secretary Sue Lentner
Associate V/P Robin Gohman
Past President Chris Froelke
Tri-County Abstract and Title Guaranty
Liberty Bank MN
RetroGreen Energy
Jack Brandes
Alex Mastellar
Jeff Millner
Lumber One Avon
Rinke-Noonan
Millner Construction
Michelle will officially start on July 2nd. Please be sure to call or stop by to welcome her to the CMBA team! Respectfully,
Ron Euteneuer John Muller
Jeremy Salzbrun
Stuart Swenson
SB Restoration Services
H&S Heating & A/C, Residential & Service LLC
Suncom Development, Constr.,Management
Michelle served as the Lieutenant Governor in 2018, served as the President of the Minnesota State Senate in 2017/18 & 2011/12; and as State Senator since 1996. David Werschay
State Representative Tama Theis stated, “I have been working with Michelle for serval years on many topics. Her knowledge of the law and our State Agencies is great. Michelle is very focused and organized. Her contacts and connections are many. She will be a wonderful asset to the CMBA.” “Michelle is very well respected by both political parties in MN”, stated John Pederson, former State Senator, “and has well established relationships with elected officials in the communities where CMBA members do business – as well as the State Capitol. In my view, the Government Affairs Committee for Cmbaonline.org
Werschay Homes Inc.
NAHB DIRECTORS 2019 Tony Steinemann, ADS Designs David Werschay, Werschay Homes Ron Euteneuer, Great Northern Environmental Solutions LLC
BAM DIRECTORS 2019
CMBA announces Michelle Fischbach, CMBA Government Affairs Director
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Steve Noble, Noble Custom Homes Tony Steinemann, ADS Designs Ron Euteneuer, Great Northern Environmental Solutions LLC Marty Czech, Premier Real Estate Services Mike Gohman, W. Gohman Const. Co.
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Local, State & National News
front: Remi Stone, BAM; Rep. Tama Theis; Sam DeLeo, Kramer Leas DeLeo; rear: John Pederson, Amcon Concrete Products; Jane DeAustin, CMBA; Will Huston, Westwood Professional Services; Ron Euteneuer, Great Northern Environmental Solutions; Bonnie Moeller, CMBA Not pictured: Laura Kangas, Arvig
Legislative Wrap Up The Minnesota Legislature adjourned its regular session on Monday, May 20, and went into special session on Thursday and early Friday morning, May 24 and 25. Rep. Tama Theis and BAM’s Remi Stone joined the June Government Affairs Committee for a legislative wrap up. Several builder bills were passed and signed by the governor: Construction Careers – career
counseling in high and middle schools as well as youth apprenticeships Consumer Awareness Campaign to promote the importance of hiring licensed contractors as well as the consequences of hiring unlicensed contractors Business management for licensed contractors adds one hour of business management strategies as part of 14 credit hours required for continuing education within the two-year licensing period Prevented the Contractor Recovery Fund from being used to pay for unlicensed contractor failures Prevented authority for net-zero energy code / ‘stretch code’ local ordinances Established a multi-year Housing Affordability Commission to define housing affordability and study issues relating to housing affordability Retainage – payment of retainage within 60 days of substantial completion Wage theft – wage theft in excess of $1,000 becomes a felony crime
New Minnesota Building Codes Update The Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) have been working on turning the model code into Minnesota’s new building codes. It is anticipated that the housing industry will begin to get its first look at what the next Minnesota building codes may look like in late June 2019. With the exception of the residential energy code, DLI expects to release the proposed building codes during a twoweek period this summer. Then, each code chapter will have a 30-day period for public comment. The state’s Construction Codes Advisory Council will then hold a meeting to review the comments and proposed codes.
Nelson and Mark Finn from Building Inspections; and John Halter and April Ray from SEH outlined current and expected residential development. An estimated 100 residential lots are available in the city. Other discussion centered on permit turnaround times, residential lots available within the city and price range plus ways to reduce future lot development costs, annexation agreement between the city and LeSauk Township, plus ICC and proposed Minnesota residential building code and timing of ability to comment on proposed changes.
Watab Township The Watab township supervisors and Benton County Commissioners met in late May to discuss how Watab plans to move forward with its subdivision ordinance and development agreement. Watab’s subdivision ordinance and development agreement would be in addition to what is required for Benton County. Expect Watab supervisors to hold a public hearing on the proposed changes during their July 2nd meeting.
