Foundations - March 2015 by Rochester Area Builders, Inc.

A&A Electric & Underground, Inc. + AB Systems, Inc. + Abbco Company + ABC Supply Company, Inc. + Above All Roofing of Rochester, Inc. + Accord Electric, Inc. + Action Plumbing, Heating & A/C + Adair Electric Company + Adamson Motors + Advanced Builders & Remodeling + Advanced Builders, LLC + Advanced Building Center, Inc. + Advanced Disposal + Advantage Cabinets, Inc. + Ag Services, Inc. + AgStar Home Mortgage Services + Alexander & Sons Builders + All Craft Exteriors, LLC + Mike Allen Homes, LLC + Allen Outdoor Solutions, LLC + All-Star Basements + Alpha Video & Audio + Altra Federal Credit Union + American Engineering Testing, Inc. + American Fence Company of MN, LLC + American Waterworks + Ames Construction, Inc. + Amirco, LLC + Andersen Windows, Inc. + Anderson Construction + Appliance Village Company + Arcon Development, Inc. + Arrow Building Center + Associated Bank + Athelon Enterprises, LLC + B&C Plumbing & Heating, Inc. + BARK.L Consulting Engineers, LLC + Al Barker Custom Homes, Inc. + Barrier Free Access, Inc. + Basement Water Control + Batzel Builders, Inc. + BBHA Rochester, LLC + Beckley's Office Products + Beetles Bar & Grill, Inc. + Alvin E. Benike, Inc. + Scott Berberich Construction, LLC + Scott Berg Construction, LLC + Bessler Management + Beyond Kitchens, LLC + Bigelow & Lennon Construction, LLC + Bigelow Homes + K.W. Billman, Inc. + The Blue Book of Building & Construction + Bobcat of Rochester + Bob's Construction, Inc. + The Boldt Company + Bouquet Builders, Inc. + Bowman's Door Solutions + Brandrup Builders + Brauer Roofing, Inc. + Braun Intertec Corporation + Brekke Fireplace Shoppe + Bremer Bank + Bricewood, LLC + Briese Iron Works, Inc. + Bright Ideas + Brinkman Builders, LLC + Brock White Company + Tom Brogan Heating & Air Conditioning + Brooks Excavating Company, Inc. + C.O. Brown Agency + Bruce Bucknell Construction, Inc. + Budget Blinds + Building Products, Inc. + Burdick Builders, Inc. + Byrne Electric, Inc. + Cachiaras Building & Remodeling + Cambria + Carpet One + CarpetsPlus of Rochester + Castlewood Homes, Inc. + Centurion Ridge, LLC + Charter Communications/Media + Chladek Construction, LLC + Chosen Valley Testing, Inc. + Christian Brothers Cabinets + CHS, Inc. + City of Byron + City of Chatfield + City of Eyota + City of Preston + City of Spring Valley + Citywide Insulation, Inc. + Clarey's Safety Equipment + Clayton Thomas Blinds of Rochester + Clear Channel Radio (Laser/Fox/KFAN) + Clements Chevrolet Cadillac Subaru + CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP + Closet Organizers + Coldwell Banker Burnet + Commercial Leasing Services + Construction Partnership, Inc. + Coordinated Business Systems, Ltd. + Corban Homes, LLC + Cordes Construction + Cornerstone Builders & Real Estate, Inc. + Cornerstone Designs of Rochester, Inc. + Corporate Web Services, Inc. + Counselor Realty of Rochester, Inc. + Countryside Builders, LLC + Cravath Homes, LLC, dba Accessibility Solutions + Creative Hardwood Floors + Crescent Electric Supply Company + CRW architecture + design group, inc. + Culligan of Rochester & Kasson + Curry's Custom Cut Gutter, LLC + Curtin Drywall, Inc. + Custom Alarm / CCI + Custom Homes