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A&A Electric & Underground, Inc. + AB Systems, Inc. + Abacus Engineering + Abbco Company + ABC Supply Company, Inc. - North Rochester + ABC Supply Company, Inc. - South 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. + Allegra Marketing + Mike Allen Homes, LLC + Allen Outdoor Solutions, LLC + Allied Building Products + Altra Federal Credit Union + American Engineering Testing, Inc. + American Waterworks + Ames Construction, Inc. + And More By Kori + 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. + Barton Brothers Construction, Inc. + Basement Water Control + Batzel Builders, Inc. + BDS Contract Door & Hardware Co. + Beckley's Office Products + Bell Bank Mortgage + Benike Construction + Scott Berberich Construction, LLC + Beyond Kitchens, LLC + Bigelow Homes + Bigelow-Lennon Construction, LLC + 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 + Building Restoration Corporation + Burdick Builders, Inc. + By Design Builders, LLC dba Wausau Homes + Byrne Electric, Inc. + City of Byron + Cachiaras Building & Remodeling + Cambria + CAPS Kitchen & Bath + 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. + City of Kasson + Citywide Insulation, Inc. + Claremont EDA + Clayton Thomas Blinds of Rochester + Clements Chevrolet Cadillac + 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. + Country Financial + Countryside Builders, LLC + Cravath Homes, LLC, dba Accessibility Solutions + Creative Curb Appeal + Creative Hardwood Floors + Crescent Electric Supply Company + CRW architecture + design group + 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. + DeCook Builders, LLC + DeGeus Tile & Granite + Derby Construction, LLC + The Design Connection + Design Studio B + Destination Building Center + Destination Medical Center EDA + DeWitz Home Builders, Inc. + 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 + Duke Aerial, Inc. + Dunham Associates, Inc. + Dunlap & Seeger PA + 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 + 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 + Ferguson Truck & Trailer Sales + Fieldstone Family Homes, Inc. + Fillmore County EDA + 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. + Grand Meadow EDA + 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 + Hammer Homes, Inc. + Hanson Construction & Specialty Cabinets, LLC + James Hardie Building Products + Harmony EDA + Harmony Insurance Group + Joe Hartert Builders, LLC + 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 + Hicks Electric, Inc. + Higgins Custom Cabinetry + High Definition Homes, LLC + Highmark Builders + 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. + Horizon Equipment, LLC + Houston County EDA + Hoyer Construction, LLC + Hunt Electric Corporation + Hutch's Custom Cabinets + Hy-Vee Stores + Int'l Brthrhd of Electrical Wrkrs Local + Installed Building Solutions II, LLC + IntegraSpec Central/Jeff Mueller Construc343 + ICC Restoration & Cleaning Services + iHeartMedia + Image Smartz, LLC + Innovative Surfaces, Inc. Johnson Printing + JP's Construction Remodeling & Repair, Inc. + K&M Glass tion + Interiors by J.Curry, LLC + J&M Consulting + Michael Jack, LLC + Jaguar Communications + Hospitality Group + Tom Kalmes Construction, Inc. + Kariel, Inc. + M.P. Kaye Builders, Inc. + KENDELL + Key Company + K&S Heating, A/C, Plumbing & Electrical + Kahler Builders, Inc. + Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. + KIMT - CBS 3 + King's Flooring, LLC + Kirkland Enterprises, LLC + The Kitchen Design Studio + Kitchens Plus + Gary FM - Minnesota 97.5 + Koball's Poured Walls, Inc. + Kramer Contracting, LLC + Kraus-Anderson ConstrucKline Roofing, Inc. + Knutson Construction Services + KNXR Electric, Inc. + Kruse Lumber + KTTC/KXLT-TV + Kuehn Motor Company, Inc. + Kuntz Electric, Inc. tion Company + Kreofsky Building Supplies + Kruger Laitala Tile Company + Lake City EDA + City of Lanesboro + Larson Siding & Windows + + Kwik Trip, Inc. + Lacina Siding & Windows, Inc. + LegalShield + Legends Concrete, Inc. + Leitzen Concrete Products, Inc. + Lembke Construction, Inc. + Lewiston EDA + Leyendecker Luxur y Bath Remodeling + LVC Companies, Inc. + Maas Companies, Inc. + Madery Homebuilders, LLC + Lodermeier's, Inc. + Majestic Homes, Inc. + R.J. Manemann Custom Homes + Manufacturer's Bank & Trust + Construction, LLC + Maier Tree & Lawn + Maplewood Custom Homes + Markham Homes, LLC + Marvin Windows & Doors + Massey Land Surveying & Engineering + Construction + MDH, Inc. + MEC Construction, LLC + Med City Builders of RochesMaster Builders, Inc. + McGough ter, 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 Floor Solutions + Midwest Walls, LLC + Minnesota Building Contractors + Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation + Minnwest Bank + MLT Group + Molin Concrete Products Company + Moneycap, LLC rep. Family Heritage + Morris Concrete, Inc. + Mortenson + Morton Buildings, Inc. + Mundfrom Builders, Inc. + Larry Newman Drywall + 99 North Construction & Paint + Norbord + North Risk Partners, C.O. Brown Division + Nuss Truck & Equipment + Obermiller N e l s o n Engineering + OC Exteriors & Construction + Ohly Law Office + Olmsted County Planning Dept, Enviro Safety Div + Olmsted County Public Health + sted Medical Center + On Site Companies + ONB Bank + Original OlmMechanics, Inc. + Otis Custom Homes, LLC + Overhead Door Company of Olmsted County + 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 Cooperative + Peterson Well Drilling, Inc. + Pine Island EDA + Pine Island Lumber + The Pinske Edge + Pompeii Painting, Inc. + Post-Bulletin Company, LLC + PowerLift Doors by French Mfg, Inc. + Powers Ventures + Prehn Building Sales, Inc. + Premier Bank Rochester + Premier Builders of Rochester, Inc. + Presidio + 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. + RE/MAX Results + Real Property Appraisals, LLC + Realty Edge Team + Region Millworks, Inc. + David Reiland Building Contractor, LLC + Reliable Contractors, Inc. + River City Builders & Millworks, 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 Community & Technical College (RCTC) + 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. + Rochester Towneclub, LLC + Rory's Home Improvement, LLC + RSM US LLP + RSP Architects + Ryan & Grinde, Ltd. + Ryan Companies US, Inc. + Ryan Electric, Inc. + Ryan Windows & Siding, Inc. + RyMark Construction, LLC + S&S Overhead Door, Inc. + Sargent's Landscape Nursery, Inc. + Schluter Systems + Schoeppner, Inc. + Schwab, LLC + 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. (SEH) + Sign Here, Inc. + S.L. Contracting, Inc. + Smart Home Innovations & Engineering, Inc. + Smith Schafer & Associates, Ltd. + Solar Connection, Inc. + Somerby Golf Community + Sorenson's Appliance & TV, Inc. + Southeastern MN Multi-County HRA + Space Concepts, Inc. + Greg Speedling Contracting, Inc. + Spring Grove EDA + City of Spring Valley + St. Charles EDA + Stadsvold's Lawn & Landscape + Stantec + Sterling State Bank + Stevens Heating, Inc. + Stewartville EDA + Stier Construction, Inc. + Stone Expressions + StoneBridge Builders, LLC + Stonybrook of Rochester, Inc. + Struve's Paint and Decorating + Robert Suk Law Office, PLLC + Summit Custom Homes, LLC + Summit Fire Protection Company + Sunbelt Rentals + Superior Mechanical + Superior Water Conditioning + Craig Swanson Builders, Inc. + Swenke Ims Contracting, LLC + Kenny Sylvester Construction, LLC + Synergy Products + 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 Business Machines, Inc. + Tri-State Insulated Concrete Forms + TSP Architects & Engineers + Tulip Tree Studios + Turri Crane Service, Inc. + United Rentals + The Urban Studio, LLC + U.S. 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 + Weis Builders, Inc. + Welker Custom Homes, Inc. + Greg Wellik Construction + 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