The big question is if Minnesota will have a new residential energy code. As of this writing, Minnesota’s proposed building codes are expected to go into effect on March 31, 2020.
Mark Finn and Jeff Nelson City of Sartell Building Inspectors.
City of Sartell The City of Sartell provided a development update to the CMBA Government Affairs meeting in late May. Nate Keller, City Planner; Jeff Nate Keller, City of Sartell; April Ray, SEH
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Building Permit Report
January - December 5 Year History
Jurisdiction Jurisdiction
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
May-18
May-19
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Cold Spring
5
6
9
11
4
5
1
Foley
1
3
2
4
0
0
0
Cold Spring Foley
11
10
14
20
27
3
6
6
7
St. Augusta
6
10
6
5
4
2
9
n/a
St. Augusta
13
13
21
16
14
St. Cloud
42
27
44
32
37
12
15
St. Cloud
St. Joseph
2
8
3
9
5
93
100
113
109
86
3
1
St. Joseph
6
7
18
12
19
Sartell
19
25
27
21
15
10
5
Sartell
73
61
81
52
61
Sauk Rapids
16
25
8
15
5
9
2
Sauk Rapids
29
33
45
29
31
Waite Park
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
Waite Park
2
2
7
2
4
Rice
1
2
2
5
7
2
2
Rice
8
2
3
8
9
Rockville
5
8
3
0
1
0
0
Rockville
7
7
11
3
9
Total
98
115
104
104
80
45
28
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245
241
319
258
269
Building Permit Report comparing Jan—May (St. Augusta reporting quarterly)
Five year building permit report Jan.—Dec.
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2018-19 Remodelers Allied Building Products A/VX dba Audio Video Extremes Builders FirstSource Custom Stone Interiors D&D Construction LLC Dale Gruber Construction Dovetail Kitchen Designs, LLC
2018-19 Commercial
Council Members
Recommend a Meeting Topic
Home Check Plus, Inc. J. Dale Builders Inc. Liberty Bank MN Multiple Concepts Interiors-Carpet One Quad City Contracting, LLC RetroGreen Energy Simonson Lumber
Sponsor a Council Meeting Remodelers will meet on these dates in 2019-20:
Builders Council Members
Acme Tools American National Bank of MN Brock White Co. Dale Gruber Construction Inc. Ferche Millwork Knife River
McDowall Company Mid Central Door Co. Simonson Lumber SuperGreen Solutions of Central Minnesota Xcel Energy
Sep. 5, 2019 Nov. 7, 2019 Jan. 2, 2020 Mar. 5, 2020 May 7, 2020
Commercial Builders meetings in 2019-20: Oct. 3, 2019 Dec. 5, 2019 Feb. 6, 2020 Apr. 2, 2020 Jun. 4, 2020
Council membership is granted to companies who attended a minimum of 3 of the 5 council meetings from Sept. 2018 to June 2019.
RC May Meeting at A/VX
21 attended the meeting on home technology trends
RC Sponsor Rich and Jodi Erken, A/VX Inc. dba Audo Video Extremes
Why attend Council Meetings? “The current information to keep on top of changes and trends helps to have safe, efficient job sites.“
CBC Meeting on Silica Dust Regulations
“Any new/updated information is excellent.” CBC Chair Dale Gruber, Dale Gruber Construction Inc.
CBCCmbaonline.org Sponsor Acme Tools
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The June meeting was held at Liberty Bank MN with 21 members attending.
