NKB 4-2018

The Official Publication of the Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky

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Northern Kentucky Builder™ is an official publication of the Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky, 2751 Circleport Drive, Erlanger, Kentucky 41018. It is published in the interest of the Northern Kentucky building industry and read by home builders, remodelers, general contractors, developers, engineers, bankers, Realtors,Ž architects, material dealers, subcontractors and manufacturers. All rights reserved. Copying or reproduction without the expressed permission of the Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky is strictly prohibited. phone 859.331.9500 or fax 859.578.3393 email homebuilders@buildersnky.com 2018 Board of Directors John Curtin/Paul Hemmer Company, President Bill Cullen/Cullen Brothers, Immediate Past Pres.

Tom Withorn/Craftsmen by Design, Vice President Ross Kreutzjans/Legacy Management, Secretary/Treasurer Watson Jones/C.K. Ash Insurance, Associate President John Cain/Wiseway Supply. Associate Vice President Mike Willenbrink/Bayer Becker, LDC President Michelle Caldwell/Huntington Bank, SMC President Shad Sletto/EGC Construction, Builder Director Ben Taylor/Drees, Builder Director Brandy Roberts/Florida Tile, Associate Director Fred Cernetisch/Pella, Associate Director Nick Smith/Keller Williams, Associate Director Mike Riegler/Riegler Blacktop, Inc., Associate Director BIA Staff Brian A. Miller, Executive Vice President Jessica Rose, Director of Shows & Events Charley Wayman, Director of Sales & Marketing Shawn Cox, Director of Professional Development Dan Smith, Director of Finance Tammy Arvin, Director of Membership Mandy Trenkamp, Administrative Coordinator Editors Charley Wayman Writing Vicki Prichard Staff The Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky is open to the world, visit our web site for up-to-date information on BIA services and programs, including extensive public referral directory to Registered Builders, Registered Remodelers and Associate Members.

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

MEMBERSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEPARTMENTS

The mission of the Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky is to promote and enhance the integrity and visibility of the construction industry and the members of the organization through advocacy, communication, education and political action.

BUSINESS CALENDAR AND EVENTS

NEWSROOM

EDUCATION

NKY BUILDER PERMITS

FEATURES

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Open Enrollment for Enzweiler Building Institute

14 HBAK Winter Board

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Builder/Realtor (Cinco de Mayo) Bash

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Housing & Building Day at the Capitol

BIA Signature Event with FC Cincinnati Northern Kentucky BUILDER

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Brian Miller Executive Vice Presifdent bmiller@buildersnky.com

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ost Americans consider homeownership to be the single best longterm investment and a primary source of financial security, especially as home values continue to strengthen. Despite the economic rollercoaster during the recession, homeownership has endured as the foundation of the American Dream. For that reason, the Building Industry Association is celebrating New Homes Month this April.

Owning your home provides numerous benefits. It not only helps build financial strength and emotional wellbeing for you and your family, but it also leads to increased stability for the surrounding community.

We would like to take this opportunity to reinforce some of the many advantages homeownership can bring.

Financial Benefits: It’s nearly impossible to talk about homeownership without mentioning its most widely recognized benefit: financial fortitude.

Beyond the appreciation factor (home values were up 2.85 percent nationally 2017 compared over 2016), the monetary advantages of owning a home become most evident around tax time which remains true after the recent tax law changes.

The Home Equity Line of Credit deduction remains a benefit to home ownership as the interest paid on this tool continues to be deductible.

Sense of Community: Homeowners’ commitment to their community is often expressed through a higher level of civic participation – via volunteer programs, church and school activities, and property maintenance – resulting in a positive impact on their “social capital.”

Recent studies also have consistently shown homeowners are significantly less likely to become the victims of a crime. Stable neighborhoods with a predominant structure of homeownership consistently display stronger social ties among the residents. This generates added motivation to maintain a safe environment for themselves, their families and their neighbors.

Quality-of-life Enhancements: Above all else, having full control of one’s own home can be the most satisfying benefit. There’s an intangible sense of accomplishment that comes from being a homeowner. The freedom to personalize and make improvements to the home helps build equity in the home and increase satisfaction for the owner.

