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A&A Electric & Underground, Inc. + AB Systems, Inc. + Abacus Engineering + Abbco Company + ABC Supply Company, Inc. - Rochester + Above All Roofing of Rochester, Inc. + Accord Electric, Inc. + Action Plumbing, Heating & A/C + Adair Electric Company + Adamson Motors + Advanced Builders & Remodeling + Advanced Building Center, Inc. + Advanced Disposal + Advantage Cabinets, Inc. + Ag Services, Inc. + J.F. Ahern Co. + Alexander & Sons Builders + All Craft Exteriors, LLC + Mike Allen Homes, LLC + Allied Building Products + All-Star Basements + 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 Land, LLC + Arrow Building Center + Associated Bank + Athelon Enterprises, LLC + B&C Plumbing & Heating, Inc. + Al Barker Custom Homes, Inc. + Barrier Free Access, Inc. + Basement Water Control + Batzel Builders, Inc. + BDS Contract Door & Hardware Co. + Beckley's Office Products + Beetles Bar & Grill, Inc. + Alvin E. Benike, Inc. + Scott Berberich Construction, LLC + Beyond Kitchens, LLC + Bigelow & Lennon Construction, LLC + Bigelow Homes + K.W. Billman, Inc. + Blooming Prairie EDA + The Blue Book of Building & Construction + Bobcat of Rochester + Bob's Construction, Inc. + The Boldt Company + Bolton & Menk, Inc. + Bouquet Builders, Inc. + Brandl Anderson Homes, Inc. + Brandrup Builders + Brauer Roofing, Inc. + Braun Intertec Corporation + Brekke Fireplace Shoppe + Bremer Bank + Brennan Companies + Bricewood, LLC + Briese Iron Works, Inc. + Bright Ideas + Brinkman Builders, LLC + Brock White Company + Tom Brogan Heating & Air Conditioning + Brooks Excavating Company, Inc. + Bruce Bucknell Construction, Inc. + Budget Blinds + Burdick Builders, Inc. + Byrne Electric, Inc. + Cachiaras Building & Remodeling + Cambria + Carpet One + CarpetsPlus of Rochester + Centurion Ridge, LLC + Charter Communications/Media + Chatfield Lumber Company, Inc. + Chladek Construction, LLC + Chosen Valley Testing, Inc. + Christian Brothers Cabinets + CHS, Inc. + City Auto Glass + City of Byron + City of Chatfield + City of Eyota + City of Preston + City of Spring Valley + Citywide Insulation, Inc. + Claremont EDA + Clements Chevrolet Cadillac Subaru + CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP + Coldwell Banker Burnet + Commercial Leasing Services + Consolidated Communications, Inc. + 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 Curb Appeal + 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. + Dakota Supply Group, Inc. + Data-Smart Computers, Inc. + DeGeus Tile & Granite + Derby Construction LLC + The Design Connection + Design Studio B + Destination Building Center + Destination Flooring Rochester, LLC + DeWitz Home Builders, Inc. + Diamond Vogel Paints + DiNicola & Pestka Appraisals + Distinguished Homes by Mitch Hagen, LLC + DMC Plumbing & Heating, Inc. + Dodge County EDA + Dolan's Landscape Center, Inc. + DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen + Dunham Associates, Inc. + Dunlap & Seeger PA + JE Dunn Construction + Dura-Oak Kitchen Make Overs + Dynamic Masonry Products, LLC + Eckert Construction, Inc. + ECSI System Integrators + Edel Construction, LLC + Edina Realty Home Services + Todd Eidem Construction, Inc. + Elcor Construction, Inc. + Elcor Realty of Rochester, Inc. + Electrical Solutions & Service + Elgin Economic Development Authority + Elias Construction, LLC + Elsmore Plumbing, LLC + Emergent Networks + Energy Panel Structures + Energy Products & Design, Inc. + EOJohnson Business Technologies + ERH Developing, Inc. + Excel Homes + Exclusive Home Builders & Remodelers + Expert Insulation, Inc. + Express Employment Professionals + Extreme Panel Technologies, Inc. + F&M Community Bank + Fat Willy's Bar & Grill + Ferguson Enterprises + Fieldstone Family Homes, Inc. + Final