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CMBA Supplement: 2019 Directory Similar to a phonebook /ˈfōn ˌbo͝ok/; the members are listed by the Main Business Category. Click into the flipbook or print the pdf. Contact CMBA if your company information has updates. CMBA provides a free listing of members, available 24/7 at cmbaonline.org. 24hr Bookkeeper, Inc. 360 Rents, Inc. A/VX Inc. dba Audio Video Extremes ABC Seamless of St. Cloud, MN ABC Supply Co., Inc. Acme Tools ADS Designs LLC Advance Fence & Decks, LLC AF Corp DBA Mosquito Squad Aho Northwest LLC All Surface Professionals, Inc. Allied Building Products Alpine Cabinetry, LLC Al's Ornamental Iron & Welding, Inc. Amcon Concrete Products, LLC (ACP) Ament Spas & Pools Ameribuilt Buildings, Inc. American Door Works American Heritage National Bank American National Bank of MN Andersen Windows, Inc. Angell's Construction Services Arnold's of St. Cloud, Inc. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Artisan Renovation & Design LLC Arvig Augusta Plumbing Avalon Homes Inc. B.D. Exteriors BankVista Barntiques Custom Wood & Designs Basement Water Controlled Bath Fitter - BF Holdings, LLC of MN Batteries Plus Bulbs Bayer Built Woodworks, Inc. Bayer Interior Woods BCI Construction, Inc. Bedliners by Line-X Bee Line Yamaha/Suzuki Sports Center Benson Construction and Remodeling Benson Property LLC Bergan KDV Berscheid Builders LLC Bertram Electric, Inc. Betzler Builders Birch Home Design, LLC Birchwood Electric Inc. Bi-State Inc. Blue Ox Timber Frames, Ltd. BNH Contractors Inc. Bob Bach Construction, LLC Borgert Products, Inc. Boundary Fence & Design, LLC Brandl Motors Bravo Homes by Dean Croat Construction Inc. Bremer Bank St. Cloud, N.A. Brenny Custom Cabinets, Inc. Brock White Co. Brownstone Homes LLC Bruce Prevost Construction, Inc. Builders Carpet Inc. DBA Focal Point Flooring Builders Club Builders FirstSource Bulow MN Inc. Burski Excavating C & D Granite Capital Granite Cemstone Supply Central Landscape Supply, Inc. Central Marble Products Inc. Central Minnesota Credit Union Central Minnesota Electric, Inc.
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Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity Central MN Builders Association Champion Windows Choice Homes, Inc Chris Paulsen Stucco Plaster Drywall Inc. Christensen Group Insurance CityWide Insulation, Inc. CliftonLarsonAllen Coborn's Incorporated Cold Spring Carpet Inc. Coldwell Banker Burnet - Debbie Niemeyer Colorful Concepts Painting Conway, Deuth & Schmiesing, PLLP (CDS) Corporate Connection, Inc. Cove Development Company Creative Catering Creative Custom Builders LLC Creative Design Construction, Inc. Culligan Water Custom Builders, Inc Custom Remodel and Repair by John Custom Staining and Finishing, Inc. Custom Stone Interiors Cutters Lawn Service LLC D & D Construction LLC D & R Builders Dale Gruber Construction Inc. Dan's Sprinkler Systems LLC Deerwood Bank Dehler Custom Renovations Inc. Design Electric, Inc. Design Tile & Flooring, Inc. DG Homes & Remodeling, Inc. Dierkes Heating & Air, LLC Dijital Majik Computers DJP Properties Dovetail Kitchen Designs, LLC DRSC Concrete, Inc. Drywall Supply Inc. Duane Fruth Building & Remodeling LLC Dynamic Homes, LLC East Central Energy East Side Glass Company East Side Oil Co. dba First Fuel Banks Edina Realty - Nicole Burski Edina Realty Home Services - Greg Wojtowicz Edina Realty -Jonathan Brenny Edina Realty- Rhonda Green Ehlinger Lawn Service Inc. Electrical Installers Inc Elite Development El-Jay Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Enercept Inc. Energized Electric Corp. Epsky Woodworking Inc. Erkens Water Ethen Cabinets and Construction LLC ETS-St. Cloud State University Faber Electric LLC Falcon National Bank Federated Mutual Insurance Ferche Millwork, Inc. Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Finken Water Treatment, Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Finnish Exteriors & Masonry LLC Fire Works Fireplace Installation Inc. Fireside Hearth & Home First Place Exteriors Inc. Floor To Ceiling Foley Lumber Co. / Milaca Building Center Franklin Outdoor Advertising
