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A&A Electric & Underground, Inc. + AB Systems, Inc. + Abacus Engineering + Abbco Company + ABC Supply Company, Inc. - Rochester + ABC Water Conditioning Service, Inc. + 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 + All Sons' Exteriors, Inc. + Mike Allen Homes, LLC + Allen Outdoor Solutions, 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. + Andersen Windows, Inc. + Anderson Builders, LLC + Anderson Construction + Appliance Village Company + Arcon Land, LLC + Arrow Building Center + Associated Bank + Athelon Enterprises, LLC + Atlas Insurance Brokers, 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. + Benike Construction + 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. + 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. + By Design Builders, LLC dba Wausau Homes + Byrne Electric, Inc. + City of Byron + Cachiaras Building & Remodeling + Cambria + Carpet One + CarpetsPlus of Rochester + Castlewood Homes, Inc. + Cemstone Supply + Centurion Ridge, LLC + Charlie's Eatery & Pub + Charter Communications/Spectrum Reach + Charterpoint Wealth Strategies + Chatfield Lumber Company, Inc. + City of Chatfield + Chladek Construction, LLC + Chosen Valley Testing, Inc. + Christian Brothers Cabinets + CHS, Inc. + Citizens One Home Loans + City Auto Glass + Citywide Insulation, Inc. + Claremont EDA + Clayton Thomas Blinds of Rochester + Clements Chevrolet Cadillac Subaru + CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP + Coldwell Banker Burnet + Comfort Air, Inc. + Commercial Leasing Services + Completely Clean + Consolidated Communications, Inc. + Construction Partnership, Inc. + Coordinated Business Systems, Ltd. + Cordes Construction + Cornerstone Builders & Real Estate, Inc. + Corporate Web Services, Inc. + Coulee Bank + 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 Hardwoods + Custom Homes by Bradley, Inc. + Custom Retaining Walls & Landscaping, Inc. + D2E, LLC + Dahl Home Builders, Inc. + Dakota Supply Group, Inc. + Data-Smart Computers, Inc. + DeCook Builders, LLC + DeGeus Tile & Granite + Derby Construction LLC + The Design Connection + Design Studio B + Destination Building Center + Destination Flooring Rochester, LLC + Destination Medical Center EDA + DeWitz Home Builders, Inc. + Diamond Vogel Paints + Dickison Builders, LLC + DiNicola & Pestka Appraisals + Distinguished Homes by Mitch Hagen, LLC + DMC Plumbing & Heating, Inc. + Dodge County EDA + Dolan's Landscape Center, Inc. + DoubleTree by Hilton + DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen + Duke Aerial, Inc. + Dunham Associates, Inc. + Dunlap & Seeger PA + J.E. Dunn Construction + 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. + City of Elgin + Elias Construction, LLC + Elite Concrete Lifting of Minnesota, LLC + Ellingson Companies + Elsmore Plumbing, LLC + Emergent Networks + Energy Panel Structures + Energy Products & Design, Inc. + Envirolastech, Inc. + EO Johnson Business Technologies + ERH Developing, Inc. + Exclusive Home Builders & Remodelers + Expert Insulation, Inc. + Express Employment Professionals + Extreme Panel Technologies, Inc. + City of Eyota + EZ Fabricating, Inc. + F&M Community Bank + Fairway Outdoor Advertising, LLC + Fat Willy's Bar & Grill + Jeff Feece Designs + Ferguson Enterprises + Fieldstone