Building Business News July 2023

WORK SAFETY: Fall Prevention

Member News

KCBJ Recognizes KCHBA Members as NextGen Leaders

The 2023 list of NextGen Leaders, compiled by the Kansas City Business Journal, offers a glimpse into what the business community can expect its next CEOs, presidents and executive directors to look like. The next generation of leaders can be at any point in their careers. Honorees were carefully selected by a panel of judges, four of whom are former NextGen Leaders. The program recognizes budding talent and connects emerging leaders. Congratulations to the following KCHBA members for being recognized:

• Brandon Dial - Vice President, U.S. Bank

• Chas Dumas - SVP of Brokerage, ReeceNichols

• Aaron Schmidt - SVP of Development and Construction, Hunt Midwest

• PJ Thompson - CFO, Country Club Bank

• Samantha Werner - SVP and Treasury Market Manager, Commerce Bank

Forbes Features KCHBA Members in Best Banks in America

Academy Bank (headquartered in Kansas City, Mo.) and Capitol Federal (headquartered in Topeka, Kan.) are featured on the 2023 list of Best Banks in Each State compiled by Forbes. To create the list, Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista and surveyed approximately 31,000 U.S. residents. Banks were scored on customer service, the quality of financial info offered by staff and level of trust. Online reviews and ratings posted on Google Reviews between March 2020 and April 2023 were also evaluated for each bank and credit union. Congrats!

Top Homes of the Year are Built by KCHBA Builders

Congratulations to the builders featured in the 2023 Top Homes issue by Kansas City Homes & Style - a list comprised entirely of KCHBA members. The following builders were recognized for their distinctive homes: James Engle Custom Homes, Suma Design and Construction, Syler Construction, BeHome, LLC and Lambie Homes. Read the full issue at homesandstylekc.com.

KCHBA Hosts Contractor Continuing Education

Contractors had the opportunity to earn four code credit hours on June 7 at the KCHBA office. Content covered the many aspects of wood framing for residential floors, wall and roof construction.

Don’t miss the next education event! The KCHBA has created an Educational Resource page that can be found at kchba.org/news/education. Here you will find the full calendar of upcoming educational events and classes along with additional information and resources for contractor licensing.

More Than 700 Residential Construction Workers Discuss Housing Issues in Hill Visits

More than 700 builders, remodelers and associates engaged in all facets of residential construction marched on Capitol Hill in early June to call on Congress to take steps to ease the nation’s housing affordability crisis and make housing and homeownership a national priority.

“From coast to coast, members of the housing community have come to Washington for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 2023 Legislative Conference to deliver a simple message to lawmakers: ‘As housing goes, so goes the economy,’” said NAHB Chairman Alicia Huey, 2023 Chairman of the Board.

With a nationwide shortage of 1.5 million housing units, Huey noted that “building more homes is the only way to tame inflation, satisfy unmet demand, achieve a healthy supply-demand balance in the for-sale and rental markets and ease the nation’s housing affordability crisis.”

In more than 250 individual meetings with their representatives and senators, housing advocates urged lawmakers to act on the following three issues to help keep housing affordable and spur the production of attainable housing:

Transformers. A shortage of distribution transformers is delaying housing projects across the nation and the cost of transformers has soared by more than 70 percent over the past three years. NAHB is urging Congress to: 1) Utilize the Defense Production Act to boost output at existing facilities to address the growing supply chain crisis for distribution transformers, and 2) Oppose efforts by the Department of Energy to increase the energy conservation standards for the production of distribution transformers because it will severely exacerbate the current supply shortage.

Energy codes. NAHB is urging the Senate to introduce and advance legislation which includes the provision in House-passed bill H.R. 1 that would repeal $1 billion in grants provided to state and local governments to adopt updated energy codes that are more costly and restrictive. Forcing the adoption of more stringent energy codes to qualify for these grants will exacerbate the current housing affordability crisis and limit energy choices for consumers.

Workforce development funding. There is a shortage of more than 400,000 workers in the construction industry, and this is resulting in housing construction delays and higher home building costs. NAHB is urging Congress to reauthorize the Workplace Innovation and Opportunity Act to help meet the residential construction industry’s severe workforce needs and to fully fund the Job Corps program, which is a vital source of skilled labor for our industry.