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New Homes are Energy Efficient: One of the many benefits of buying a new home is its increased energy efficiency. Builders are using the latest technologies to reduce household energy consumption, from improved insulation to energyefficient appliances.

Recent analysis shows that, on a per- square-foot basis, the newer a single-family home is, the less energy it uses. And, even though newer homes are larger, their increased efficiency means that homes built since 1999 tend to use the same or slightly less energy than homes built before 1950.

There are simply too many benefits of new homes to list here. Join us as we celebrate New Homes Month this April as we strive to tell the benefits of new homes versus used houses.

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MEMBERSHIP AND COMMUNITY Milestone Members

These members have reached a milestone in their membership with their renewals in April.

Congratulations!

One Year A & D Services LLC. American Mortgage Service Co. Associates & Enzweiler BB&T BURCOR 1 Fencing Distributors CSS Consulting Central Bank Complete Service Partners Dwell Well at Keller Williams Advisors First Financial Bank Kerry Nissan Koeninger Construction LLC Nations Reliable Lending Ten Years Compass Engineering Group Orleans Development Twenty Years Eaton Janitorial Services, Inc. Royal Trucking Company, Inc. Twenty-Five Years Classic Cabinets Elsmere Ironworks Reis Concrete Products, Inc. Thirty Years Roeding Insurance Group

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e on Call! Here is an open invitation for you to put your name (or Company) on a list to help HONK for a day when we need a skilled volunteer. There are times when a specific project requires a specific expertise that is not available amongst those who volunteer on a regular basis.

Occasionally you would be called upon to lend a hand or send an employee to work with our staff. You would commit to a day of support to HONK. So how about being an “on call” volunteer. To sign up or for more information contact Steve (stevel@honkhomes.org or 859-620-2924). Thanks.

(and remember, HONK is a 501(c)3 non-profit so your time and mileage may be tax deductible)

DID YOU KNOW? As a BIA member you have access to these great discounts and savings.

Take advantage for Mother’s Day! FTD 20% off floral arrangements and gifts at www.ftd.com/nahb or call 800-SEND-FTD use code 17421.

Omaha SteaksSave 10%, in addition to any online specials. www.OSincentives.com/promo/nahb For a list of all discounts and savings go to: www.nahb.org

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BIANKY BUSINESS MEETINGS AT A GLANCE APRIL Get Involved 10

Sales and Marketing Council Board of Governors Meeting

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Graduation Enzweiler Building Institute. Graduation for eligible students completing their course work

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Land Development Council Board of Governors / Monthly meeting of the Land Development Council Board of Governors.

All Council Past Presidents are welcome and encouraged to attend this meeting.

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State & Local Government/PAC Committee / The committee will discuss legislative issues and engage an elected or appointed official in dialogue over issues concerning the construction industry. All members are welcome to attend this meeting.

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Past Presidents Luncheon / Past Presidents ONLY Metropolitan Club 50 E. Rivercenter Blvd Covington, KY.

Dress Code:Smart Business Casual. No Denim

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Executive Committee / Monthly meeting of association senior leadership team

Go to buildersnky.com or call 331-9500 for reservations and confirm dates

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BIA Signature Event - Derby Party at Belterra Park 4:00 - 7:00 pm visit Northern Kentucky's largest selection of new homes.

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2018 Cavalcade of Homes, Saturdays and Sundays, noon until 5 PM

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Builder Realtor Bash / 12th Annual Builder Realtor Bash. Join the NKY builders and REALTORS. Builders reserve your booth now!

Sponsorships are available. REALTORS are complimentary. $20 for Non Realtors

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Sales and Marketing Council Board of Governors Meeting

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Land Development Council Board of Governors / Monthly meeting of the Land Development Council Board of Governors.

All Council Past Presidents are welcome and encouraged to attend this meeting.

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State & Local Government/PAC Committee / The committee will discuss legislative issues and engage an elected or appointed official in dialogue over issues concerning the construction industry. All members are welcome to attend this meeting.