Family Homes, Inc. + First Alliance Credit Union + First Choice Homes, LLC + First Security Bank + R. Fleming Construction, Inc. + FloCore + Ford Metro, 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. + Godwin Dold + Goodin Company + GP Development, Inc. + Great River Overhead Door + Green Lawncare Irrigation & Service Co. + H&H Company of Rochester, LLC + Habitat for Humanity - Rochester Area + Haley Comfort Systems + W.L. Hall Company + Hamilton Plumbing & Heating, LLC + Hammer Homes, Inc. + Hanson Construction & Specialty Cabinets, LLC + James Hardie Building Products + Harmony EDA + Harmony Insurance Group + 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 + HomeOnTrack + HomePro Home Inspections, Inc. + Houston County EDA + Hoyer Construction, LLC + Hunt Electric Corporation + Hutch's Custom Cabinets + Hy-Vee + Int'l Brthrhd of Electrical Wrkrs Local 343 + ICC Restoration & Cleaning Services + iHeartMedia + Image Smartz, LLC + Innovative Surfaces, Inc. + Installed Building Solutions II, LLC + Insty Prints + J.Curry, LLC + J&M Consulting + Michael Jack, LLC + JC Custom Homes, LLC + JMS Custom Homes, LLC + J.P. IntegraSpec Central/Jeff Mueller Construction + Interiors by 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 Builders, Inc. + Keller Williams Premier Realty + Key Builders, Inc. + Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. + King's Flooring, LLC + Kirkland Enterprises, LLC + The Kitchen Design Studio + Kitchens Plus + Gary Kline Roofing, Inc. + Knutson Construction Services + KNXR FM - Minnesota 97.5 + Koball's Poured Walls, Inc. + Kramer Contracting, LLC + Kraus- Ander son 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 + Lake City EDA + Land Home Financial Services, Inc. + City of Lanesboro + Larkin Hoffman + Larson Siding & Windows + Legends Concrete, Inc. + Leitzen Concrete Products, Inc. + Lembke Construction, Inc. + Lewiston EDA + Leyendecker Homebuilders, LLC + I m provement + Luxury Bath Remodeling + LVC Companies, Inc. + Maas Companies, Lodermeier's, Inc. + Lowe's Home Inc. + Madery Construction, LLC + Maier Tree & Lawn + Majestic Homes, Inc. + R.J. Manemann Custom Homes + Manufacturer's Bank & Trust + Maplewood Custom Homes + Markham Homes, LLC + Marvin Windows & Doors + Massey Land Surveying & Engineering + Master Builders, Inc. + McGough Construction + MDH, Inc. + Meadow Lakes Builders + MEC Construction, LLC + Med City Builders of Rochester, LLC + Med City Painting & Decorating, Inc. + MedCity Consulting + Meier Companies, Inc. + Menards - South + MEP Associates + Merchants Bank + Merit Contracting, Inc. + Meyer Borgman Johnson, Inc. + Michael's Custom Cabinets, Inc. + Midwest Walls, LLC + Minnesota Building Contractors + Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation + Minnwest Bank + MLT Group + Molin Concrete Products Company + Morris Concrete, Inc. + Mr. Sandless Floor Refinishing + Larry Newman Drywall + 99 N o r t h Construction & Paint + Norbord + North Risk Partners, C.O. Brown Division + Northern Lights & Furnishings + Northgate Chiropractic Clinic + Nuss Truck & Equipment + Obermiller Nelson Engineering + Ohly Law Office + Olmsted County Planning Dept, Insp. Div. + Olmsted County Public Health + Olmsted National Bank + On Site Companies + Original Mechanics, Inc. + Otis Custom Homes, LLC + Overhead Door