NAHB Inducts Tom Woods into National Housing Hall of Fame

The National Housing Hall of Fame at NAHB’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., recognizes individuals whose spirit, ingenuity and determination have changed the nation’s housing for the better, and whose contributions to the housing industry have enduring value on a national or global scale. The 2023 Hall of Fame inductees are Dwight Schar, Stillman Knight, and NAHB past chairmen Ed Brady, Granger MacDonald and Tom Woods.

With a construction career spanning nearly 50 years, Woods has focused on improving the communities he has lived and worked in, including serving as mayor of his hometown, Blue Springs, Mo. He expanded his various building enterprises across state lines, and has been a leader at all levels of the NAHB Federation. In 2009, he formed a not-for-profit, Builders Development Corp., to renovate single and multifamily housing for assisted living and workforce housing.

The induction and award ceremonies took place during the 2023 Spring Leadership Meetings, on Tuesday, June 6, at the Board of Directors Meeting at the National Housing Center in Washington, D.C.

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A Great Day for Golf

June 15 turned out to be a warm, wonderful day to spend out on Stone Canyon golf course. This year, 36 teams participated in the Associates Council’s annual scramble. The Young Professionals hosted a putting competition while the Professional Women in Building Council hosted a raffle by guessing the number of tees in a jar. Nearly $2,000 was raised by Rocktops on behalf of the Home Builders Charitable Foundation. Thank you to all the sponsors and volunteers who helped make the tournament a success.

Special appreciation goes to the following:

Presenting Sponsor: Canaan Stone Work (CSW)

Beverage Sponsors: X/O Exteriors and Bank21

Breakfast and Lunch Sponsors: LP Building Solutions and Northcraft Flooring and Design

Hole-in-One Sponsors: PPG Paints, CommunityAmerica Credit Union and Arrow Circle Electric

Leaderboard Sponsor: MSI Surfaces

Congratulations to the tournament winners:

Flight A

First Place: Hickok Homes

Second Place: KC Pumpman

Flight B

First place: First Federal Bank of KC

Second place: Rew Materials

Flight C

First place: Northcraft Flooring and Design

Seconnd place: Open & Shut

The winner of the PWB “guess the number of tees” was Mike Powell of Be Home, and the winner of the wheelbarrow of alcohol from the Home Builders Charitable Foundation/Rocktops was Justin Kerns of Gary Kerns Homebuilders.

Thank you to our volunteers who helped make the day a success!

Photo: Flight A | First Place | Hickok Homes

Photo: Flight B | First Place | First Federal Bank of KC

Photo: Flight C | First Place | Northcraft Flooring and Design

WORK SAFETY: Fall Prevention

In 2021, the leading cause of death for construction employees was falls from elevation. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, these fatalities accounted for 378 of 986 construction deaths. When it comes to cited OSHA violations, unsafe fall protections are consistently the highest on the list. OSHA states in 2022 there were 5,260 violations for fall protection general requirements and 1,556 violations for fall protection training requirements.

Set Goals

Faulty safety processes within a construction company can impact a company’s reputation, insurance rates and ability to stay on schedule. The good news is most construction safety accidents are preventable and steps can be taken to ensure work sites will be injury free.

OSHA recommends establishing realistic, measurable goals for improving safety and health. Goals that emphasize injury and illness prevention should be included rather than focusing on injury and illness rates. These goals are more achievable when responsibilities and tasks and are assigned to particular people, timeframes are created and resource needs are determined and have an approved budget.

An additional tool to ensure jobsite safety is forming a site safety committee. Those working in the field will have the best knowledge of current and future conditions of the jobsite. This insight can help superintendents, foremen and/or safety managers get ahead of any potential safety risks, correct hazards and help form more effective safety policies. The site safety committee approach also empowers workers to provide helpful solutions and speak up in an industry that has sometimes been resistant to reporting safety issues.

While potential accidents will range by jobsite, OSHA recommends keeping the following common problem areas in mind when assessing a job and creating a fall prevention program: ladders, roofs, scaffolding, stairways, structural steel, floor openings and fragile roof surfaces.