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Memorial Day - BIA Office Closed

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Executive Committee / Monthly meeting of association senior leadership team

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Board of Directors / Bi-monthly meeting of association leadership

Go to buildersnky.com or call 331-9500 for reservations and confirm dates

BIA SIGNATURE EVENT

FC Cincinnati @ House of Orange Meet some of the FC Cincinnati

Soccer team players!

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Derby Party

Come celebrate the Kentucky Derby and have fun with members!

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NEWSROOM REGISTRATION FOR NAHB MID-YEAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OPENS MAY 14 But you can reserve your room now! The 2018 NAHB mis-year Board of Directors meeting will be held July 24-28 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR. You can make your hotel reservation at any time. The block rate hotels are as follows: • Hilton Portland Downtown (HQ hotel) - 921 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204 • The Duniway Hotel - 545 SW Taylor Street, Portland, OR 97204 • Portland Marriott City Center - 520 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205 The committee and leadership schedule is as follows: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 8:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. National Housing Endowment - Hilton 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. State Representatives Meeting - Hilton 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. National Area/Associate Chairmen Meeting - Hilton 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Executive Board Meeting - Hilton Thursday, July 26, 2018 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Subcommittee Track 1 7:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Multifamily 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. National Area/Associate Chairmen 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Global Opportunities Committee 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Subcommittee Track 2 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Subcommittee Track 3 1:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Home Innovation Research Labs

National Housing Center Board of Governors Nominations

Public Affairs and Association Communications 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Subcommittee Track 4 4:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Education 5:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Subcommittee Track 5 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Capitol Club Event – Irving Street Kitchen 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Gold Key and Platinum Club Events - Castaway Friday, July 27, 2018 7:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Audit

Construction Liability, Risk Management, & Building Materials Design

Environmental Issues Federal Government Affairs Membership

Professional Women in Building Presidents Council

Single Family Builders 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Legal Action 10:30 a.m.-12:00 noon NAHB Past Chairmen/Presidents 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. 50+ Housing

Associate Members Building Systems

Business Management & Information Technology Construction Safety & Health

NAHB Remodelers

State & Local Government Affairs 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Senior Officers Meeting & Pre-Resolutions Luncheon 1:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. BUILD-PAC Trustees

Construction, Codes & Standards Convention & Meetings

Custom Home Builders Housing Finance

Land Development Sales & Marketing 4:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Budget & Finance NAHB Leading Suppliers Resolutions

Young Professionals 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Regional Receptions - Hilton Saturday, July 28, 2018 8:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Area Caucuses 1-15 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Joint Executive, Budget and Resolutions Meeting 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Board of Directors Please log into www.NAHB.org to make your reservations for both your lodging and/or your attendance.

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New Tax Code Carries a Multitude of Benefits for All Builders IRS Says HELOCs Deductible for Home Improvements In a victory for our Registered Remodelers, the IRS on Feb. 21 clarified that households that take a home equity loan or line of credit may take a tax deduction when these loans are used for home improvements. Your association has been pushing hard for this outcome since December, when the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was signed into law.

March 5 Webinar Explains Impact of Tax Reform To help all members understand how the new tax reform law that took effect Jan. 1 could impact their business, NAHB is hosting a members-only webinar, Tax Reform and Your Bottom Line, at 1 p.m. ET on March 5. Register for the webinar at nahb.org/ taxwebinar (log-in required). If you are not able to join the webinar, a replay will be posted on nahb.org.

Energy and Home Owner Tax Credits Included in Budget Accord As part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which was signed into law on Feb. 9, Congress retroactively extended a number of expired energy and home owner tax provisions. See which tax credits were included in the final bill.

Commercial Builder/Developers Can Expense Fire Suppression Systems According to New Tax Code Until 2022 The 2017 rules for sprinklers in commercial structures require them to be depreciated over 39 years (commercial buildings) or 27.5 years (multifamily), which is a very long time to recover your investment. The 2018 tax code now allows “fire protection and alarm system,” amongst other changes, to be expensed, so you get the full tax benefit in one year. That’s a big change, and good thing. The expensing change is temporary. It lasts until 2022, then is phasedout. (this phase-out is across the board, not specific to sprinklers).