Company of Olmsted County + OxiFresh Carpet Cleaning + Paape Energy Services + Pace International + Palmer Soderberg, Inc. + Paramark Corporation + PC Applications Consultants, Inc. + Pearson Builders, Inc. + Pella Windows & Doors + Penz Custom Homes, Inc. + People's Energy C o operative + Peterson Well Drilling, Inc. + Phantom Screens + Pine Island EDA + Pine Island Lumber + The Pinske Edge + Pompeii Painting, Inc. + Post-Bulletin Company, LLC + PowerLift Doors by French Mfg, Inc. + Powers Ventures + Precision Signs + Prehn Building Sales, Inc. + Premier Bank Rochester + Premier Builders of Rochester, Inc. + City of Preston + Prime Time Painting of Rochester, LLC + Priority Construction Services + Pro Image Promotions & Apparel + Quality Overhead Door Company, Inc. + Quality Siding & Window, Inc. + R&M Development Company + Radcliffe Homes & Remodeling + Range Custom Homes, LLC + RCON Homes, Inc. + RCTC Carpentry Program + RE/MAX Results + Real Property Appraisals, LLC + Region Millworks, Inc. + David Reiland Building Contractor, LLC + Reliable Contractors, Inc. + Rochester Area Appraisals, LLC + Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce + Rochester Area Econ. Development, Inc. (RAEDI) + Rochester Area Foundation + Rochester Asphalt & Concrete, 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 Restoration & Remediation + 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. + Dan Severson Builders, Inc. + Nick Severson Construction, LLC + Shanahan Building & Remodeling, LLC + Sherwin Williams Company + Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. + Sign Here, Inc. + S.L. Contracting, Inc. + Smart Home Innovations & Engineering, Inc. + Smart-HR + Smith Schafer & Associates, Ltd. + Solar Connection, Inc. + Somerby Golf Community + Sorenson's Appliance & TV, Inc. + Space Concepts, Inc. + Greg Speedling Contracting, Inc. + Spring Grove EDA + Spring Valley Overhead Door, Inc. + City of Spring Valley + St. Charles EDA + Stadsvold's Lawn & Landscape + Stantec + Steel Constructors, Inc. + Sterling State Bank + Stevens Heating, Inc. + Stewartville EDA + Stier Construction, Inc. + Stone Expressions + StoneBridge Builders, LLC + Struve's Paint and Decorating + Robert Suk Law Office, PLLC + Summit Custom Homes, LLC + Summit Fire Protection Company + Sunbelt Rentals + 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 + TLC Surfaces, LLC + 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 + Turri Crane Service, Inc. + Turtle Creek Construction, Inc. + United Rentals + The Urban Studio, LLC + US Bank + Valor Mechanical, Inc. + Val-U-Blinds + Veit Companies + Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company + Viking Electric Supply + Vision Homes & Remodeling, LLC + WA Insurance + Warners' Stellian Appliance Co., Inc. + Waste Management + J. Waugh Construction, LLC + Wausau Supply + Weis Builders, Inc. + Wells Concrete + Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota NA + Wells Fargo Home Mortgage + Wells Fargo Home Mortgage East + Wendland Utz + Werner Electric + 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 + Wobig Construction, LLC + Women Communications, LLC + Workforce Development, Inc. + Wright Homes, Inc. + WSB & Associates, Inc. + WT Lighting + Xcel Energy + XRG Concepts, LLC + Your Home Improvement Company + Zen Custom Homes