Cut Construction + First Alliance Credit Union + First Choice Homes, LLC + First General Services of SE MN + First Security Bank + R. Fleming Construction, Inc. + FloCore + Ford Metro Glass, Inc. + Foster Construction, Inc. + Franklin Energy + Frattalone Companies, Inc. + Chris Fritsch Custom Homes, LLC + Gander Plumbing & Heating, Inc. + Dale Gathje Construction, Inc. + Steve Gentry Construction, LLC + Gerhards - The Kitchen & Bath Store + Robert Gill Builder, Inc. + Goodin Company + GP Development, Inc. + Nathan Gransee Construction, LLC + Great River Overhead Door + Green Lawncare Irrigation & Service Co. + Gulfeagle Supply + Habitat for Humanity - Rochester Area + Haley Comfort Systems + W.L. Hall Company + Hamilton Plumbing & Heating, LLC + Hammer Homes, Inc. + Hanson Construction & Specialty Cabinets, LLC + Harmony Economic Development Authority + Hartman Complete Lawncare, LLC + Hayfield Window & Door Company + HDR Architecture + Heartland Security + Heartman Insurance + Heartwood Homes of Rochester, Inc. + Brandon Henderson's Construction Plus, LLC + Hentges Glass Company + HGA Architects and Engineers + Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. + Hicks Electric, Inc. + Higgins Custom Cabinetry + High Definition Homes, LLC + Hiller's Flooring America + HiMEC at Home + Jeff Hinkle Custom Homes, Inc. + Hirshfield's Decorating Center + The Home Depot + Home Federal Savings Bank + Home Improvement Professionals, Inc. + Home Systems Installation, LLC + HomePro Home Inspections, Inc. + Hunt Electric Corporation + Hutch's Custom Cabinets + Int'l Brthrhd of Electrical Wrkrs Local 343 + iHeartMedia + Innovative Surfaces, Inc. + Installed Building Solutions II, LLC + Insty Prints + IntegraSpec Central/Jeff Mueller Construction + Interiors by J.Curry, LLC + J&M Consulting + Michael Jack, LLC + James Hardie Building Products + JC Custom Homes, 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. + M.P. Kaye, LLC + Keller Williams Premier Realty + Key Builders, Inc. + Kirkland Enterprises, LLC + The Kitchen Design Studio + Kitchens Plus + Gary Kline Roofing, Inc. + Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. + King's Flooring, LLC + Knutson Construction Services + KNXR - Minnesota 97.5 + 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 & EDA + Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren + Larsen Industries, Inc. + Larson Siding & Windows Windows, Inc. + Laitala Tile Company + Lake City + Legends Concrete, Inc. + Leitzen Concrete Products, Inc. + Lembke Construction, Inc. + Lewiston Economic Development Authority + Leyendecker Homebuilders, LLC + Lodermeier's, Inc. + Low Voltage Contractors + Lowe's Home Improvement + Luxury Bath RemodelLawn + Majestic Homes, Inc. + R.J. Manemann Custom Homes + Manufacturer's Bank & ing + Maas Companies, Inc. + Maier Tree & Trust + Maplewood Homes, LLC + Markham Homes, LLC + Marvin Windows & Doors + Massey Land Surveying & Engineering + Master Builders, Inc. + Mavo Systems, Inc. + McGough Construction + MDH, Inc. + Meadow Lakes Builders + MEC Construction, LLC + Med City Builders of Rochester, LLC + MedCity Consulting + Menards - South + MEP Associates + Merchants Bank + Merit Contracting, Inc. + MetLife Premier Client Group of the Upper Midwest + Meyer Borgman Johnson, Inc. + Michael's Custom Cabinets, Inc. + Midwest Walls, LLC + Minnesota Building Contractors + Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation + Minnwest Bank + MLT Group + Morris Concrete, Inc. + Larry Newman Drywall + North Risk Partners, C.O. Brown Division + North Star Stone & Masonry + Northern Lights & Furnishings + Northgate 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 Company of Olmsted County + Owner's Plumbing, Inc. + Oxi-Fresh Carpet Cleaning + Paape Energy Services + Pace International + Pahl & Kaye, Inc. + Palmer Soderberg, Inc. + Paramark Corporation + PC Applications Consultants, Inc. + Pearson Builders, Inc. + Pella Windows & Doors + Penz Custom Homes, Inc. + People's Energy Cooperative + Peterson Well Drilling, Inc. + Phantom Screens + Pine Island EDA + Pine Island Lumber + Pompeii Painting, Inc. + Post-Bulletin Company, LLC + PowerLift Doors by French Mfg, Inc. + Powers Ventures + Precision Signs + Prehn Building Sales, Inc. + Premier Bank Rochest e r + Premier Builders of Rochester, Inc. + Prime T i m e Painting of Rochester, LLC + Priority Claims Service + Pro Image Promotions & Apparel + Professional Education Resources, LLC + Proscape of Rochester, LLC + Quality Overhead Door Company, Inc. + Quality Siding & Window, Inc. + Michael Quinn Law Office + R&M Development Company + Radcliffe Homes & Remodeling + Range Custom Homes, LLC + RCON Homes, Inc. + RCTC Carpentry Program + RE/MAX Results + Region Millworks, Inc. + David Reiland Building Contractor, LLC + Reliable Contractors, Inc. + Reynolds Design and Construction + Rochester Area Appraisals, LLC + Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce + Rochester Area Econ. Development, Inc. (RAEDI) + Rochester Area Foundation + Rochester Asphalt, Inc. + Rochester Building Safety Department + Rochester Concrete Products, LLC + Rochester Plumbing & Heating/Roto Rooter + Rochester Public Utilities + Rochester Public Works + Rochester Ready Mix Concrete Co + Rochester Title & Escrow Company, Inc. + Ronningen Roofing, Inc. + Rory's Home Improvement, LLC + RSM US LLP + RSP Architects + Ryan & Grinde, Ltd. + Ryan Electric, Inc. + Ryan Windows & Siding, Inc. + Rymark Construction, LLC + S&S Overhead Door, Inc. + Sargent's Landscape Nursery, Inc. + Schoeppner, Inc. + Schwickert's Tecta America, LLC + Seavey Builders, Inc. + SEH, Inc. + Dan Severson Builders, Inc. + Nick Severson Construction, LLC + Shanahan Building & Remodeling, LLC + Sign Here, Inc. + Simonson Builders, LLC + SL Contracting + Smart Home Innovations & Engineering, Inc. + Smart-HR + Smith Schafer & Associates, Ltd. + Solar Connection, Inc. + Somerby Golf Community + Space Concepts, Inc. + Greg Speedling Contracting, Inc. + Spring Grove EDA + Spring Valley Overhead Door, Inc. + St. Charles EDA + Stadsvold's Lawn & Landscape + Stantec + Steel Constructors, Inc. + Sterling State Bank + Stevens Heating, Inc. + Stewartville Economic Development Authority + Stier Construction, Inc. + Stone Expressions + 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. + Thatcher Pools & Spas, Inc. + Thiemann Construction, Inc. + Thimijan Custom Homes, LLC + Think Mutual Bank + Thomas Tool & Supply + Thompson's Garage Door and Openers + Tile Superstore & More + TLS Companies, LLC + 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 + Tub MD, LLC + Turri Crane Service, Inc. + Turtle Creek Construction, Inc. + Ultimate Surfaces + United Rentals + The Urban Studio, LLC + US Bank + Valor Mechanical, Inc. + Val-U-Blinds + 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 + Wausau Homes + Wausau Supply + Weis Builders, Inc. + Greg Wellik Construction + Wells Concrete + Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota NA + Wells Fargo Home Mortgage + Wells Fargo Private Mortgage Banking + Wendland Utz + Werner Electric Supply + West Bank + West Concord EDA + Jim Whiting Nursery & Garden Center, Inc. + WHKS & Company + Widseth Smith Nolting + Wildwood Sports Bar and Grill + Wilson Tibor & Maves, Ltd. + Wintrust Mortgage + Women Communications, LLC + Workforce Development, Inc. + Wright Homes, Inc. + WSB & Associates, Inc. + WT Lighting + Xcel Energy + XRG Concepts, LLC + Rick Yerhot Builder + Your Home Improvement Company + Zen Custom Homes + Zillgitt Civil Design + Zumbro Haven, LLC