by Bradley, Inc. + Custom Retaining Walls & Landscaping, Inc. + D2E, LLC + Dahl Home Builders, Inc. + Data-Smart Computers, Inc. + DeGeus Tile & Granite + Derby Construction LLC + The Design Connection + Design Studio B + DeWitz Home Builders, Inc. + DiNicola & Pestka Appraisals + Distinguished Homes by Mitch Hagen, LLC + DMC Plumbing & Heating, Inc. + Dolan's Landscape Center, Inc. + Donlar Construction Company + DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen + Dunham Associates, Inc. + Dunlap & Seeger + JE Dunn Construction + Dura-Oak Kitchen Make Overs + eci, llc + Eckert Construction, Inc. + Edel Construction, LLC + Edina Realty Home Services + Todd Eidem Construction, Inc. + Elcor Construction, Inc. + Elcor Realty of Rochester, Inc. + Electrical Solutions & Service + Elias Construction, LLC + Energy Panel Structures + Energy Products & Design, Inc. + Enventis + Excel Homes + The Excelsior Group, LLC + Exclusive Home Builders & Remodelers + Expert Insulation, Inc. + Express Employment Professionals + Extreme Panel Technologies, Inc. + Fairway Outdoor Advertising, LLC + Fat Willy's Bar & Grill + Ferguson Enterprises + Fieldstone Family Homes, Inc. + First Alliance Credit Union + First Choice Homes, LLC + First General Services of SE MN + First Security Bank + R. Fleming Construction, Inc. + Ford Metro Glass, Inc. + Foster Construction, Inc. + Franklin Energy + Friedrich Construction, Inc. + Chris Fritsch Custom Homes, LLC + GAF + Gander Plumbing & Heating, Inc. + Dale Gathje Construction, Inc. + Steve Gentry Construction, LLC + Gerhards - The Kitchen & Bath Store + Gift Book Plus + Robert Gill Builder, Inc. + Godwin Law Office + Goodin Company + Great River Overhead Door + Green Lawncare Irrigation & Service Co. + Gregor Builders, Inc. + GulfEagle Supply + Habitat for Humanity - Rochester Area + Haley Comfort Systems (Authorized FireSide Dealer) + W.L. Hall Company + Hammer Homes, Inc. + Hanson Construction & Specialty Cabinets, LLC + Harmony Economic Development Authority + Hayfield Window & Door Company + HDR Architecture + Heartland Security + Heartman Insurance + Heartwood Homes of Rochester, Inc. + Brandon Henderson's Construction Plus, LLC + Hentges Glass Company + HG Electric, LLC + HGA Architects and Engineers + Hicks Electric, Inc. + Higgins Custom Cabinetry + High Definition Homes, LLC + Hiller's Flooring America + HiMEC at Home + Jeff Hinkle Custom Homes + Hirshfield's Decorating Center + Holiday Inn Downtown + Holt Title Guaranty Company, Inc. + The Home Depot + Home Federal Savings Bank + Home Improvement Professionals, Inc. + Home Systems Installation, LLC + Howe Countertops + Hunt Electric Corporation + Hutch's Custom Cabinets + Int'l Brthrhd of Electrical Wrkrs Local 343 + Innovative Surfaces, Inc. + Insty Prints + IntegraSpec Central/Jeff Mueller Construction + Michael Jack, LLC + JNS Builders, LLC + J.P. Johnson Custom Builders, Inc. + JP's Construction Remodeling & Repair, Inc. + K&M Glass Company + K&S Heating, A/C, Plumbing & Electrical + Kahler Hospitality Group + Tom Kalmes Construction, Inc. + Keller Williams Premier Realty + Key Builders, Inc. + King's Flooring, LLC + Kirkland Enterprises, LLC + Kitchen Concepts + The Kitchen Design Studio + Kitchens Plus + Gary