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Letter from The President June 2017, Midway through the year and we are looking good!! Here are a few highlights: The kick-off event for Forty Below was well attended and proved to be a success! If you are in Peace Plaza Downtown check out the Locks of Compassion. Our newly formed group of Young Professionals built the fence which will hold the locks (locks purchased will raise funds for local refugees through Catholic Charities). You can purchase your own lock to decorate during Thursday’s on 1st and 3rd. New memberships are tracking with an upwards swing; we may hit 500 before the end of 2017!! Let’s see if we can do it! The Golf Outing once again was a success, thank you to all who participated! The opening of the expansion of the Civic Center was equated with fantastic Home Show booth sales. If you haven’t exhibited in the past, are new to the association, or have just taken a few years “off ”, 2018 would be a great year to exhibit. Look for more information in the coming months about a potential “partnership” or somewhat of a “Foreign Exchange” with German tradesman coming to Rochester … it seems to be a win-win for the association so stay tuned as to how you may be able to participate. Well I hate to say it but summer will be over before we know it. But then it is Fall Showcase and Remodelers Home Tour as well as Sporting Clay Shoot time - always a nice way to welcome the cooler weather.

Warmly,

Karen L. Blissenbach 2017 RAB President

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Presidents Letter..................................2 Excel Energy....................................... 2 July Calendar.........................................3 Networking Night Scrapbook............. 4 Networking Night July........................ 5 Fall Showcase of Homes Remodelers Tour........................ 6 2018 Home Show Information.......... 7 RAB 40 Below Event.......................... 6 Fall Showcase & Remodelers Tour......................... 7 Golf Outing Photos..........................8-9 ONB................................................... 10 Press Release Knutson Construction...............11 40 Below Kick-Off Event..................12 40 Below Press Release..................13 Nailedit with Keith............................................... 14 Med City Consulting........................... 15 The Economic Forecast for the Second Half of 2017: Elliott Eisenberg.......................... 16 Press Release Boldt Company........................... 17 More Than 800 Builders Discuss Housing Issues in Hill Visits NAHB ..........................................18 RAB Goes Mobile.............................19 New Member Promotions.......... 20-21 Spotlight Member Opportunity........22 Foundations Ad Opportunity............23 Clements Ad.....................................25 Rochester & Byron Building Permits.........................26 Olmsted Building Permits................ 27 SEMAR Update................................. 27 Membership Update........................28 Build Your Home Tax Free................29 Information from RAB......................30 Member Rebate Program................ 31 RAB Marketing Opportunites...........32 NAHB Member Discounts................33

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Contacts: Tom Leimer Vice President and General Manager Knutson Construction P: 507.206.2521 tleimer@knutsonconstruction.com

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Knutson Construction Announces the Addition of Two New Team Members to Their Rochester Market ROCHESTER, MN, May 30, 2017 — Knutson Construction, a leading builder in the Rochester area, announces the addition of two new team members. Jason Steinke joins Knutson Construction as a general superintendent where he will work closely with the Minneapolis and Rochester operations team to oversee projects from acquisition through completion. Steinke has more than 15 years of experience and will continue to work in his specialized area of healthcare projects for Knutson starting with the Marshfield Clinic project in Eau Claire, WI. Brock Erickson joins Knutson Construction as a project engineer with a Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Brock has interned for Knutson the past three summers assisting on the Rochester Fire Station #2, Mayo Civic Convention Center expansion, Whitewater State Park expansion, and most recently two indoor air quality projects for the Rochester Independent School District. Brock will be working on the Byron Middle School Indoor Air Quality project and with close-out on the Mayo Clinic 41st St Professional Building Core & Shell and Plummer Projects. “We are pleased to announce these additions to our Rochester office,” stated Tom Leimer, vice president and general manager. “Brock is a great example of Knutson’s commitment to developing future employees via our internship program, and welcoming them to the team after graduation.” Knutson Construction provides customers with preconstruction, design-build, general contracting and construction management services. Knutson has been providing expert construction services to health care, corporate, manufacturing, education, industrial, civic and retail customers since 1911. In addition to Rochester, Knutson has offices in Minneapolis, Minn.; Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Altoona, Wisconsin. To learn more about Knutson Construction Services, visit its website at: www.knutsonconstruction.com. www.RochesterAreaBuilders.com

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40 Below Locks of Compasion Project & Kick Off Event

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Mission: Empower Rochester’s young professionals to advance their professional and personal life by creating a welcoming atmosphere to cultivate long-term connections. Vision: An active, connected, and engaged group of young professionals building communities in Committee Members Alissa Moe Briana McDonald Danielle Sommerfelt Jason Scrimshaw Kate Van Hout Ryan Phipps Samantha Rossi Tyler Lenzner Tyler Niemeyer Vanessa Hines

RAB PARTNERS FOR LOCKS OF COMPASSION Did you know that a simple lock can be a symbol of peace, love and compassion? That this link can form a united force? Come get a look at RAB’s new young professionals group 40 Below’s first initiative. In partnership with Catholic Charities, this interactive display will be a life changer, symbolizing the hope and compassion of our community. Displayed in the Peace Plaza all summer, individuals and companies will be supporting a child in need, homebound senior or a family member by purchasing, decorating and personalizing locks. These signs, symbols and words will unite us around a spirt of compassion. Locks will be available at “Thursdays on First & 3rd” starting June 22nd.