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RAB Golf Outing Review Thank You to our wonderful Sponsors! Gold Tee Sponsor:

LUNCH SPONSOR: Think Mutual Bank PUTTING CONTEST SPONSOR: Rochester Title & Escrow CLOSEST TO THE FLAG: The Builders Group BREAK THE GLASS: Larson Siding & Windows CIGAR CART SPONSOR: Tradesmen International, Inc. DRINK CART SPONSORS: Carpet One Valor Mechanical KEEP IT IN PLAY SPONSOR: Schwickerts Tecta America APPETIZER SPONSOR: Knutson Construction CART SPONSORS: Bremer Bank Brock White CRW architecture + design group First Security Bank F&M Community Bank

TEE & GREEN SPONSORS: ABC Supply Company, Inc. Braun Intertec Corporation Clements Chevrolet Cadillac Subaru CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP Custom Alarm Data-Smart Computers, Inc. Destination Building Center Dunlap & Seeger Energy Products & Design Gwaltney Group Haley Comfort Systems Heartman Insurance Home Federal Savings Bank Kreofsky Building Supplies Merchants Bank Minnesota Enregy Resources Minnwest Bank North Risk Partners C.O. Brown Div. Olmsted National Bank Pompeii Painting, Inc. Post-Bulletin Company, LLC Premier Bank Rochester Smith Schafer & Associates Somerby Golf Community Warnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stellian Appliance Wendland Utz WSB & Associates, Inc. XRG Concepts, LLC

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Letter from The President June 24, 2016

Happy Summer! Looking forward on the calendar for the Rochester Area Builders we have some great opportunities for you to promote your business and network with other business professionals. The Remodelers Tour is coming up September 10-11 with a deadline for all entries of August 12, 2016. The Fall Showcase of Homes will be held two consecutive weekends. The dates for the Showcase are September 10-11 and 17-18. Deadline for all Showcase entries is also August 12th, but there is a $100 discount if you get your complete form in by July 15th. So are you looking for something really fun to do and want to network with other business professionals? Do you like to shoot guns?? Well then, the Rochester Area Builders Annual Sporting Clay Shoot is the place for you. The event will take place at a new venue this year so mark your calendars for Thursday, September 15. Watch for registration forms coming soon. There are a limited number of spots, so sign up early so you don’t miss out on this great event! As I end this month’s letter I would like to take this opportunity to thank Taylor Ridderbusch for the work he has done for the association this past year. It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know him and I wish him the best of luck in his new position with Trout Unlimited. Warmly,

Christy Buchan 2016 RAB President

Index RAB Golf Outing Review............................ 2 Letter from the President......................... 3 Fall Showcase of Homes & Remodelers Tour................................... 4 June Networking Night.............................. 5 Public Works Dept. News.......................... 6 Member Spotlight: Custom Alarm / CCi................................... 7 Member Marketing Opportunities.........8-9 NAHB Member Discounts....................... 10 Association Scrapbook..................... 11-15 Building Permit Reports..........................18 Membership Information........................19 Elliot Eisenberg Article............................20

Executive Director/Editor John Eischen Production Audra Bolduan 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.

108 Elton Hills Lane NW Rochester, MN 55901 Phone: 507-282-7698 Fax: 507-282-6351 E-mail: RAB@RochesterAreaBuilders.com

Rochester Community and Technical College’s Carpentry program is seeking a new home construction project for the 2016-17 school year. Project site must be within six miles of the College. To receive additional information, contact: steve.carlson@rctc.edu or (507) 259-8536 by June 30th, 2016

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Check for Entry Fee $900 RAB members Discount of $100 per house if received by July 15th

(Discounts only available if entry is complete when delivered to the RAB office!)

Check for $400 for Security Deposit

(not cashed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; returned to you when all items have been returned to the RAB office)

Final Deadline is Aug 12th. Sept. 10-11, 2016 11:00am to 5:00pm Check for Entry Fee $600 Additional entries - $300 The event is open to RAB members only â&#x20AC;&#x201C; non members add $60 to join the Council

(please note that $60 is a discounted rate of the normal $120 dues)

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Join us at the June Networking Night Tuesday, June 28th, 4:30 - 6:30 pm Cambria Gallery 400 S Broadway, Suite 105

President

Christy Buchan, Energy Products & Design, Inc.

Karen Blissenbach, Design Studio B

Delbert Feenstra, Knutson Construction Services

Rick Dold, Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren

John Eckerman, The Boldt Company

Mike Allen, Mike Allen Homes, LLC Mickey Elias, Elias Construction, LLC Rob Jones, Superior Mechanical Levi Kaiser, Alvin E. Benike, Inc. Carla Kilpatrick, Home Federal Savings Bank Jon Range, Range Construction, LLC Brian Sheehan, Weis Builders, Inc. Frank Streit, Premier Bank Rochester

Tom Leimer, Knutson Construction Services, Chair Jason Snow, Brock White Company, Vice Chair Jake Schleusner, Merit Contracting, Inc., Past Chair

Dana Hlebichuk, Widseth Smith Nolting, Chair

Jason Woodhouse, CRW architecture + design group, inc., Chair

Vice President Secretary Treasurer

Past President Directors

Builders Exchange Council Representatives

Commercial Builders Council Development Council Chair Remodelers Council Chair

Jerry Jensen, Valor Mechanical, Inc., Chair

Joe Weis, Weis Builders, Inc.