DECADES LATER, BUYERS STILL WANT MORE STORAGE Despite eight decades and a multi- generation divide, prospective home buyers in 1938 expressed preferences for many of the same features and amenities favored by today’s home buyers.

Published by Simon and Schuster, Inc., The 1938 Book of Small Houses includes the results of an extensive consumer poll distri- buted to 250,000 public utility customers in New York state.

With more than 11,000 responses, the survey provided a clear vision of local attitudes and expectations. The authors, the editorial staff of The Architectural

Forum magazine, considered the findings of national significance.

The majority of the customers surveyed were renters (58%) and 67% of them said they would expect to pay between $5,000 and $10,000 if purchasing a home.

Based on the survey results, the authors also defined a composite “Five Star House.” It included a full basement complete with a recreation room, laundry, fruit and vegetable storage (pantry) and an “automatic heating plant with provision for circulation of air” (aka, a furnace). A dumbwaiter was also high on the list.

Much like today, buyers said essential features on the main floor included plenty of electrical

outlets, a separate dining room, a dining nook in the kitchen, a bedroom or den, a lavatory, kitchen cabinets, a kitchen ventilating fan and an entrance vestibule. Optional features included a laundry chute, a porch and an attached garage.

On the second floor, the respondents wanted three bedrooms, two bathrooms and plenty of closet space. Options included a sleeping porch and additional storage space.

And much like today’s home buyers, the majority — 61% — preferred a suburban location. Another 34% wanted to be further out, and only 4.5% wanted a close-in location.

Lumber Exports Are on the Rise

Even as punitive duties averaging more than 20% were imposed on Canadian softwood lumber imports in 2017, domestic producers were shipping record amounts of lumber overseas. U.S. exports overseas climbed 9% in 2017, compared to a modest 1% increase in 2016 and a sharp 16% drop in 2015. Exports to China, the largest U.S. offshore customer, were up 21% from 2016.

Producers of southern yellow pine exported 41% more to China in 2017 than they did in 2016. At the same time that domestic lumber producers claimed they were being harmed by Canadian imports, they were sending record amounts of softwood lumber overseas because they could charge a higher premium to foreign nations.

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mmediately on the heals of Housing & Building Day at the Capitol, the 2018 HBAK Winter Board meetings were held February 8th and 9th. Our first day featured a lunch and learn with guest JP Delmore, NAHB Assistant Vice President, Government Affairs gave a presentation concerning what you, as business owners and builders, should know about the new tax laws (a QR code is below to access the presentation on your device). The Codes Committee featured Tim House, Deputy Commissioner of Kentucky’s Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction, who updated those on hand regarding changes to the 2015 International Residential Code as well as changes to mandates of the energy code compliance which reverted to the 2009 Energy Code with options for using more recent code updates. The Legislative, Regulatory and PAC meeting followed that afternoon and featured discussion revolving around topics that can be read in our Recap of our Housing & Building Day at the Capitol featured on page 14.

That evening a reception was held to install the HBAK 2018 officers and announce their annual award winners.

Winners of the state association membership contest were announced where our own Pat Parshall, Immediate Past Association President, Northwest Title Agency, took home $150 for his efforts in recruiting new members in 2017. Well done Pat!!!

Friday began with the Board of Directors meeting. Aside from regular governance matters the Board of Directors welcomed Mark Holloway, Chief Investment Officer, Stockyards Bank, regarding his outlook on the financial possibilities 2018 brings us. Jamella Sullivan, United States Postal Service, Louisville Region, AMS Manager updated those in attendance regarding the USPS’s plans to change all new residential developments over from single box curbside delivery to gang/cluster style boxes. This has been an important issue in Northern Kentucky that we have worked on for months. It would seem that the Louisville USPS office is willing to work out a smoother rollout with their plans than the Cincinnati USPS office has, however, we are still working to resolve our members issues.