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NailedIt With Keith Land Use and the Economy - Keith Cousins

ow does land use affect H housing affordability, labor migration, welfare, tax base and

economic growth? Within the last quarter decade municipalities have taken it upon themselves in an attempt to form cities. This growth management technique consists of defining buildable areas, density restrictions or requirements, height restrictions and comparatively slow review processes, among other guidelines. Historically, land use and housing constraints have been viewed as a local issue with local effects. However, recent evidence shows that housing supply constraints should not be just a localize matter but rather canopied over the state and country. Using a robust set of data, University of Chicago and Berkeley professors Hsieh and Moretti recently concluded that displaced labor due to housing constraints results in lowered aggregate GDP growth by more than 50%. In summary, strict zoning laws result in high housing demand and prices, a lack of housing options, misplaced labor allocation and lower tax base, which in turn directly hinders the economy. This is the same outcome of a tariff, quota, export restraint, or other trade barrier. Let’s use an

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example. The demand for units in a new apartment building may be 130. However, due to zoning, the discretionary review process and consequently additional expenses the developer can only build 100 units – which is essentially a quota of 100 units. Hence, you have 130 households vying for 100 units. Demand is high, prices go up, tax base, disposable income and welfare decreases, dead weight loss occurs and labor migration becomes unviable.

Housing constraints have proved a major impediment for labor migration, especially in high demand cities where the Wharton Index – a tool for measuring land use regulations – is also the highest. Hsieh and Moretti suggest state or federal governments setting parameters for municipalities in establishing land use patterns. These types of standards do exist in other countries and in theory would result in a wide array of housing opportunities and GDP reaching With the current low inventory and closer to equilibrium level. prices rising over twice as fast as income it is essential that we are California and Oregon are allowed to build to demand at a currently looking at similar statues, parallel rate otherwise the buyer, with Massachusetts already renter and business will pay the have one in effect. California has consequences of higher prices recently came to realize these and taxes. restrictive land use impacts, as a recent study shows 40% of a finished home is imposed costs. According to Fermanian Business and Economic Institute, just a 3% cut in these costs would result in $2.5 billion more in income, $3.1 billion economic boost and over 37,000 more jobs for consumers in San Diego County alone. As recent evidence shows, these are the unintended consequences we choose to live with by having restrictive growth management. However, with this realization we could well be on the way to a new integrated standard of city and region planning. www.RochesterAreaBuilders.com

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The Economic Forecast for the Second Half of 2017: Decent but Nothing Remarkable ++++++++++++ Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Although GDP growth slowed again 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 as Q1 growth has been consistently weak in recent years, with the incoming employment, manufacturing, and service sector data all pointing to a modest economic pickup. GDP growth the rest of the year should average 2.50%, with growth in Q2 above 3.00% as the economy rebounds from a tough Q1. The combination of continued employment growth and an improving global economy suggest that 2017 will probably improve as it progresses. So far, 2017â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest surprise has been the very limited progress the Republicans have made on their legislative agenda, which includes increased defense spending, the repeal of Obamacare, tax reform, deregulation, increased infrastructure spending and more. Had some of these proposals already become law, the economy would be growing somewhat faster than it is. And, it is quite possible that by yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end President Trump will sign some of his agenda into law. That said, outside of agriculture which is very weak, mining which is struggling, and auto sales which are high but slowing, the rest of the economy is OK. The labor market continues to strengthen, and job creation, while down slightly from last year, remains surprisingly strong. At this rate, there will be little if any slack in the labor market 12 months from now. As for housing, after a strong 2016, it is slowing, albeit slightly. Looking first at existing homes, a lack of inventory is severely constraining sales. Simply put, there are not enough homes for sale. Despite that, existing home sales should rise by 3% this year while home prices should rise by a strong 6% nationally, with house price appreciation of closer to 10% in the West. New home construction activity should rise by about 5.5% in 2017, with single family activity rising by 8%, and multifamily starts remaining unchanged. Ideally, starts would rise by much more, and in the process put downward pressure on house price appreciation. However, rising labor and input costs, increasingly strict building codes, aging-in-place, and most importantly, restrictive local land use policies, make building entry-level houses virtually impossible. As a result, new homes are relatively expensive and activity is subdued. Looking at inflation, it remains benign and has been declining the last several months but should rise slightly as the year progresses. Oil prices are very much range-bound between $45/bbl and $55/bbl because of both OPEC and US fracking activity, and are, as a result, unlikely to add to inflation. While the unemployment rate continues to fall, and labor shortages become increasingly widespread, wage growth also remains subdued. These weak inflationary pressures are giving the Fed the ability to raise rates more slowly than would normally be the case. This, in turn, is causing the dollar to weaken, which should boost exports. Given this weak inflationary environment, expect the Fed to raise rates by one-quarter-of-one-percent this month and by an equal amount in September or December. Long-term rates bottomed late last year and 10-yr treasuries will end the year at about 2.45% as the economy modestly strengthens. In short, the economy continues to grow slowly. Short-term interest rates are likely to continue to rise gradually, and residential construction activity looks to continue to strengthen sluggishly. Most critically, continued job creation will keep consumer spending up, passage of key Republican legislation could boost growth late in the year, and the likelihood of a recession during the next six months is 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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New Additions to the Boldt Family The Boldt Company is pleased to announce the addition of Pete Caflisch, Project Manager and Shawna Grieger, Project Coordinator to the Rochester team. Pete Caflisch