Kline Roofing, Inc. + Knutson Construction Services + Koball's Poured Walls, Inc. + Kraus-Anderson Construction Company + Kreofsky Building Supplies + Kruger Electric, Inc. + Kruse Lumber + KTTC/KXLT-TV + Kuehn Motor Company, Inc. + Kuntz Electric, Inc. + Kwik Trip, Inc. + Lacina Siding & Windows, Inc. + Laitala Tile Company + Larsen Industries, Inc. + Larson Siding & Windows + Legends Concrete, Inc. er Homebuilders, LLC + Lodermeier's, Inc. + Low Voltage Contractors + Lowe's Home + Leitzen Concrete Products, Inc. + LeyendeckImprovement + Luxury Bath Remodeling + Maas Companies, Inc. + Maier Tree & Lawn + Majestic Homes, Inc. + R.J. Manemann Custom Homes + Manufacturer's Bank & Trust + Maplewood Homes, LLC + Markham Homes, LLC + markit + Marvin Windows & Doors + Massey Land Surveying & Engineering + Master Builders, Inc. + Mavo Systems, Inc. + Associates, Inc. + McGladrey + McGough Construction + MDH, Inc. + McGhie & Betts - a Division of WSB & Meadow Lakes Builders + MEC Construction, LLC + Med City Builders of Rochester, LLC + Menards South + MEP Associates + Merchants Bank + Merit Contracting, Inc. + MetLife Premier Client Group of the Upper Midwest + Michael's Custom Cabinets, Inc. + Midwest LeafGuard of Rochester, Inc. + Midwest Walls, LLC + Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation + Minnwest Bank + MLT Group + Morris Concrete, Inc. + Larry Newman Drywall + North Central States North Star Stone & Masonry + Northern Lights & Furnishings + NorthRegional Council + gate Chiropractic Clinic + Nuss Truck & Equipment + Ohly Law Office + Olmsted County Planning Dept, Insp. Div. + Olmsted County Public Health + Olmsted National Bank + On Site Companies + Otis Custom Homes, LLC + Overhead Door Co. of O l m s t e d County + Owner's Plumbing, Inc. + Oxi-Fresh Carpet Cleaning + P a a p e Energy Services + Pace International + Pahl & Kaye, Inc. + Palmer Soderberg, Inc. + Paramark Corporation + PC Applications sultants, Inc. + Pearson Builders, Inc. + Pebble Creek/WestConern Walls + Pegram & Dexter Construction & Design + Pella Windows & Doors + Pendle Hansen Bagne Insurance + Penz Custom Homes, Inc. + People's Energy Cooperative + Peterson Well Drilling, Inc. + Phantom Screens + Pine Island Lumber + Pompeii Painting, Inc. + Post-Bulletin Company, LLC + Powers Ventures + Prehn Building Sales, Inc. + Premier Bank Rochester + Premier Builders of Rochester, Inc. + Price Financial Services, Inc. + Prime Time Painting of Rochester, LLC + PrimeLending + Priority Claims Service + Pro Image Promotions & A p parel + ProBuild Company, LLC + Professional Education Resources, LLC + Quality Overhead Door Company, Inc. + Quality Siding & Window, Inc. + Michael Quinn Law Office + R&M Development Company + R. Thomas Consulting, LLC + Radcliffe Homes & Remodeling + Range Custom Homes, LLC + RCON Homes, Inc. + RCTC Carpentry Program + RE/MAX of Rochester + Region Millworks, Inc. + David Reiland Building Contractor, LLC + Reliable Contractors, Inc. + Renters Warehouse Rochester + Reynolds Design and Construction + Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce + Rochester Area Econ. Development, Inc. + Rochester Area Foundation + Rochester Asphalt, Inc. + Rochester Building Safety Department + Rochester