l-r: HBAK officers were installed Thursday evening: Kyle Whalen, Lexington, KY, Immediate Past President; Charley Corbett, McDaniels, KY, President Elect/Treasurer; Tom Raver, Vice President/ Secretary, Louisville, KY; Billy Doelker, President, Louisville, KY; Chip Crawford, 2nd Vice President, Lexington, KY; Watson Jones, Associate Vice President, Northern Kentucky

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BIA Immediate Past President Bill Cullen, Cullen Brothers, took home a bottle of Makers Mark and supported HIPAC at the same time by exercising his athletic ability by tossing a ring around the bottle

l-r: JoEllen Thompson, Star Building Materials; Cheryl Stegman, Legacy Kitchens; Jim Stegman, Stegman Construction and Watson Jones, BIA Associate President and HBAK Associate Vice President, C.K. Ash Insurance

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HOUSING & BUILDING DAY AT THE CAPITOL A

brave group of members drove through wintry conditions on February 7th to advocate on behalf of you and your industry in Frankfort. The day began with an issues briefing featuring Senate President Robert Stivers. Several bills were covered during the briefing followed by visits with members of the Northern Kentucky Caucus. Those in attendance were treated to some special access at the Senate Republican Caucus meetings as well as recognized by Senator John Schickel and joined the good Senator as they were granted floor privileges for the day. Thanks to all who made the journey. Several meetings and conversations have immediately followed the visit which indicates our grassroots members have had an effect on the legislature. More news as good things are to come.

Thanks go out to the following members that traveled to Frankfort to advocate on behalf of their industry: John Curtin, President, Paul Hemmer Company; Bill Cullen, Immediate Past President, Cullen Brothers; Tom Withorn, Vice President, Craftsmen by Design; Ross Kreutzjans, Secretary/Treasurer, Kreutzjans Constriction, LLC; Watson Jones, Associate President, C.K. Ash Insurance; Shad Sletto, Board Members, EGC Construction; Fred Cernetisch, Board Member, Pella Windows; Walt Dunlevy, Past Associate President and State & Local Government Committee Chair, Forge Lumber; Bill Butt, Past President, Bill’s Remodeling & Electric; Jim Cutter, Past President, Cutter Construction; Dan Pack, Past Associate President, Citizens Deposit Bank; Glen Bailey, Cast Iron Insurance, LLC; Michael Raidt, Logan Lavelle Hunt Insurance

Senate President Robert Stivers addresses the large crowd gathered for our issues briefing

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Our visit with Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer Time spent with Representative Diane St. Onge

Sal Santoro, Chair of the House Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation talked to us about road funding among other subjects

Senator Chris McDaniel, Chairman of the Senate Appropriation and Revenue Committee

Dennis Keene, State Representative

State Senators John Schickel and Wil Schroder meet with members and staff of BIA to cover issues regarding our industry

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EDUCATION

DAYTIME INTRODUCTON TO TRADES PROGRAM CELEBRATES SECOND YEAR WITH MORE LEARNING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

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hat do you get when you combine 60 kids from eight different high schools, three different school districts, spread across two counties? You get year two of our innovative and growing introduction to skilled trades program. This program is the only one of its kind in our region and continues to engage and inspire young people to look into a career in the skilled trades as a great choice after high school.

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the guidance of lead instructor Kevin McKnight, they are working hard to make a difference at the Boone County Early Childhood Development Center located in Florence. By the end of the school year they will have designed and constructed a storage shed, a gazebo, climbing apparatus and other playground implements for kid who utilize the center. Partnering with them has really given the kids a sense of “giving back” to the community and pride in their workmanship knowing what they are making must be safe and reliable.

We salute all our school partners who have entrusted us with their

students and look forward to more partnerships and progress like this in the future. So thank you to: Boone County, Ryle, Conner, Cooper, Dixie, Scott, Simon Kenton and Ludlow students, counselors and administrators for your hard work and dedication.

To learn more about how you and your company can be a partner in this program in ways such as donating materials or even providing an “loaned professional” to be an instructor contact Director of Professional Development Shawn Cox at 331-9500 or scox@buildersnky.com.