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More Than 800 Builders Discuss Housing Issues in Hill Visits More than 800 builders from across the nation marched on Capitol Hill today for the annual National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Legislative Conference to call on Congress to make housing and homeownership a national priority and to support policies that will keep the housing recovery moving forward. “Today, builders from coastto-coast are sending a loud and clear message to members of Congress that a strong housing market is critical to spur job growth and create a vibrant, dynamic economy,” said NAHB Chairman Granger MacDonald, a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas. In more than 250 individual meetings with their representatives and senators, builders asked lawmakers to make progress on 18

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several key housing issues, including:

opportunity to do something about tax reform.”

• Creating a national flood insurance program that is predictable and affordable. • Reducing regulations that harm small business. • Protecting middle class tax breaks that promote homeownership. • Improving the Low Income Housing Tax Credit to help meet the nation’s acute need for affordable rental home options. • Reforming the nation’s housing finance system by transitioning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into a private-sector-oriented system, with the federal government acting as a backstop in times of crisis. • Promoting sensible and cost-effective energy codes. • Securing a supply of softwood lumber sufficient to meet demand.

Roskam added that House Republicans are working on a tax reform blueprint that would generate economic growth, simplify the tax code, stop erosion of the U.S. tax base so that it is no longer more attractive for U.S. corporations to go overseas, and provide permanency to the tax code to deliver certainty to the business community.

This marks the first year since 2013 that NAHB has held its annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. During the past three years, as part of a nationwide effort to “bring housing home,” builders Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), across the country met with who sits on the House Ways their federal lawmakers in and Means Committee, their home districts. spoke to builders before Link to article found here they met with their lawmakers and said that this year there is “a real www.RochesterAreaBuilders.com

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Rochester Building Permits

New Residential Single Family Dwelling

2017

VALUATION

2016

VALUATION 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

9,736,461

12,222,888

January

February

Townhome Dwelling

958,362

1,478,350

Two-Family Houses

March

Manufactured Home

April

2,100,000

May

43 167

Multi-Family Bldgs (Units)

8,720,754

Existing Residential Deck Addition

280,952

292,759

Room Addition

118,750

92,168

Porch Additions

17,500

Other Additions

5,000

Basement Finish

520,147

549,318

Alterations

338,018

464,936

55,653

27,500

Multi-Family Addition Multi-Family Alterations

New Commercial Assembly (Church)

Assembly (General)

1,029,112

Assembly (Restaurant/Bar)

425,000

Business

2,900,000

Education

Factory/Industrial

Institution

Mercantile

1,700,000

Miscellaneous

Residential (Apartment)

Residential (Care/Assisted Living)

Residential (Care/Hotel/Motel)

Storage (General)

24,000

Storage (Parking Garage)

Storage (Warehouse)

3,080,641

Utility (General)

205,000

253,500

Utility (Private Garage)

Addition Alterations

579,133

6,833,496

4,359,557

Structural Shell

“White Box”

43,000

Interior Demolition Only

84,551

10,359

Other Phased Permits

150,000

Other Construction Business Signs

TOTAL

126

109

129

113

118

160

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

302

281

200

191

299

326

369

418

TOTAL

167

*total may differ as permits may have been voided. *total may differ as permits may have been voided.