Franz Hultgren Evenson, P.A. Fresh Coat Painters Full-Fledged Distribution, Inc. Fusion Designed LLC G & J Awning & Canvas, Inc. Gabriel Media-Spirit 92.9/AM1180 KYES Garage Door Store Gary's Insulation Services LLC General Rental Center of St. Cloud Inc. Geyer Rental DBA A & N Convention Services Inc. Geyer Rental Gilleland Chevrolet Cadillac Inc. Goodin Company Gopher State Contractors Inc. Granite Services, LLC Granite Tops LLC Gray Plant Mooty Great Northern Environmental Solutions, LLC Great River Construction LLC Great River Federal Credit Union Greater St. Cloud Development Corp. Greg's Custom Drywall & Painting LLC GTX, Garage Tech X-Treme H&S Heating & A/C Residential & Service LLC H&S Welding, Heating, A/C & Geothermal Inc. Hansen Flooring Gallery Hansen Tomlinson Homes, Inc. Hardrives, Inc. Haus Construction, Inc. Heartland Door Sales Inc. Heartland Glass Co., Inc. Heartland Security Services, LLC Heartland Title, LLC Heater Rental Services LLC Heinen Drywall, Inc. Hennen Floor Covering Hennen Lumber Co., Inc. Heritage Homes, Inc. of MN HighPoint Homes Hiltner Companies Inc Hiltner Construction, Inc. Hirshfield's Paint Home Check Plus, Inc. Home Town Title, LLC Homeowners Financial Group Houdek Concrete & Masonry Howard Homes, Inc. Infinite Mpressions dba Minuteman Press Infinity Homes, Inc Innovative Basement Systems Intelligent Wireless Management Intex Insulating Company Inc. J & S Excavating, Inc. J. Dale Builders Inc. Jacobs Financial Jason White Const. Inc. JayMar Painting & Decorating Jensen Builders, Inc. Jet-Black LLC John Mondloch Remodeling, Inc. Jorgenson Homes Inc. K/S Construction of Central MN, Inc. Karl's TV & Appliance, Inc. KB Concrete Inc. Keen Construction Inc. Kelm & Reuter, P.A. Ken Heim Repair & Construction, LLC Kerzman Siding & Const. Inc. dba Kerzman Exteriors Kevin Renslow Construction LLC Klein Builders, Inc. Klein Landscaping & Nursery, Inc.
KMAC, Inc. Knife River Kramer Leas DeLeo PC Krippner Trucking & Excavating Inc. Lamar Advertising Company Land Concepts Inc. LB Carlson LLP Leighton Broadcasting Level Contracting Liberty Bank Minnesota Liberty Insurance Agency, Inc. Linder Baker Adjusting, LLC Little Falls Granite Works, Inc. Lumber One, Avon Inc. Lumber One, Cold Spring Inc. Lutgen Companies Lyon Sheet Metal & Heating Inc. Mahowald Insurance Agency LLP Maleska Custom Builders, Inc. Marvin Windows and Doors Maselter Cabinets, Inc. Master Trade Services Inc. Mathew Hall Lumber Company Matrix Construction, Inc. Matt Cecko Remodeling LLC McDowall Company McKay's Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge McPherson Products MC's Lawn & Landscaping LLC MCSI Mechanical Brothers LLC Mechanical Energy Systems, Inc. Meemken Custom Homes, Inc. Menards Metro Home Insulation & Waterproofing Metro Plumbing LLC Mick Construction Inc. Mid Central Door Company Mid Central Heating & A/C Inc. MidCountry Bank Mid-State Tile Company, Inc. Midwest Machinery Company Mike Torborg Homes Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Miller Architects & Builders Millner Construction Inc Minnesota Home Improvements/ LeafGuard Gutters Inc. Minnesota Lighting, Fireplace, Flooring Showroom Minnesota Rusco Minnesota Spray-Foam Insulation Minnwest Bank Modern Barnyard Molitor Excavating, Inc. Multiple Concepts Interiors-Carpet One National Property Inspections DBA Nygaard Home Inspections Inc. Nature's View Landscaping, Inc. Nelson Sanitation & Rental, Inc New Century Real Estate Noble Custom Homes Nordenstrom Custom Homes, Inc. North Risk Partners, Apollo Division Northern States Supply, Inc. Northland Crane Service, Inc. Northwest Excavators, Inc. Oak Hill Custom Cabinets, Inc. O'Malley & Kron Land Surveyors Omann Insurance Agency One Mortgage LLC Opatz Metals & Rolloffs Open Air Enterprises, LLC