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

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

National Life Directors National Directors State Directors

Executive Director

Join us at the Cambria Gallery for delicious food and beverages from Grand Rounds and the chance to win fantastic door prizes!Â It will be a great evening to establish new relationships within RAB and stay connected with current ones. We look forward to seeing you there!

Our next Networking Night will be July 26. www.RochesterAreaBuilders.com

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Audra Bolduan audra@bexroch.com Marketing, Builders Exchange Trustees

TBD email 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 & Remodelers Tour

Shelly Erpleding email TBD Golf Outing, Sporting Clays, Directory, Newsletter, E-News Update

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Building Towards Cleaner Water Clean water is important to all of us. From recreational activities such as fishing and water skiing to everyday uses including bathing and drinking, we all need water. Each of us has a responsibility to do what we can to keep our water resources clean for future generations. Are you doing everything you can at your construction sites to protect our water by preventing litter? Each year during the Help Make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! event, litter from construction sites is reported by volunteers throughout the city. Let this be the year you make a commitment to keeping your site litter-free each and every day. Use this checklist as a reminder of what you can do to “build towards cleaner water.”  Place litter collection containers in convenient locations around the site for ease of disposal.  Keep dumpsters, roll-offs, and other containers covered at all times to prevent litter from escaping.  Check these containers regularly to make sure they are not overfilled. Order additional dumpsters or request more frequent collection if overfilling is an issue.  Bag and tie up loose items before throwing them in a container.  Use snow fencing around construction or demolition sites to prevent debris from blowing into other areas.  Use a tarp or net when hauling materials in an open pickup truck or trailer. This prevents safety hazards as well roadside litter.  Smokers should use an ashtray, receptacle or a portable pocket ashtray to prevent “butt” litter … the #1 littered item in the U.S.  Routinely walk the site and collect loose items and debris that may have escaped.  Communicate with your staff, vendors, and subcontractors about their personal responsibility for a clean and safe working environment. Discuss proper disposal methods and locations of disposal areas.

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ABOUT CUSTOM ALARM Security Minded... Locally Monitored... Community-Focused... Since 1968

WHAT’S ON THE MIND OF CUSTOM ALARM? How long have you been in business?

We were founded by L.J. Johnson in the basement of his home in 1968, now 49 years later we have over 60 employees and a successful, growing business.

Why are you a member of RAB?

It is important, to us, as we support and believe in the work that the RAB does both locally, as well as leveraging a voice at the state level. The RAB is a respected and recognized organization in Rochester as one that advocates for its members and has a seat at the table of change. RAB and John Eischen run a great organization and care about their members and genuinely support the local businesses. It helps us leverage our relationships with builders, contractors, and other associate members that we continue to do business with residential and commercial industries. It is a testament to the RAB as a great organization by the number of volunteers that commit their time away from their businesses whether it is on a committee, planning an event or attending educational or networking events. There are many ways that businesses and their employees can engage and make a difference.

What excites you about the expected growth of Rochester?

There are many new opportunities for us to engage with new homeowners and new business owners. The growth in Rochester is good for the overall economy of Rochester and the surrounding areas as we see more visitors and more new residents moving to the area as well as new businesses. This is a great time to be in an industry that has anything to do with new construction.

What makes your company special?

We are a full-service security company; we design, install, and monitor all systems that we sell. We have the only UL Listed local Monitoring Response Center in the Rochester area and we have earned the five diamond CSAA certification and are very proud to have been recognized with the prestigious industry award Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) award in 2011, which highlights our commitment to security, safety, minimizing false dispatches,

and a strong working relationship with local law enforcement We are a certified Women Owned Business. As a local, family owned, small business we pride ourselves on providing our employees with a flexible and fun work environment. The staff at Custom Alarm is passionate about customer service, taking care of the customer, and ensuring our customers have peace of mind.

What is one thing not even RAB knows about your company?