Concrete Products, LLC + Rochester International Event Center + Rochester Plumbing & Heating/Roto Rooter + Rochester Public Utilities + Rochester Public Works + Rochester Ready Mix Concrete Co + Rochester Sign Service, Inc. + Rochester Title & Escrow Company, Inc. + Ronningen Roofing, Inc. + RSP Architects + Ryan & Grinde, Ltd. + Ryan Electric, Inc. + Ryan Windows & Siding, Inc. + S&S Overhead Door, Inc. + Sargent's Landscape Nursery, Inc. + Sawyer Construction Services, Inc. + Schad Tracy Signs, Inc. + Schmidt Goodman Office Products + Schoeppner, Inc. + Schumann Granahan Hesse & Wilson, Ltd. + Schwickert's Tecta America, LLC + Seavey Builders, Inc. + SEH Yaggy + Dan Severson Builders, Inc. + Shanahan Building & Remodeling, LLC + Shingobee Builders, Inc. + Sign Here, Inc. + Simonson Builders, LLC + SL Contracting + Smart Home Innovations & Engineering, Inc. + Smith Schafer & Associates, Ltd. + Solar Connection, Inc. + SOLO plumbing & ResSprinklers, LLC + Somerby Golf Community + Space Concepts, Inc. + Spahn & Rose Lumber Company + Greg Speedling Contracting, Inc. + Spring Valley Overhead Door, Inc. + Stadsvold's Lawn & Landscape + Stantec + Steel Constructors, Inc. + Stencil Homes + Sterling State Bank + Stevens Heating, Inc. + Stewartville Economic Development Authority + Stone Expressions + StoneBridge Builders + Structural Design Group, Inc. + Struve's Paint and Decorating + Robert G. Suk Law Office, PA + Summit Custom Homes, LLC + Summit Fire Protection Company + Superior Mechanical + Craig Swanson Builders, Inc. + Swenke Ims Contracting, LLC + Kenny Sylvester Construction, LLC + Synergy Products + Tag's Drywall, Inc. + Tamarack Materials, Inc. + Thermo-Tech Windows + Thiemann Construction, Inc. + Thimijan Custom Homes, LLC + Think Mutual Bank + Thomas Tool & Supply + Thompson's Garage Door and Openers + Tile Superstore & More + Tonna Mechanical, Inc. + Top Shop of Rochester, Inc. + Total Electric of Rochester, Inc. + Townsquare Media Rochester + Tradesmen International, Inc. + Traditional Wood Builders + Tri Star Insulation + Tri State Insulated Concrete Forms + TSP Architects & Engineers + Turri Crane Service, Inc. + Turtle Creek Construction, Inc. + Ultimate Surfaces + United Heating & Cooling + United Products/Allied Building Products Corp. + United Rentals + The Urban Studio, LLC + US Bank + Valor Mechanical, Inc. + Val-U-Blinds + Vector Windows + Veit Companies + Vennehjem Building Corporation + Vertical Limit Construction + Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company + Viking Electric Supply + Vision Homes & Remodeling, LLC + WA Insurance + Warners' Stellian Appliance Co., Inc. + Waste Management + Homes + Wausau Supply + Weis Builders, Inc. + Greg Wellik Construca publication of Wausau tion + Wells Concrete Products, Inc. + Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota NA + Wells Fargo Home Mortgage + Wendland Utz + Werner Electric Supply + West Bank + Jim Whiting Nursery & Garden Center, Inc. + WHKS & Company + Widseth Smith Nolting + Wildwood Sports Bar and Grill + Women Communications, LLC + Woodruff Company + Wright Homes, Inc. + WT Lighting + Xcel Energy + XRG Concepts, LLC + Rick Yerhot Builder + Your Home Improvement Company + Zumbro Haven, LLC = RAB