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P.W. Landscapes, LLC Paramount Construction Paul A. Knier, Inc. Peerless Lawn Care, Inc PEI Properties LLC Pella Windows and Doors Pipers Plumbing of Central Minnesota Polar Land Company LLC Powerhouse Outdoor Equipment Precise Heating, A/C, Plumbing & Refrigeration Preferred Construction, Inc. Premier Real Estate Services - Marty Czech Premier Real Estate Services - Noel Johnson Progressive Builders Inc. Puustelli USA Quad City Contracting, LLC Quality Appliance & TV Center Quarry Title & Closing Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A. Radco Truck Accessory Center Rajkowski Hansmeier LTD Randy Poganski Homes LLC Randy Schwartz Remodeling Ray's Construction, Inc. RDV Companies RE/MAX Results - Amy Legatt RE/MAX Results - John Collopy RE/MAX Results - Lance Bukowski Regency Builders Inc. Reker Construction, Inc. Reliable Door Service LLC Renters Warehouse Restorations by Wayne/dba Kostreba Contracting Restore 24 LLC RestoreTech RetroGreen Energy Rice Companies Rinke-Noonan Ron's Cabinets, Inc. Royal Treatment Landscape LLC Saldana Concrete Inc. Sand Companies, Inc. SB Restoration Services, Inc. Schimnich Construction Inc. Schlangen's Custom Cabinets Inc. Schlenner Wenner & Company, CPA's Schmidt Industries, Inc. Schmidt Roofing Inc. Schnettler Benning Custom Builders, LLC Schoenberg Construction, Inc. Schultz Engineering and Site Design, PLLC Schultz Soft Water Inc. Scotty's Exteriors LLC Screen Pro Co, LLC Sentra-Sota Sheet Metal Inc. Sentry Bank Serenity Homes Inc. Sharp-Edge Hardwood Floors, LLC Sherwin Williams Simonson Lumber Smart'n Construction, LLC Solid Results Construction, Inc. South Side Sand & Gravel Spoden Builders LLC St. Cloud Acoustics, Inc. St. Cloud Area Association of Realtors St. Cloud Electric LLC St. Cloud Financial Credit Union St. Rosa Lumber Inc. St.Cloud Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. DBA St. Cloud Fireplace Center State Farm Insurance, Paul Hanson
Stearns County Abstract & Title Co. Stearns Electric Association Steve's Excavating, Inc. Stone Holding Co. StoneCrafters, Inc. Structural Buildings, Inc. Summit Stone Interiors SUNCOM Development, Construction, Management SuperGreen Solutions of Central Minnesota Superior Garage Floor Supreme Lawn & Landscaping Inc. Surface Specialists Mid-MN, Inc. T R & L Hommerding Const. Inc. Tamarack Materials Northland, Inc. Tenvoorde Ford Test profile of Company The Design Team Thermo-Tech Windows Thomas Tool & Supply, Inc. Thompson Lawn Care Thomsen Greenhouses Tim Janssen Masonry Inc. Times Media Tischler Wood Products, Inc. Tom Kraemer, Inc. Tony's Lifetime Exteriors, Inc. Tops Plus Torborg Builders Torborg Construction, LLC Total Recreation Inc. Townsquare Media, Inc. Tradesmen International Traut Companies Tri-County Abstract and Title Guaranty Tri-County Foam Insulation, LLC Tri-County Insurance Trimmers Inc. Trimpac, Inc. TruStone Financial Federal Credit Union U.S. Bank UBS Financial Services Inc. - Matt Nikodym Unique Design by Liz, LLC United Spray Foam LLC Unparalleled Lighting & Entertainment Design LLC Vector Windows and Doors Verizon Wireless Viking Log Furniture, Inc. VoigtJohnson - Craig Hiltner VoigtJohnson- Brandon Johnson Voss Plumbing & Heating W. Gohman Construction Co. Watab Inc. Weichert Realtors Tower Properties Jason & Jenny Jacobs Weichert Realtors Tower Properties - Todd Barnett Welcome Home MN Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Wensmann Contractors LLC Werschay Homes, Inc. Westwind Woodworkers Inc. Westwood Professional Services, Inc. Willow Creek Concrete Products, Inc. Windahl Technology LLC Window Concepts of Minnesota Wollak Construction, Inc. Woodland Homes Inc. Worth Construction, Inc. Xcel Energy Yamry Construction, Inc. Your Home Improvement Company Zablocki Roofing
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Free Isn’t Really Free “A price tells sellers how much to invest in a product and it helps consumers decide whether a product is worth buying. But a price of zero messes this all up.”
Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. GraphsandLaughs, LLC at
Over the last few years large social media and search engine firms have been routinely accused of trading and selling our personal information, propagating toxic content, weaponizing user information, and more generally eroding our privacy. Last October, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, made many of these same claims while bashing technology companies in front of a receptive audience in Brussels. Yet this is not simply a battle between tech billionaires. Rather, it is a result of a serious design flaw plaguing the Internet.