To avoid injuries and violations, OSHA outlines five ways to approach those hazard areas:

1. If working at six feet or higher, use fall protection systems such as guardrails, safety nets and personal fall arrest equipment

2. Make a fall prevention plan in writing that is site specific

3. Provide workers with the right equipment for the job

4. Train everyone to use equipment safely

5. Inspect harnesses, lanyards and anchorage points before each use

A Culture of Safety

Direct participation from senior leadership of a company will result in a higher chance of reducing accidents, according to OSHA. When the owner directly communicates his or her safety expectations to all employees, this establishes personal accountability throughout the company. When leadership drives the safety culture workers feel empowered to be a part of the safety process and look out for each other.

Instilling this culture of safety from the beginning of one’s time with the company can have a huge impact in the long term. Recent data collected by the Associated Builder and Contractors, Inc. (ABC) highlights the importance of providing thorough safety education during new-hire orientation. According to the 2019 ABC Safety Performance Report, companies that incorporated an in-depth indoctrination of new hires into their safety culture and processes had a 50% lower incident rate than businesses that provided only basic safety and health compliance topics.

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What Does the SCOTUS Ruling Mean for KC “Wetlands”?

“Developers should get with their engineers early on for guidance,” said David Rinne, president of Schlagel, when asked what KCHBA members need to do since the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled on Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.

On May 25, SCOTUS issued a unanimous decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency that will force the Biden administration to overhaul its “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule and ultimately provide builders and developers more certainty in the federal permitting process, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

The Sackett case involved the government regulation of a wetland near a roadside ditch. The government believed that it had Clean Water Act (CWA) authority over the wetland because the government claimed that this wetland, in combination with other nearby wetlands, had a “significant nexus” to Priest Lake, Idaho.

The significant nexus test that establishes federal jurisdiction over minor waterbodies, such as isolated wetlands or human-made ditches, is a critical part of the Biden administration’s WOTUS rule.

The Supreme Court rejected the significant nexus test and the EPA’s reasoning. Five justices joined the opinion of the court, which began its analysis by explaining that the CWA’s use of the term “waters” encompasses only relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water that form geographic features that are ordinarily described as streams, oceans, rivers and lakes.

With respect to wetlands, the Supreme Court explained that in order for a wetland to be regulated under the Clean Water Act, it must have “a continuous surface connection to bodies that are ‘waters of the United States’ in their own right, so that there is no clear demarcation between ‘waters’ and wetlands.” As a practical matter, the court found only wetlands that are indistinguishable from waters of the United States are covered by the CWA.

“The Sackett case will have a significant impact on what the Corps and EPA are able to regulate in the Kansas City area,” said Harold Phelps, president, Phelps Engineering. “Wetlands in farm ponds and along ephemeral streams will no longer be regulatory wetlands and should not require a permit. Fewer permits will mean that projects can be expedited rather than waiting three months to years for a nationwide or individual permit.”

“The ruling will dramatically reduce the length of the permitting process as well as the costs of the permits for a typical residential development,” said Vincent Walker, director of land and development at Ashlar Homes. “In our Woodhaven community the mitigation costs prior to the ruling would have added an additional cost of $500 per lot. After the ruling, we estimate that number will come down to possibly less than $100 per lot. Though this number doesn’t seem impactful, if we didn’t have the high density that this project contains then the impact could have been over $1,000 per home before we even disturbed the dirt.”

Photo Credit: Vincent Walker, Ashlar Homes

Photo Credit: Vincent Walker, Ashlar Homes

Although the Sackett case did not directly address the Biden administration’s newest rule defining “waters of the United States,” this decision has an enormous impact on that rule. The current Biden WOTUS rule is based on the significant nexus analysis the Supreme Court has clearly rejected. Therefore, the administration will have to make extensive changes to the rule.

“The downside to this decision is that if in fact you do need a permit the permit could be delayed for 9-15 months depending on how quickly the Corps and EPA establish a ‘new’ definition of WOTUS and can get it published in the Federal Register,” said Phelps.

What this means going forward is the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will most likely need to go back to the drawing board to craft a revised regulation applicable to all 50 states. This process is expected to take several months.