Existing Commercial

May 2017

289,799

72,427

Advertising Signs

Footings & Foundations

11,500

Demolition

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Year To Date Statistics

NO.

2017 VALUATION NO.

2016 VALUATION

Building Permits Issued to Date

1036

185,725,633

985

174,775,750

Single Family Dwelling

102

27,902,631

136

33,337,706

Multi-Family Buildings Total Units: 273

14,655,668

49,351,966

Trade Permits Issued to Date

3552

35,080,882

3331

40,922,642

Electrical

1042

14,763,052

1084

19,003,150

Electrical (Temp. Service)

167

84,535

135

38,525

Mechanical (HVAC)

821

9,932,216

822

10,223,525

Mechanical (Gas Piping)

275

277,342

247

320,881

Mechanical (Fireplace)

151

396,232

155

446,985

Mechanical (Hydronic)

3,988,824

4,412,167

Plumbing

1031

5,638,681

811

6,477,342

Total Permits YTD

4588

220,806,515

4316,

215,698,392

Information and downloads available at Rochester Building Safety Department’s Website: http://

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Building Permits

May 2017 New Residential

NUMBER

VALUATION

Single Family Attached

Single Family Detached

499,000

Existing Residential Basement Finish

Deck Addition

45,890

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Olmsted County Permits YTD

New Residential

2017

VALUATION

2016

VALUATION

Single Family-Detached

1,169,604

1,936,184

Single Family-Attached

Garage

137,233

68,791

Deck

56,088

47,675

Addition

25,900

311,100

60,435

Garage Addition

Miscellaneous Permits

2017

VALUATION

141,830

243,095

101,385

100,350

2,264,239

Church/Religious

Industrial/Warehouse

Store/Restaurant

Nonresidential Building

Service/Repair Station

Addition

132,431

Alterations

214,568

Reroofing

Pool, Retaining Wall, etc.

5,630

Manufactured Homes

Commercial/Industrial

2,488,060

Oronoco Twp 8%

87,069

City of Stewartville

13%

Marion Twp

City of Stewartville

33%

46%

2016 May Permits and Valuation

New Commercial/Industrial 0

VALUATION

Plumbing

Oronoco Twp

Recreational

2016

Mechanical

Total Permits

Residential

Alterations

May 2017

Marion Twp

527,620 1,605,970

Eyota Twp

262,745

Eyota Twp

2017 May Permits and Valuation Oronoco Twp

669,046

City of Stewartville

961,344

Marion Twp

633,849

16% 40% 44%

Oronoco Twp City of Stewartville Marion Twp

Other Structures

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NEW APPLICANTS: The firms listed below have applied for membership in Rochester Area Builders, Inc.

NONE

Membership Renewals as of 5/31/17

MEMBERSHIP TOTAL: 485 RETENTION RATE: 94.8% As of 5-312017

One Year KNXR FM - Minnesota 97.5 Lembke Construction, Inc.

2016 2016

Two to Four Years EO Johnson Business Technologies Wintrust Mortgage

2015

Fat Willy's Bar & Grill

2014

Kahler Hospitality Group

2014

Manufacturer's Bank & Trust

2014

Smart Home Innovations & Engineering, Inc. Xcel Energy

2013

2015

2013

Five to Nine Years The Design Connection Hammer Homes, Inc. Solar Connection, Inc. Chladek Construction, LLC Rochester Asphalt & Concrete, Inc.

2012 2011 2011 2010 2010

Ten to 19 Years The Blue Book of Building & Construction McGough Construction Michael Jack, LLC WA Insurance Anderson Construction Cravath Homes, LLC, dba Accessibility Solutions Elcor Realty of Rochester, Inc. R.J. Manemann Custom Homes Innovative Surfaces, Inc. Habitat for Humanity Rochester Area Home Improvement Professionals, Inc. Rochester Area Appraisals, LLC S.L. Contracting, Inc.