We all know that free services are anything but. Users not only give away their data, but as a result are exposed to lots of useless and occasionally harmful content, such as phishing attacks which result because senders of email don’t have to pay (buy stamps) to get email delivered. Similarly, there are always fake, or paid-for reviews mingled with legitimate ones on “free” services such as Yelp. And there is always a steady stream of manipulative or fake news that contaminates news feeds. In a world where communication is free, bad communication beats good communication because good communication is costly.
It is no coincidence that Google, Facebook and Twitter, which each receive more than 85% of their revenue from advertising, are the ones most frequently accused of malevolent activity. Conversely, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple, whose revenues come from selling goods or services or both, fly almost entirely under the radar. It’s because Facebook and Google make their money by giving away their products to one group and then selling advertisements to an entirely different one.
But it doesn’t necessarily have to be this way. Apple prioritizes user privacy and content quality, is more restrictive about what apps can run on its devices and has humans curate content. But that is one reason why Apple devices and products cost more than similar such Android offerings. TV offers another example. Network television was once an ad-supported oligopoly that aimed its content to the lowest common denominator. But HBO and now Netflix have shown that viewers will pay for quality content that is void of advertisements. Pandora and Spotify offer ad-free music streaming services for a monthly fee. And new technologies now make it easy to charge tiny amounts online, making it possible to bypass “free” services if desired.
Think about why price matters. It’s how the market rations resources. A price tells sellers how much to invest in a product and it helps consumers decide whether a product is worth buying. But a price of zero messes this all up. Free is great for generating volume and user engagement, but it is a disaster when it comes to quality control. Some firms offer free entry-level products in the hope of up -selling their users a later date, like Adobe, and some services like Wikipedia are free due to thousands of hobbyists who love what they do and expect no monetary compensation. By contrast, free is the entire business model of search engines and social media. To generate advertisements, they must maximize users and engagement, and that requires low barriers, if any, to their platforms. And to maximize advertising revenue, the platforms must learn as much about their users as possible. This pits volume and revenue against quality and confidentiality. The result is the steady erosion of privacy. Cmbaonline.org
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But there are problems: Apple’s market share has stalled as new potential buyers balk at its high prices, while Netflix, Pandora and Spotify have yet to turn a profit. Lastly, search and social media outlets that might, in the future, charge will have a hard time becoming viable due to the large network effects that “free” incumbents enjoy. That said, some broad-based firm will eventually succeed and show that free need not remain the reflexive internet model of the future and in the process, our privacy concerns will hopefully wither away
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Strength in Numbers Renewals Thank you to the following members, who renewed their membership in April & May 40-48 YEARS Brock White Co. Schoenberg Construction, Inc. Mid-State Tile Company, Inc. 30-39 YEARS Heartland Glass Co., Inc. Metro Plumbing LLC Molitor Excavating, Inc. Stearns Electric Association Thomas Tool & Supply, Inc. North Risk Partners, Apollo Division Sherwin Williams Heinen Drywall, Inc. Lutgen Companies 25-29 YEARS Bob Bach Construction, LLC Goodin Company Heritage Homes, Inc. of MN Foley Lumber Co. / Milaca Building Center 20-24 YEARS J & S Excavating, Inc. Lumber One, Avon Inc. 15-19 YEARS All Surface Professionals, Inc. St. Cloud Financial Credit Union Falcon National Bank 10-14 YEARS Birchwood Electric Inc. Kerzman Siding & Const. Inc. dba Kerzman Exteriors Aho Northwest LLC Creative Custom Builders LLC Mechanical Brothers LLC Tenvoorde Ford Cold Spring Carpet Inc. Epsky Woodworking Inc. Corporate Connection, Inc. Kramer Leas DeLeo PC Rajkowski Hansmeier LTD 5-9 YEARS Hansen Tomlinson Homes, Inc. RestoreTech Ethen Cabinets and Construction LLC Bedliners by Line-X Greg's Custom Drywall & Painting LLC Metro Home Insulation & Waterproofing Scotty's Exteriors LLC Restore 24 LLC Mahowald Insurance Agency LLP Dierkes Heating & Air, LLC 2-4 YEARS RE/MAX Results - John Collopy Unique Design by Liz, LLC Vector Windows and Doors Reliable Door Service LLC Tim Janssen Masonry Inc.