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Continuing Education

Don’t Let a Little Lead Paint

Lock You Out of Remodeling EPA Lead Renovator Refresher & Training Courses For: REMODELERS, GENERAL CONTRACTORS, SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS, PAINTERS, PLUMBERS, ELECTRICIANS, MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, WATER & FIRE RESTORATION COMPANIES, OR ANYONE DISTURBING LEAD PAINT. Rochester Area Builders in partnership with the University of North Dakota Environmental Training Institute is offering four-hour EPA lead renovator refresher courses and an eight hour lead renovator initial course. EPA lead certification and/or recertification is required for any renovation that disturbs more than six square feet of interior or 20 square feet of exterior lead paint in residential or child-occupied facilities built before 1978.  The EPA has the ability to fine up to $37,500 per offense, per day to anyone who is not compliant.  More details available at www.epa.gov/lead These courses qualify for Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry continuing education credits.  EPA-Certified Trainers will teach these classes.

Classes held at Canadian Honker Events at Kahler Apache 1517  16th Street SW Rochester

Lead Renovator Refresher Courses

4 Hours of Building Contractor CE Credits Courses held from 8am-12pm and 1-5pm (only need to attend one 4 hr class)

RAB Member - $149 Non-member - $179

Wednesday, March 25th

Lead Renovator Initial Courses

8 Hours of Building Contractor CE Credits Course held from 8am-5pm (Includes Lunch)

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM!

RAB Member - $250 Non-member - $300

Be Aware of Your Lead Recertification Date!

Thursday, March 26th

EPA lead renovator certifications expire every five years.

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News from The President February 22, 2015

February was another busy month for RAB! The biggest event of the year for the organization occurred on February 6-8, as we hosted the 36th annual Home Show. What a success! Here are some numbers from the event: • Twenty-One seminars • Attendance was 4,700 (11% increase over last year) • 322 booths representing 193 companies

The best feedback I heard from the folks working the booths was the quality of leads and sales they had over the weekend. Attendees were not just “kicking the tires” but were in the buying mode. This is a very positive sign for our industry. Thank you to the Home Show Committee for all of their efforts and all of our members who had a booth this year. Without your continued support we could not have such a successful event.

Index Lead Renovator Classes........................... 2 News from the President.......................... 3 RAB Award Winners.................................. 4 February Networking NIght....................... 5 & Stilettos Sponsorships.......................... 6 Association Scrapbook..........................7-9 Rochester Permits...................................12 Byron/Pine Island Permits......................13 Hey Matt, What’s Up With That?............13 Elliot Eisenberg Article............................ 14 Membership Information........................15 NAHB Member Discounts....................... 16

Builder Day at the Capitol also was in February and we sent a van full of RAB members to the event. The schedule consisted of registration, lunch and issue overview at the historic James J. Hill Reference Library. We were also able to meet with our local legislators at the Capitol and ended our day with a reception back at the James J. Hill Reference Library. The issues we were discussing with the Rochester delegation were: • • • •

Sprinkler Mandate Prohibitions Code Delay and Technical Code Administration Changes Homeownership Initiative – Warranty and Liability Workforce Housing Initiatives

We were fortunate to be able to meet with almost our entire legislative delegation during the afternoon, and continued the discussion at the reception with Senator Senjem, Senator Nelson and Representative Pierson. Not only is it an enjoyable day of meeting with builder members and legislators from across the state advocating for the industry, but the event is FREE. Transportation, lunch, reception….all are complimentary. I would highly encourage you to consider attending next year. Hope your March is a successful and profitable one…THINK SPRING! Executive Director/Editor John Eischen

John Eckerman 2015 RAB President

Production Ryan Kling-Punt

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The Rochester Builders newsletter is the official publication of Rochester Area Builders, Inc. This newsletter is published and distributed monthly to its members and others associated with the building industry. Neither the advertisers, nor RAB will be responsible or liable for misinformation, misprints, typographical errors, etc., herein contained.

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C O RNERS TO NE AWARD

AS SO C IATE O F THE YEAR

B U ILDER O F THE YEAR

Levi Kaiser Alvin E. Benike, Inc.

Karen Blissenbach Design Studio B

Adam Benike & Levi Kaiser Alvin E. Benike, Inc.

Missy Hale Home Federal Savings Bank

PRE SI D EN Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; S AWAR D

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PRESENTING THE 2014 RAB AWARD WINNERS!

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Jean DeWitz DeWitz Home Builders, Inc.