We are the only local security company to provide Video Verification, which means that when your alarm goes off, a video clip is sent to our dispatchers who can visually verify if there is a person present in the area or not. This aids in a more timely response by law enforcement, since the alarm is verified and if nothing is there it can minimize the need to run down to meet law enforcement if a person doesn’t appear to be causing the alarm. This is a new service offering we launched this spring! Additionally, we have a new video doorbell allowing customers to see and respond to people at their front door from anywhere they have access to the Internet.

What changes are on the horizon in your industry?

The security industry is creating more and more technology solutions for connected homes and connected businesses. The ability to manage your home or business and know what is going on with people coming and going, with environmental risks, as well as the overall safety of your home or business is changing. There are more and more ways to integrate various aspects of the home and business into one solution and control it from one app. We are all busy people and who wouldn’t want an easier way to manage all the aspects of our lives without having to physically run all over the place to do so? That is the beauty of what we see in the changes happening to our industry, manufacturers are creatively looking at ways to not necessarily invent new things, but leverage technology and help people feel safer and more in control of their lives! IP, wireless, megapixel cameras, integrated apps, these are all evolving technologies that are key to our industry growing and evolving.

What changes are on the horizon for your company?

watch this video about Custom Alarm>> 1661 Greenview Dr SW Rochester MN 55902 Phone: 507-288-5522 Fax: 507-287-0757 www.RochesterAreaBuilders.com

Video verification is here now and excitement is growing around this as more people learn about how it can change their lives, for the better. Home automation and the connected home is growing with improvements made in how homeowners can control thermostats, lights, overhead garage doors, visitors to home through IP doorbell camera, and wireless door locks. Custom Alarm leads the way in security solutions for homeowners and business owners. Educating customers and potential customers on all the ways we can help make their lives easier is a focus for us because we are so passionate about our community and helping people find Peace of Mind. Doesn’t everyone want that?

safe. secured. protected.

Melissa Brinkman Samantha Rossi info@custom-alarm.com custom-alarm.com June-July 2016

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Rochester Area Builders Member Spotlight! 1 Hour Radio Show on KROC-AM with ads (10am-11am)—This is a perfect opportunity to talk about your business and field questions from callers! You also get two 30 second ads and an online ad during the show!

Video produced by RAB—A 30 Second Spot, which we will post on our YouTube Channel and promote. You will also be given the video to use as you please.

Weekly Email-News Update— Video will be linked to our membership in our Weekly Email-News Update

Newsletter Advertorial—Page in our monthly newsletter on your business, including pictures of your business, or projects, etc.

$2000 $1000

Social Media Campaign—4 posts (1 boosted) to our Facebook page, 4 tweets from our Twitter account about your business

Limited to 1 Member/month

$750

Sign up quickly! There are only 10 spots for the year! Once we sell out of the 10 spots, we will assign months to coordinate with seasonal timing. Contact Taylor at the RAB Office at 507-282-7698 or at taylorr@rochesterareabuilders.com

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Rochester Building Permits VALUATION

2015

VALUATION

12,222,888

$2,727,502

Townhome Dwelling

$1,476,350

$1,605,616

Two-Family Houses

Manufactured Home

$2,100,000

May

New Residential Single Family Dwelling

Multi-Family Bldgs (Units)

2016

Existing Residential Deck Addition

$292,759

$224,612

Room Addition

$92,168

$66,000

Porch Additions

$10,000

Other Additions

$5,000

438,000

Basement Finish

$549,318

$223,350

Alterations

$464,936

$146,783

Multi-Family Addition

Multi-Family Alterations

$27,500

$265,400

New Commercial 0

Assembly (General)

Assembly (Restaurant/Bar)

Business

$2,900,000

Education

Factory/Industrial

Institution

Mercantile

$36,000

Miscellaneous

Residential (Apartment)

$275,000

Residential (Care/Assisted Living)

Residential (Care/Hotel/Motel)

Storage (General)

$24,000

Storage (Parking Garage)

Storage (Warehouse)

$3,080,641

Utility (General)

$253,500

Utility (Private Garage)

$2,200,000

$4,369,557

$7,070,884

Existing Commercial Addition Structural Shell

“White Box”

$345,000

Interior Demolition Only

$10,359

$3,000

Other Phased Permits

Other Construction Business Signs

$72,427

$124,630

Advertising Signs

Footings & Foundations

$11,500

$3,553,234

Demolition

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Single Family Homes/Townhomes 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

January

February

March

April

56 160

YTD TOTAL

120

102

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

417

302

281

200

191

299

326

369

364

TOTAL

160

*total may differ as permits may have been voided.