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Thursday, May 10th 3-6PM at the NKAR Education Center This is an educational event for REALTORS. Builders reserve your booth now!

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Arlinghaus Builders C.K. Ash Insurance Barnes, Dennig & Co. Ltd Boone Ready Mix, Inc. Bray Trucking, Inc. Budget Blinds & Tailored Living Carpetland Cincinnati Closets, LLC Cincinnati Glass Block Citizens Deposit Bank Contract Lumber Cutter Construction The Drees Company Dudley Construction Co., Inc. EGC Construction Corporation Ernst Concrete Fischer Homes Florida Tile Ideal Garage Solutions Inc. Janell Concrete & Masonry Inc. The Jennifer Vories Team with Keller Williams Realty Services Kelly Bros. Lumber Kentucky Federal Savings & Loan Kentucky FluidAir, Inc. Kitchens by Rutenschroer L & N Federal Credit Union Logan Lavelle Hunt M & W Excavation Co Inc. Marshall Auto Group Nisbet Brower Northwest Titles Family of Companies, Inc. Reading Rock Inc. Reis Concrete Sims-Lohman Fine Kitchens & Granite SRM Taylor Brothers Inc. Tri-City Insurance Vonlehman & Company Watson Gravel Inc. Wiseway Supply WRC, Inc. The Millennium Club is an elite group of companies whose contributions pay for the refreshments and entertainment at events like the Annual Golf Outing, Tabletop Night, Elk Creek Outing and the Holiday Party.

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HERE FOR WHEN YOU PLAN AND WHEN YOU DON’T We have been partnering with Kentucky builders for over 50 years. Let us help you put your company’s insurance, group benefits and wealth management programs in place for all the challeneges your business faces.

ADVICE. SERVICE. RESULTS.

INSURANCE

GROUP BENEFITS

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

ASSOCIATIONS

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...and they're off!

Derby Party REGISTRATION OPEN

May 3rd, 2018

Drink tickets, appetizers, and fun games!

Join us as we celebrate the Kentucky Derby!

Contact Tammy at tarvin@buildersnky.com or call 859-331-9500 to register for this event!

Sponsored by Pella, Wiseway, Logan Lavelle Hunt & Republic Bank

Contact Charley at 859.331.9500 or charley@ gmail.com to inquire about additional sponsorship opportunities!

Northern Kentucky BUILDER

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55TH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING

Golden Eagles Club Members David Drees

TEE OFF WITH THE BIA

Greg Fischer Jack Miller

Ralph Drees

Mike Kegley

June 11th @ Traditions Golf Club 2035 Williams Rd, Hebron, KY

9:30am. Registration 11:00am Lunch & 12:00 p.m. Shot Gun Start $600 per foursome, $150 per golfer *Payment is required with reservation. Price includes 18 holes of golf with cart, three beers per golfer, grill lunch, dinner and awards.

Open for Reservation on April 6th To make your reservation call Tammy at 859-331-9500 Contact Charley at Charley@hbanky.com or 859-331-9500 to sponsor the biggest event of the year!

“Quality Concrete, Unmatched Service” Florence, Kentucky 139 Aristocrat Dr. (859) 371-3315 Aurora, Indiana 10513 Morgans Branch Rd. (812) 926-0920 Wilder, Kentucky 108 Williams Way (859) 572-9951 Harrison, Ohio 7466 New Haven Rd. (513) 738-1933 Port Union, Ohio 5259 Rialto Road (513) 860-5111

HERE FOR WHEN YOU PLAN AND WHEN YOU DON’T We have been partnering with Kentucky builders for over 50 years. Let us help you put your company’s insurance, group benefits and wealth management programs in place for all the challeneges your business faces.

ADVICE. SERVICE. RESULTS.

INSURANCE

GROUP BENEFITS

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

ASSOCIATIONS

Start Planning With Us Today 888.499.6880 | www.LLHins.com

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Northern Kentucky BUILDER

Cincinnati, Ohio 4109 Kellogg Avenue 513-871-8961 Cleves, Ohio 6600 Dry Fork Road 513-202-0111 Middletown, Ohio 4000 Oxford State Road 513-705-0111

W O R K LLIVE I V E PLAY P L AY WORK

Creating and maintaining beautiful outdoor living spaces….