Karen Blissenbach Design Studio B

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Join us at the February Networking Night Tuesday, February 24th, 4:30 - 6:30 pm at the Habitat ReStore 3034 40th Ave NW

HOW DOES A HABITAT RESTORE WORK? It’s simple. The next time you’re putting in new cabinets, replacing a window or door, or completing any other kind of home improvement project, you bring your usable, old items to the ReStore, instead of throwing them away. Shoppers can then purchase these items for use in their own homes at a fraction of the retail costs. Proceeds from the ReStore help to build Habitat for Humanity homes in our area. Having a donated inventory enables profits to be earned quickly for the construction of more homes.

President

John Eckerman, The Boldt Company

Christy Buchan, Energy Products & Design, Inc.

Delbert Feenstra, Knutson Construction Services

Carla Kilpatrick, Home Federal Savings Bank

Kevin Worden, Rochester Area Habitat for Humanity

Mike Allen, Mike Allen Homes, LLC Karen Blissenbach, Design Studio B Mickey Elias, Elias Construction, LLC Rob Jones, Superior Mechanical Levi Kaiser, Alvin E. Benike, Inc. Sam Peyton, King’s Flooring, LLC Jon Range, Range Construction, LLC Lindsey Rippentrop, Premier Bank Rochester Brian Sheehan, Weis Builders, Inc.

Vice President Secretary Treasurer

Past President Directors

Builders Exchange Council Representatives

Jake Schleusner, Merit Contracting, Inc., Chair Tom Leimer, Knutson Construction Services, Vice Chair J.J. Webster, Kraus-Anderson Construction Company, Past Chair

Commercial Builders Council

Nick Leimer, Kraus-Anderson Construction Company, Chair Dana Hlebichuk, Widseth Smith Nolting, Vice Chair

Development Council Chair

Jill Mickelson, Braun Intertec Corporation

Jerry Jensen, Valor Mechanical, Inc.

Joe Weis, Weis Builders, Inc.

Steve Buss, Cornerstone Builders & Real Estate, Inc., Rep. David Kane, Widseth Smith Nolting

Jim Gander, Superior Mechanical John McGuine, Schoeppner, Inc. Mike Paradise, Bigelow Homes David Pederson, Dunlap & Seeger Dan Severson, Dan Severson Builders, Inc., Rep.

Remodelers Council Chair National Life Directors National Directors State Directors

Executive Director

The ReStore will be giving away a 15% off coupon, good on your next visit, to everyone who attends the meeting! Hosted By:

www.RochesterAreaBuilders.com

John Eischen JEischen@RochesterAreaBuilders.com

Staff

Audra Bolduan ABolduan@RochesterAreaBuilders.com Marketing, Builders Exchange Trustees

Matt Limoges MatthewL@RochesterAreaBuilders.com Government Affairs, Commercial Builders Council, Development Council, Building Safety Advisory Group, Public Works Advisory Group, Community Relations, Green Building, Marketing

Sharill Mueller SMueller@RochesterAreaBuilders.com Home Show, Showcase Committee

Rebekah Nielsen RNielsen@RochesterAreaBuilders.com Ambassadors, Education, Membership, Program, Spike Club, Remodelers Council -Executive-Home Tour-

Ryan Kling-Punt RPunt@RochesterAreaBuilders.com Golf Outing, Sporting Clays, Directory, Newsletter, E-News Update

March 2015

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Sponsorships

STUDS, STRUTS & ST ET TOS

Studs, Struts & Stilettos will be a community event and a fund raiser for Habitat for Humanity. As such, all sponsorships are open to both members and non-members of RAB!

construction fashion expose

Studs, Struts & Stilettos will be held on Thursday, April 23rd, 2015, in the Mayo Civic Center Auditorium.