Assembly (Church)

Alterations

May 2016

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Year To Date Statistics

NO.

2016 VALUATION NO.

2015 VALUATION

Building Permits Issued to Date

985

174,775,750

840

202,395,031

Single Family Dwelling

136

$33,337,706

101

$23,828,564

Multi-Family Buildings Total Units: 416

$49,351,966

$48,992,476

Trade Permits Issued to Date

3331

$40,922,642

3,168

$51,143,533

Electrical

1084

$19,003,150

1,010

$22,653,208

Electrical (Temp. Service)

135

$38,525

103

$44,550

Mechanical (HVAC)

822

$10,223,592

782

$14,146,534

Mechanical (Gas Piping)

247

$320,881

248

$556,310

Mechanical (Fireplace)

155

$446,985

161

$421,599

Mechanical (Hydronic)

$4,412,167

$5,310,646

Plumbing

811

$6477,342

803

$8,010,686

Total Permits YTD

4316

$215,698,392

4,008

$253,538,564

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NUMBER

VALUATION

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Pool

$3,000

Deck Addition

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Single Family Detached Existing Residential

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2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012

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Lacina Siding & Windows, Inc. Lowe's Home Improvement

2011 2011

Ten to 19 Years

Michael Jack, LLC Schoeppner, Inc. WA Insurance Anderson Construction Prime Time Painting of Rochester, LLC R.J. Manemann Custom Homes DMC Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Innovative Surfaces, Inc. Todd Eidem Construction, Inc. Design Studio B Habitat for Humanity - Rochester Area SL Contracting

2006 2006 2006 2005 2005

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Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Despite GDP again slowing in Q1, as has been the case for the past few years, the economic recovery that began in July 2009 remains intact. The poor performance of the US economy from January through March was almost expected, and the incoming employment, housing, and service sector data all point to a modest economic pickup. GDP growth the rest of the year should average 2.2%, with growth in Q2 closer to 2.75% as the economy rebounds from a tough Q1. The combination of continued wage growth and increased residential construction activity suggests that 2016 will probably improve as it progresses. Despite weak energy prices, a continued strong dollar that has hurt manufacturing by making US exports costly and imports cheaper, and a struggling agricultural sector, the rest of the economy is OK. As long as the service sector and construction continue to expand and wages rise, the US economy will continue to grow despite the headwinds it faces. Importantly, the labor market continues to strengthen, voluntary quit rates are rising and are almost back to where they were before the Great Recession, the number of involuntary terminations keeps falling, and job creation, while down from last year, remains strong. At this rate, there will be little slack in the labor market 12 months from today. Lastly, passage of the FY 2016 budget package has boosted economic activity as it extended some tax breaks and eased spending caps on domestic and military spending, making fiscal policy pleasantly expansionary. A definite economic bright spot in 2016 has been housing, and that is due to rising household formation. After averaging well over 1.2 million annually from 1983 through 2006, household formation plummeted to just 600,000 in 2014. Since then, it has been rising by about 1.2 million a year. Add to this slightly improved access to credit,

and housing starts should reach an annualized average rate of 1.19 million during the second half of 2016, their best level since late 2007, with new single-family construction contributing at a pace of 810,000 units and multifamily adding 380,000. Despite being severely constrained by a lack of inventory, pending home sales are strengthening and existing home sales should rise by 3% annually, while home prices should rise by 5% annually. As for inflation, it remains benign but shows signs of slowly rising from its current level. The dollar is likely to strengthen slightly in the latter part of the year and oil prices appear to be rising, thus the two trends that have exerted strong deflationary pressures on imports and energy respectively should dissipate. Moreover, as the unemployment rate continues falling, labor shortages are becoming increasingly widespread. This pushes up wage growth, which is definitely rising, albeit modestly, and thereby boosts household spending. However, rising prices and wages will push the Fed to raise short-term rates by one-quarter-of-one percent as early as July, and certainly by November or December. Long-term rates have bottomed and 10-yr Treasuries will end the year at close to 2% as the economy strengthens. In short, the economy continues to grow modestly. Short-term interest rates are likely to start rising, wages are rising, and residential construction activity looks to continue to slowly strengthen as we go into 2017. Most critically, continued solid job creation will keep consumer spending up and the likelihood of a recession during the next six months, close to zero.

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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