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FIRST YEAR Deerwood Bank Custom Staining and Finishing, Inc. Jet-Black LLC Royal Treatment Landscape LLC
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Welcome Back Tim Janssen Masonry, Inc.
Member Changes Main Contact Amcon Concrete Products, LLC Don Foehrenbacher dfoehrenbacher@amconconreteproducts.com Ament Spas & Pools Susie Manke susie@amentspas.com Great River Federal Credit Union Robin Rau rrau@greatriverfcu.org Liberty Insurance Agency, Inc. Sean McBride Sean.mcbride@associatedBRC.com (952) 947-9731 Minnesota Rusco Marc Faulhammer marc@minnesotarusco.com Thomas Tool Adam Sunder adams@thomas-tool.com
New Address Corporate Connection 22027 Industrial Blvd., Ste. 2 Rogers, MN 55374 Precise Heating, AC, Plumbing & Refrigeration 628 19th Avenue NE St. Joseph, MN 56374 The Design Team 127 6th Avenue N St. Cloud, MN 56303
New Members Dynamic Homes LLC Building custom, system-built homes for families throughout the Upper Midwest since 1970. The design possibilities are endless, options for kitchens, fireplaces, bathrooms and more. Make all those decisions in one place at your convenience. Rep: Mike Ernster 525 Roosevelt Avenue Detroit Lakes, MN 56502 (218) 846-3106 Sponsor: Ron Euteneuer, Great Northern Environmental Solutions LLC Modular Construction
MidCountry Bank Active engagement in the community to provide high quality, diversified financial services and solutions. A comprehensive scope of banking, cash management, equipment leasing, mortgage, insurance and investment products, tools and services makes a solid financial ally for both traditional and progressive-minded clients. Rep: Tony Sofio 1113 W. St. Germain Street St. Cloud, MN 56301 (320) 229-5278 Sponsor: Art Buhs, Central MN Habitat for Humanity Bank
Trimmers Inc. Residential and commercial contractor specializing in interior finish work. Services include: Custom casework; Install Millwork, Doors, Cabinet and Countertops; Reclaimed wood, Timbers, Custom log work and Flooring Rep: Benjamin Kockler 706 Martin Court Sartell, MN 56377 (320) 420-1058 Sponsor: Matt Cecko, Matt Cecko Remodeling Carpentry Work/Floor Laying
Email Dierkes Heating & Air, LLC Todd Dierkes todd@dierkesheatingandair.com www.dierkesheatingandair.com Little Falls Granite Works, Inc. Scott Nagel scott@alegacyinstone.com
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No Longer Members Albany Heating A/C & Service Inc. Interiors by Berni
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Received requests from 14 local High School technology teachers to fund tools. A total of $25,172 requested.
CMBA Event Lineup July 18, Golf Outing, Driftwood Golf & Fitness
August 8, Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Industrial Technology Instructor — Jake Masters
What Have We Done For You Lately Attended the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Industrial Technology Vision meeting. Here is what we learned Sauk Rapids has four full time Technology Instructors - Manufacturing/ Robotics; Woods; Metals; and Graphics & Photography
Jake Masters, Woods teacher thanked CMBA numerous times for the help in purchasing a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine, which runs 2-3 hours day
Developing a Business Industry Summit in Feb 2020 to showcase careers to students and parents, tying in with conferences, much like a job fair.
Administration is creating a handbook for students when selecting classes to demonstrate what careers would be associated with taking that class.
225 students enrolled in woods, 9th graders make jewelry boxes. 10th-12th take cabinetry 1 & 2. They toured five cabinet shops this year, and two kids will be starting a career in woods.
Woods vision is to build a house, bringing industries tied to it such as electrical and HVAC. Foley Lumber Co. will donate the material. Cost to build—$40,000, sell at $62,000, profit to fund the program.
GA met with city of Sartell Chief Building official, building inspector, zoning, and engineers on city updates and to answer any questions. They are currently looking at updating/creating parking & sign regulations. Finalized and mailed the registration for the Sporting Clay Shoot to be held August 8th at Wild Marsh Sporting Clay. All proceeds benefit the CMBA Tools for Schools Fund. Interviewed two candidates for the Government Affairs position. Welcome to Michelle Fischbach, previous Lieutenant Governor and President of the MN State Senate, who will be starting as the GA Director in July. Provided training for 21 members to protect employees from silica dust in the workplace and on the jobsite. Hosted Rep. Tama Theis for the 2019 legislative wrap-up with updates on the building industry.