SOLD

Title Sponsor....................................$3,500 • • • • •

10 VIP tickets in Reserved Area ($650 value) Champagne in a keepsake glass ($100 value) Repetitive On-stage verbal recognition On air Recognition with media sponsor Your company logo on: - Tickets - Program - Promotional flyers - Website and social media pages - All advertising for the event (print ads, etc.) - Table tents at bar and cocktail tables

Gold Sponsor .................................................... $600 • 4 VIP tickets ($260 value) • Company Name on: - Program - Promotional flyers - Table tents at bar and cocktail tables - Website & social media pages Bronze Sponsor .............................................. $325 • 2 VIP tickets ($130 Value) • Company name on Program

Platinum Sponsor ...................................... $1,100 • 8 VIP tickets ($520 value) • On-stage verbal recognition • Company name on Website & social media • Logo on: - Program - Promotional flyers - Table tents at bar and cocktail tables

c Please charge my Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, or Discover) the above amount. Number:

3 digit code:

c Please Invoice me for the above amount. Company: Phone:

Email:

Signed:

Return to: Rochester Area Builders, Inc. 108 Elton Hills Lane NW * Rochester, MN 55901 Fax: 507-282-6351 * RAB@RochesterAreaBuilders.com

Exp Date:

Date:

Sponsorship Deadline: Thursday, March 12th

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January GMM

Association Scrapbook

Thank You!

Thank you to Knutson Construction Services for sponsoring drinks at the January General Membership Meeting, and thank you to Home Federal for sponsoring desert.

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Association Scrapbook

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Home Show

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Home Show

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Association Scrapbook

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Rochester Building Permits VALUATION

2014

VALUATION

5,767,212

2,861,569

Townhome Dwelling

Two-Family Houses

Multi-Family Bldgs

Manufactured Home

Deck Addition

3,240

Room Addition

New Residential Single Family Dwelling

2015

Existing Residential

January 2015

Single Family Homes/Townhomes 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

Porch Additions

Other Additions

17,500

574

Basement Finish

312,750

528,595

Alterations

502,638

59,372

Multi-Family Addition

Multi-Family Alterations

17,100

301,000

Assembly (Church)

Assembly (General)

Assembly (Restaurant/Bar)

Business

300,000

Education

Factory/Industrial

Institution

Mercantile

43,000

Miscellaneous

Utility (General)

Residential (Care/Assisted Living)

Electrical (Temp. Service)

2,150

300

Residential (Care/Hotel/Motel)

Mechanical

155

2,299,317

143

522,246

Storage (General)

Gas Piping

21,705

7,350

Storage (Warehouse)

32,200

Fireplace

63,371

75,265

Hydronic System

622,033

193,400

Plumbing

127

538,460

109

451,496

Total Permits YTD

658

20,985,446

560

9,446,250

New Commercial

Existing Commercial Addition Alterations

3,051,159

5,166,739

3,740,951

Structural Shell

“White Box”

Interior Demolition Only

159,900

65,250

Other Phased Permits

425,000

Business Signs

220,805

43,590

Advertising Sign

Footings & Foundations

25,000

Demolition

December TOTAL

506

417

302

281

200

191

299

326

369

*total may differ as permits may have been voided.

Year To Date Statistics

NO.

2015 VALUATION NO.

2014 VALUATION

Building Permits Issued to Date

140

15,965,803

109

7,679,341

Single Family Dwelling

5,767,212

2,861,569

Multi-Family Buildings Total Units: 0

Trade Permits Issued to Date

518

5,019,643

451

1,766,909

Electrical

152

1,472,607

136

536,852

Information and downloads available at Rochester Building Safety Department’s Website: http://www.rochestermn.gov/departments/bldgsafety/reports/building/index.asp

Other Construction

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Byron

Building Permits January 2015 New Residential

NUMBER

VALUATION

Single Family Detached

600,000

Single Family Attached

600,000

Basement Finish

52,430

Alterations

3,000

Existing Residential

Pine Island

Building Permits DECEMBER 2014 Existing Residential

NUMBER

VALUATION

Alterations

25,000

Reroof

5,000

Reside

5,000

Replace Windows

5,000

Furnace/Water Heater

6,250

HEY MATT!

What’s up with that?