“The situation is somewhat fluid right now. Based on the Sackett ruling, there has been an impact on how the local regulatory offices are handling jurisdictional determinations as well as permit applications,” said Rinne. “Each project is unique in the best path to follow for the permitting process. Overall, the COE responses have been generally in line with the ruling, it just varies from case to case.”

As the government moves to revamp its WOTUS rule, NAHB will be urging the federal agencies to implement a durable and practical definition of WOTUS that will truly protect our nation’s water resources without infringing on states’ authority and triggering additional expensive, timeconsuming permitting and compliance requirements.

“Being personally involved in the ‘lobbying’ efforts at NAHB and locally, we were not very successful impacting the last definition of WOTUS,” said Phelps. “This administration was set on what they wanted and they got it pushed through. But, this Sackett case has placed a big hole in their new definition so they are going to have to start over with this new case law. NAHB specifically asked for the latest definition to be delayed until the Sackett case was resolved, but the Corps and EPA wanted it out there, in my opinion, to possibly influence the court decision. We will see how effective NAHB is in the new definition.”

Tom Ward, vice president of legal advocacy at NAHB, recently stated on a podcast that he believes the states will have to start stepping up and regulating these waters, but he noted no states have picked up that baton as of yet.

“We did have a permit pending for a project and we have elected to withdraw the permit and continue with the project,” said Walker. “We are sensitive to what we feel could be impacted once the ruling is sorted out and will re-apply once the new rules are established.”

How to Stop Selling and Close More Business

The Professional Women in Building and Young Professionals co-hosted an education event on June 20 at SVB Wood Floors. Dan Stalp of Sandler Training presented an interactive session on “how to stop selling and close more business.”

Stalp recognizes there are differences between selling to businesses and selling to individuals. But something both types of salespeople do is sell the way they would want to be sold to. And it’s very likely that approach isn’t the best method for the person you are working with. “A lot of times we make it about us and we don’t even realize it,” said Stalp, “It’s so common to think everyone thinks like me.” It’s more important to try to understand the client and the best way to approach them. “In sales it doesn’t matter how you do it. It matters how they do it,” stated Stalp.

Stalp also wants salespeople to recognize if they’re spending time with a lot of people who can’t say “yes” to what they’re selling. “And don’t assume you know,” Stalp emphasized.

Guests who donated a bottle of liquor or wine to support the PWB’s Bottle and Barrel Bash Fundraiser were entered to win a ticket to the event on Aug. 24. Additional giveaways included a KitchenAid blender and Made in KC gift bag.

Thank you to Dan Stalp for a great presentation and to SVB Wood Floors for providing the event space!

CBUSA

Andy Kacyon

2884 Pine Ridge Rd. Oshkosh, WI 54904

920-216-0988

www.cbusa.us

HomeSphere

Camille Murphy

370 Interlocken Blvd. Suite 510

Brooomfield, CO 80021 314-818-9378

www.homesphere.com

St. Joseph’s Woodshop, LLC

Mike Frazier

613 N. 5th St. Kansas City, KS 6410 913-626-7917

www.stjoewoodshop.com

Superior Electric

Kevin Jones 4700 Roe Pkwy. Roeland Park, KS 66205 913-944-2402

www.superiormidwest.com

Urban Tile and Stone

Travis Cason 21703 S. Cleveland Ave. Belton, MO 64012

816-699-7966

www.urbantile.com

WeLightKC.com

Larry Zeug 7911 Metcalf Ave. Overland Park, KS 66204 913-585-4700

New Members KCHBA Member Referrals

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AFFILIATE

SVB Wood Floors

Nicole Vicencio 14101 Norby Rd. Grandview, MO 64030 816-965-8655

www.svbwoodfloors.com

AFFILIATE

SVB Wood Floors

Vito Brattin 14101 Norby Rd. Grandview, MO 64030 816-965-8655

www.svbwoodfloors.com

Thank you to the following KCHBA members for referring new members to the association in April!