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Sporting Clay Shoot, Wild Marsh Sporting Clays
August 21, Picnic—I n concert with Summer Time by George, featuring Michael Shynes September 11, Bowling for Builders Sponsor: H&S Heating & A/C Residential & Service LLC Great River Bowl
September 13-15 & 20-22, Fall Tour of HomesSM
October 9, October Fest Sponsor Liberty Bank MN Headquarters 2842 2nd St S, St Cloud
November 13, Tools For Schools Presentation Eagles Club
December 11, Christmas Holiday Party, The Park Event Center (500 Division Street, Waite Park)
Feb 28, 29, Mar 1 & Mar 6-8 2020 Spring Tour of HomesSM
March 13, 14, & 15, 2020 Home and Lifestyle Show
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Members in the Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A. Minnesota Women Lawyers named Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A. its 2019 Leadership Award winner. The award recognizes the law firm's efforts to enhance the status, influence and effectiveness of women lawyers and staff both within its firm and through participation in outside associations and memberships. The firm's female attorneys hold or have held leadership roles in local, state and international organizations, and in recent years, Quinlivan & Hughes revisited and revamped its family leave policy to allow more paid time off for female attorneys.
CEO Dyan Ebert, Quinlivan Hughes
Rinke-Noonan Rinke Noonan Law Firm, one of the largest and most comprehensive law firms located in Central Minnesota, is excited to announce Alex Mastellar has been elected shareholder of the firm. Alex and his family live in Sartell. He concentrates his practice in the areas of Agriculture, Environmental Construction, Employment and Labor Law. Alex is an active member of CMBA and is a volunteer attorney with Central Minnesota Legal Services. Alex Masteller, Rinke-Noonan
David Meyers, Rinke-Noonan
David Meyers, a shareholder with Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law, has been elected a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Founded in 1978, the College is comprised of more than 1,000 lawyers distinguished for their skill, experience and high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice of real estate law.
Xcel Energy—RetroGreen Energy RetroGreen Energy along with 52 Minnesota businesses were recognized by Xcel Energy for outstanding efforts to help customers save energy and reduce their environmental impact. The Efficiency Partner awards recognized the top contractors, equipment suppliers and engineers that contributed the greatest electrical and natural gas savings to Xcel Energy’s Minnesota conservation programs in 2018. The rebates submitted by these companies saved customers more than 81 gigawatt-hours of electricity and 127,000 dekatherms of natural gas, or the equivalent of powering 7,665 homes for a year. Listing of 52 companies in Xcel News Release.
St. Cloud Financial Credit Union and Starcor Credit Union plan to merge. They will become one organization under the St. Cloud Financial name, with approximately $200 million in assets and serving over 21,000 members with six locations. Upon completion, John Hardekopf, president and CEO of StarCor, will join the St. Cloud Financial executive team and assume the position of vice president of lending. “I am happy to welcome their employees and members into our culture,” stated Jed A. Meyer, president and CEO of St. Cloud Financial. Starcor has Minnesota branches in Becker and Albertville, and will continue to operate as is until the merger is finalized. St. Cloud Financial has four locations in St. Cloud, Sartell and Sauk Rapids.
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Members in the News Artisan Renovation And Design LLC Effective April 30th, Artisan Renovation and Design LLC has become a single member LLC. Kevin McGraw has sold his half of the business to Dustin Anderson his partner. Kevin has been diagnosed a second time with Lymphoma cancer. Join CMBA staff as we offer our thoughts and prayers for Kevin’s health as he continues to fight the good fight and pray for a miracle. Kevin McGraw and Dustin Anderson
Central MN Habitat for Humanity Our sympathy to Art and Mary Kay Buhs as they celebrate the life of Mary Kay’s father Henry Zimmer. He passed away in May at 97 years.
Dale Gruber Construction Inc. Henry Zimmer
Elaine Johnson
Our sympathy to Dale and Dianne Gruber on the death of Dianne’s mother Elaine Johnson in May. She lived to be 93.
Included in the Issue
Seminar: Proposed amendments to the 2018 International Building Code DLI begins adoption of 2018 I-Codes Find code requirements with Local Code Lookup Visit the one-stop “Local Code Lookup” at http://workplace.doli.state. mn.us/jurisdiction – to find local code requirements and code inspectors in one place.
Download the new edition of the CCLD Review newsletter. https://www.dli.mn.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/review51summer19.pdf
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