2007 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2004 2004 2002 2000 1999 1999 1998

25 Years & More Hentges Glass Company Craig Swanson Builders, Inc. Larson Siding & Windows Kreofsky Building Supplies Merit Contracting, Inc. Sargent's Landscape Nursery, Inc. North Risk Partners, C.O. Brown Division Heartman Insurance Palmer Soderberg, Inc.

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WE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS IN JUNE:

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ABC WATER CONDITIONING SERVICE, INC. 5510 Broadway Avenue N Rochester, MN 55906 Phone: 507-282-0315 Contact: Steve Dougherty Associate Member Water Conditioning Sponsored by: Greg Hird – First Alliance Credit Union

ELLINGSON COMPANIES 56113 State Hwy 56 West Concord, MN 55985 Phone: 507-527-2294 Contact: Karen Orwoll Associate Member Excavating/Grading Contractors Sponsored by: None Listed

COMPLETELY CLEAN 1203 Frontage Rd NW Byron, MN 55920 Phone: 507-923-7700 Contact: Ashlee McDonah Associate Member Residential & Commercial Cleaning Sponsored by: Mickey Elias – Elias Construction

KRAMER CONTRACTING 4330 48th Street NE Rochester, MN 55906 Phone: 507-990-3787 Contact: Adam Kramer Builder Member General Contractor Sponsored by: None Listed

ELITE CONCRETE LIFTING OF MINNESOTA Janesville, MN 56048 Phone: 507-838-5408 Contact: Aaron Adams Associate Member Polyurethane Concrete Lifting Sponsored by: None Listed

ORIGINAL MECHANICS, INC. 3 Cty Hwy 16 SE Rochester, MN 55904 Phone: 507-529-3611 Contact: Lori Mickelson Associate Member Equipment Sales & Service Sponsored by: None Listed www.RochesterAreaBuilders.com

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. Karen Blissenbach, Design Studio B

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Brian Sheehan, Weis Builders, Inc.

Secretary

Rick Dold, Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren

Frank Streit, Premier Bank

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Mike Allen, Mike Allen Homes, LLC Mickey Elias, Elias Construction, LLC Rob Jones, Superior Mechanical Levi Kaiser, Alvin E. Benike, Inc. Spenser Holmen, TLS Companies Don Gustason, Kitchen Design Studio Leslie McGilvray-Rivas, WSB & Associates Jerry Jensen, Valor Mechanical

Directors

Builders Exchange Council Representatives

Jason Snow, Brock White Company, Chair Katie Hermann, Vice Chair Tom Leimer, Knutson Construction Services, Past Chair

Commercial Builders Council

Frank Streit, Premier Bank, Chair

Bill Tointon, WSB & Associates, Chair

Development Council Chair Remodelers Council Chair

Katie Darval, Beyond Kitchens, Chair

National Life Directors

Joe Weis, Weis Builders, Inc.

David Kane, Widseth Smith Nolting, Rep. Levi Kaiser, Alvin E. Benike, Inc. Todd L Severson, TLS Companies, LLC Steve Buss, Cornerstone Builders & Real Estate, Inc. Joe Weis,Weis Builders, Inc.

National Directors

State Directors

Jim Gander, Superior Mechanical John McGuine, JM Consulting, Jean DeWitz, DeWitz Home Builders, Inc. David Pederson, Dunlap & Seeger, Rep. Dan Severson, Dan Severson Builders, Inc., Kathy Einck, Maplewood Homes.LLC

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John Eischen JEischen@RochesterAreaBuilders.com

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Member Rebate Program

Associate Member Directory Registration Associate Members can register below to be listed in our Associate Member Directory which indicates who supplies or installs any of the 50+ Manufacturer brands in the Member Rebate Program. The Manufacturers are offering the same rebates to HBA Builder and Remodeler members as the "Top-5 Builders" receive. www.HBArebates.com

Company:_____________________________________________

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Website:______________________________________________

State:______________ Please circle the Manufacturers you currently supply or install :

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National Association of Home Builders

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