Steve Brattin

SVB Wood Floors

Tom French Tom French Construction

Photo by: CC Photography for James Engle Custom Homes

KCHBA Staff

Will Ruder Executive Vice President will@kchba.org | 816-733-2216

Dawn Allen Director of Membership, Partnerships & Events dawn@kchba.org | 816-733-2241

Kelcee Allen

Parade of Homes / Artisan Home Tour Director & Digital Content Strategist kelcee@kchba.org | 816-733-2246

Sheryl Drane Assistant to the Executive Vice President sheryl@kchba.org | 816-733-2221

Kari English Senior Director of Communications & Strategy kari@kchba.org | 816-733-2213

Marcia Jurgens Vice President of Administration marcia@kchba.org | 816-733-2215

Paige Livingston Manager of Communications & Education paige@kchba.org | 816-733-2217

Courtney Reyes Director of Government Affairs & Workforce Development courtney@kchba.org | 816-733-2214

Jordynn Webster Government Affairs & Workforce Development Manager kari@kchba.org | 816-733-2213

The Official Publication of the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City

July 2023 | Volume 29 | Issue 7

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Member Anniversaries

1958

Bodine-Ashner Builders, Inc.

1974

Willis Custom Homes, Inc.

1979

Dusselier & Marks Homes, Inc. 1986

Jones Iron & Metal, Inc.

1987

Chris George Homes, LLC 1989

B L Rieke Custom Homes, Inc 1993

K C Drywall Construction, Inc.

2017

Weichert, Realtors Welch & Company

2018

FNBO

Doyle Construction Company LLC

2019

Accent Doors

Kessler Custom Homes Inc.

2020

clover & hive

2021

Bliss Building, LLC

Meier Landscape Architecture

Red Fox Inspections of Kansas City

Aruba Homes, Inc

Prairie Homes Inc

2022

Iconic Listings

IQ Home Builders

McGraw Homes, Inc. 2003

Olympus Custom Homes

NARI Kansas City 2005

Roeser Homes, LLC 2006

Stoneworth Building Products

2007

MG Construction LLC

ETEK Custom Coating

Lamendola Custom Homes LLC

RE/MAX Revolution

Riley & Riley, LLC

Faust Construction

Harrington Brothers Inc. Heating and Cooling

2010

John Geer Custom Homes

L & G Homes, LLC

2011

Fasone & Partners

Aspen Homes

Pfeifer Homes, Inc

2013

Kevin Higdon Construction

SVB Wood Floors

Midwest Lumber

Larson Building Company

Signature Builders

O’Connor Co.

2014

Ferguson Drywall Co., Inc.

Elite Tree Service, Inc

Dave Richards Home Building, Inc.

2015

Butler Custom Builders LLC

Pauli Homes, Inc.

2016

Johnnie Adams Homes

DIAMOND

Mike Bryant Heating & Cooling

Ferguson

PLATINUM

First Federal Bank of KC

Kansas Gas Service

McCray Lumber

Nebraska Furniture Mart

SVB Wood Floors

GOLD

Bovard Insurance Group

Builders FirstSource

Capitol Federal

CrossFirst Bank

Fasone & Partners

Fidelity Bank

High Definition Drywall

K&E Flatwork

Kitchens & Baths by Briggs

Morgan-Wightman Supply Company

NBKC

Northcraft Flooring & Design

Owen Lumber

Phelps Engineering

Rew Materials

Rocktops Granite & Stone Fabrication

Star Companies

Sun Lumber Company

Sunflower Bank / Guardian Mortgage

United Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, Inc.

SILVER

Denizen

Henges Insulation

Kenny’s Tile

North American Savings Bank

Pacific Mutual Door & Window

PPG Paints

Schlagel

Shamrock Cabinet

Spire

Teague Lumber

Wilson Lighting

BRONZE

Commerce Bank

Complete Home Concepts

Hermes Landscaping

Locks & Pulls

Pella Products of Kansas City

ProSource

Raynor Garage Door

Real Estate Book & New Home Guide / DesignKC

ReeceNichols

SAPPHIRE

Bank of Blue Valley

Behr Paint Company

Canaan Stone Works (CSW)

CommunityAmerica Credit Union

First American Title

Royals Roofscapes

Schlage Locks / Allegion

Surface Center Interiors (SCI)

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Kansas City Metro Building Permits See Modest Increase

The eight county Kansas City metropolitan area topped 1,500 permits in the first five months of 2023. Local cities and counties recorded 431 single-family building permits during May, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,514 according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (KCHBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report. However, this is 32 percent lower than this time last year when 2,232 single-family permits had been issued.