LIVE WORK PLAY

NKY RELO Your Guide to Homes, Working, Entertainment and a Few Things In-Between for the Newcomer in the Northern Kentucky Area

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NORTHERN KENTUCKY RELOCATION GUIDE 20 18

Check out the online version on issuu.com (search 2019 Northern Kentucky Relocation Guide)

Are you ready to reach relocators?

859-630-9995

2019 Relocation Guide Advertising Rates Available!

Contact Charley 859-331-9500. charley@buildersnky.com

Northern Kentucky BUILDER

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TI A N N I C FC CIN

Come out to House of and meet some of Orange the FC Cincinnati Soc cer team players

!

April 5 from 5pm-8pm at the House of Orange

433 Johnson St., Covington, KY $30 Per Person and 16 and under FREE! Price includes appetizers and 2 drinks (Beer and Wine Only) Soda for the kids.

Don’t miss meeting the Soccer players from 6-7pm!

To make your reservations contact Tammy at 859-331-9500 or tarvin@buildersnky.com

Sponsorships available!

Contact Charley at 859-331-9500 or charley@buildersnky.com

DO BUSINESS WITH A MEMBER For a list of current members of the Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky call 859.331.9500, download the BIA’s APP or visit www.BuildersNKY.com

NORTHERN KENTUCKY BUILDING PERMITS FEBRUARY ‘18

#

SINGLE FAMILY

#

MODULAR HOMES

#

MULTI FAMILY

#

CONDOS

#

COMMERCIAL

#

COMMERCIAL REMODELING

#

RESIDENTIAL REMODELING

BOONE

34

$6,554,771.00

0

0

1

$220,449.00

2

$338,746.00

4

$2,110,688.00

38

$5,349,498.00

66

$729,121.00

CAMPBELL

2

$654,448.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

$183,421.00

18

$221,093.00

KENTON

22

$4,557,353.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

$25,000,000.00

22

$2,596,500.00

34

$734,056.60

GRANT

6

$920,000.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

$40,000.00

1

$8,700.00

MASON

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

TOTAL

64

$12,686,572.00

0

$0.00

1

$220,449.00

2

$338,746.00

5

$27,110,688.00

67

$8,169,419.00

119

$1,692,970.60

Contact Charley@buildersnky.com today to receive this monthly report in full detail. Investment is $275 to receive all 12 reports for 2018.

FEBRUARY ‘17

#

SINGLE FAMILY

#

MODULAR HOMES

#

MULTI FAMILY

#

CONDOS

#

COMMERCIAL

#

COMMERCIAL REMODELING

#

RESIDENTIAL REMODELING

BOONE

26

$4,366,244.00

0

0

1

$990,000.00

1

$722,367.00

0

0

43

$3,669,040.00

50

$496,620.00

CAMPBELL

15

$4,180,070.00

2

$82,000.00

2

$1,493,421.00

0

0

1

$500,000.00

3

$41,350.00

23

$216,049.00

KENTON

12

$3,462,538.00

0

0

5

$3,733,458.88

0

0

0

0

15

$3,283,880.00

22

$248,486.00

GRANT

5

$788,000.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

$10,000.00

MASON

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

TOTAL

58

$12,796,852.00

2

$82,000.00

2

$6,216,879.88

1

$722,367.00

1

$500,000.00

61

$6,994,270.00

96

$971,155.00

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Northern Kentucky BUILDER

sponsored by Dudley Construction

APRIL 20TH Local NKY Middle & HS Students Event 9am – 12pm APRIL 21ST Open to the public 10am – 6pm Help the BIA and Enzweiler Building Institute promote careers in construction to today’s youth!

WE NEED

Exhibitors to demonstrate various construction trade activities such as framing, electrical wiring, welding, etc.

Providers and operators of construction machinery such as cranes and backhoes Volunteers to help manage the event Sponsors to help fund the event NG

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