A short month means a short “Hey Matt What’s up With That?” There are just three things I am going to cover in this edition. First, I think it is important that I update RAB members on our Builder Day at the Capitol. Every year, we come together with the other local builders associations across the state of Minnesota for a day in St. Paul. This day offers the Builders Association of Minnesota (BAM), our state association, a chance to utilize its best resource, YOU!! Members from across the state have meetings with legislators and inform them about the issues our industry faces. This year’s event went great, and we had many productive meetings with legislators from Southeast Minnesota. www.RochesterAreaBuilders.com

If this is something that interests you, please plan on attending the next event in early 2016. It truly is a great experience! Secondly, the city is about to host two DMC public input sessions. This is your chance to provide input on what you think DMC should be, the role you think the city should take in the DMC initiative, or just your thoughts on DMC. This is your chance to have your voice heard!!! On Monday February 23 at 6pm, the city Planning and Zoning Commission will be hosting an input session at the Mayo Civic Center in Ballroom B. The City Council is also hosting a special meeting, this one on March 23. Location is to be decided, so stay tuned! Lastly, the new Building Code went into effect on January 24th. If you have any questions about the new building code, please consider logging onto the BAM website and review their code guides. This is a member benefit for RAB/BAM members, so please do not share these guides with someone who is not a member! As always, if you have a question about anything you find interesting/confusing during your work day, give me a call/email and hopefully I can find out the answer for you!

Matt

Thanks! March 2015

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Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + The combination of ongoing weak GDP growth and a steep rise in corporate inversions designed to reduce US corporate tax liabilities has again brought the perennial idea of tax reform to the fore. Done right tax reform is a winner. By closing loopholes and lowering marginal rates the economy can better perform and GDP growth can be raised. That said, despite the positive rhetoric coming out of Capitol Hill, don’t count on it soon. Moreover, the sharp, and short-lived seven day brawl about scaling back tax breaks for 529 college savings plans is painfully instructive and illustrative as to why. In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed doing away with the tax-free treatment of capital gains in 529 college savings plans. Instead, he proposed increasing the size of the American Opportunity Tax Credit, available only to families with pretax incomes of less than $180,000, from $1,000/year to $1,500/year and to allow it to be used for five years, up from four. Looked at in isolation, the economics behind this particular policy is pretty solid. First, there is limited evidence that tax breaks designed to increase savings actually do so. Rather, the evidence generally finds that tax breaks reward individuals who would have saved anyways. Worse, the tax incentives don’t seem to increase the total amount of savings either! Second, most of the tax shelter goes to higher income households. According to the White House, 70% of the benefits from 529 plans go to households with incomes greater than $200,000, while a GAO study from 2010 found that 47% of families with a 529 plan had incomes above $150,000. A recent College Savings Foundation study found that not quite 10% of 529 account holders have household income below $50,000. In short, these plans give tax breaks to wealthier households who already send

their kids to college and would have saved as much with or without the plan. By contrast, giving all households with incomes below $180,000 slightly more money for college might raise the percentage of kids from middle- and lower-class households that attend college. More concerning is that be it via 529 plans, the American Opportunity Tax Credit, guaranteed student loans and now increasing student loan forgiveness, government, through the tax code and elsewhere, heavily subsidizes college costs, and in the process dramatically inflates the cost of college tuition. Real tax reform would scrap these inflationary subsidies and implement a more coherent and more focused approach. But here is the rub, taking away the advantageous tax status of 529 plans created an instant coalition of three powerful groups that rolled the administration. The groups included parents with kids bound for college fearful they were about to lose a valuable tax break that they “deserved,” higher education that was concerned it was losing a subsidy and the financial industry which feared losing the billions in fees associated with administering a huge $250 billion program. While everyone claims that they want a simpler tax code with lower rates and bereft of deductions, loopholes and credits, taking any of these away creates winners and losers. And while the winners may be numerous, what they stand to gain is nebulous and distant. By contrast, losers quickly organize themselves and make themselves heard. If doing away with something as small as this was impossible, good luck with larger tax issues that touch deeper pockets.

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Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. is President of GraphsandLaughs, LLC and can be reached at Elliot@graphsandlaughs.net. His daily 70 word economics and policy blog can be seen at www.econ70.com.

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