“It’s difficult to imagine anything more consequential to the overall economic health of a community or of the health of its residents than housing,” said Will Ruder, executive vice president of the KCHBA. “Millions of American homeowners are locked into historically low interest rates for the life of their mortgage. As housing costs rise due to continued consumer demand for dwindling housing supply, new home construction will have to account for a much larger role in the overall housing market and we’ll need community support more than ever to build more diverse housing at more diverse price points. Therefore, it’s more important than ever that our region’s governing bodies actively partner with housing providers of all types if we are to meet the needs of current and future residents.”

Kansas City, Mo., continues to issue the most singlefamily permits with 125 in May. Other top permitting cities for the month include Raymore with 37 singlefamily issued permits, Olathe with 36, Pleasant Hill with 28 and Lenexa with 22.

THE ESSENTIAL STRENGTH OF FIBERGLASS

Residential Building Permit Statistics

Residential Building Permit Statistics MAY 2023

MAY 2023

Building Units for Greater Kansas City

Comparison of Single Family (Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte Counties)

Comparison of Permits By Units Issued Year

^The Single Family number is units and includes both attached and detached units. %Multi-Family units are in buildings with 5 or more units. # Not available at time of report

Permit information reflects the most recent data at time of publication. In order to ensure accurate recording of residential building permit statistics, the HBA may revise monthly and year-to-date figures when updated data is made available. Copyright 2023 Home Builders Assoc of Greater Kansas City. All rights reserved.

Upcoming Events

July 18

Volleyball Happy Hour hosted by Young Professionals

August 15

Happy Hour hosted by Young Professionals

August 16

Past Presidents Dinner

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August 24

Bottle & Barrel Bash Fundraiser hosted by Professional Women in Building

Take Me Away (2 of 4) $500

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Curious & Curiouser (5 of 6) $1,000

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•Digital, print and social media acknowledgement

•Recognition logo incorporated in decor

Eat Me (6 of 8) $1,000

• Recognition as a food sponsor

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•Digital, print and social media acknowledgement

•Recognition logo by event food

Shrink Me (1) $1,200

• Recognition as the registration experience sponsor

•Three event tickets

•Digital, print and social media acknowledgement

Tea Time (2) $1,200

•Recognition as a game sponsor

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Looking Glass (2) $1,500

•Recognition as a special feature sponsor

•Four event tickets

•Digital, print and social media acknowledgement

Play Me (1) $1,500

• Recognition as the DJ sponsor

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•Recognition logo by entertainment

Roses are Red (4) $1,800

• Recognition as the flower wall sponsorall attendees stop here to pull a number!

•Four event tickets; free ticket upgrade (1)

•Digital, print and social media acknowledgement

•Recognition logo at flower wall

Cheshire Cat (2 of 4) $2,000

• Recognition as a bottle display sponsorall attendees stop here to pull bottles!

•Five event tickets

•Digital, print and social media acknowledgement

•Recognition logo throughout bottle display

Drink Me (2) $3,000

•Recognition as a bar sponsor

•Seven event tickets

•Digital, print and social media acknowledgement

•Recognition logo at event bars

•Logo on cocktail napkins

•Signature drink with company name

Wonderland (1) $7,000

•Recognition as the location sponsor

•16 event tickets

•Logo throughout the entire venue & photo opp areas

•Digital, print and social media acknowledgement

• Recognition logo on official marketing materials

PARADE HOMESof

SEPTEMBER 23 - OCTOBER 8

According to Google Analytics, between April 24May 14, 2023 the Spring Parade web page received 64,863 unique page views.

The #KCParadeofHomes website & mobile app had 2,225,210 user interactions (filters, search a builder, click on a home, etc.).

From February 24 - May 25, 2023 the mobile app had 1,753,349 page views & 997,580 homes viewed.

An average user interacted with the #KCParadeofHomes mobile app and/or website 79 times over the course of the parade.

As of May 2023 the #KCParadeofHomes over 13,900 Facebook followers & Instagram has over 5,900.

Average of 8,037 unique users were reached daily via the #KCParadeofHomes social media platforms.

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