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up with each other and play a little golf. Hope to see you there! Charlie’s Eatery & Pub deserves a great round-of-applause for hosting our annual Commercial Builders Council Social along with all our grateful sponsors. The food and atmosphere were fantastic along with the weather. It was good to see such a great turnout supporting our members!

Happy May! Many of you have thoughts of warm weather and sun in mind! Our family is looking forward to the first weekend at the cabin where fun memories are made. Our daughter, who recently turned one, is finally starting to enjoy real foods and most of you who stay up-to-date with social media, Spaghettio night was a real blast, nevertheless, it ended up in a full bath. Exciting things are happening with our new software and website re-design! We are slowly implementing our new software which will help our builders and associates navigate our extensive company directory. Over the next 12 months, we will be working on updating our website to make it easier to navigate and explore the opportunities that Rochester Area Builders can provide. Stay tuned for exciting new oppurtunities to become more engaged with your local builders association! Thank you to all the golf participants this year as we have once again sold out. However, we do have sponsorships still available to get your company’s name in front of our membership. This will be a fun outing to catch

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Our next Networking Night will be at Somerby Golf Community on 5/22/18. We hope to see a great turnout as Somerby always does a great job at hosting. What a great idea if you were to get a round of golf in and head into our networking night…couldn’t think of a better way to spend the afternoon and evening! A huge welcome to our new members this month! We would like to introduce the following members: And More by Kori, Bell Bank Mortgage, Johnson Printing, Schluter Systems and Welker Custom Homes, Inc. Finally, we would like to throw out a challenge for membership! Whomever is the sponsor for the 500th member, we will provide them with a $500 prize! Good luck and may the games begin! Have a great Memorial Day weekend and enjoy the great weather! Respectfully,

Index Presidents Letter..................................2 JUNE Calendar......................................3 Fashion Show Awards & Photos.....6-7 Custom Alarm..................................... 7 Riverland College Tool Belt Program........................ 8 Tulip Tree............................................. 9 NAHB - Eye On Housing........................ 10 Speed Networking............................11 Fall Showcase & Remodelers Tour ......................12 Project Build.....................................13 Spring Valley Housing Incentive...... 14 City of Rochester Alternative Landscaping................................15 Elliott Eisenberg Trade Wars: It’s All About Leverage............... 16 Custom Alarm................................... 17 NAHB - Eye On Housing........................18 Foundations Ad Opportunity............19 NAHB Auto Deal................................20 Clements Ad..................................... 21 Member Rebate Program................22 ONB...................................................23 Rochester & Byron Building Permits..................... 24 Olmsted Building Permits................25 SEMAR Update.................................25 Membership Update........................26 Build Your Home Tax Free................ 27 RAB Goes Mobile.............................28 New Member Promotion................... 29 Information from RAB......................30 NAHB Member Discounts................ 31 RAB Marketing Opportunites...........32

Executive Director/Editor John Eischen Production Shelly Erpelding The Rochester Builders newsletter is the official publication of Rochester Area Builders, Inc. This newsletter is published and

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April Networking Night Thank you to Carpet One for hosting a great Networking Night for our members!

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May Networking Night Tuesday, May 22nd 4:30-6:30pm

Hosted by Somerby Golf Community 975 Somerby Pkwy Ln NE Join us at Somerby Golf Community for networking, hors d'oeuvres and refreshments! It will be a great evening to establish new relationships within RAB and stay connected with current ones.

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STUDS, STRUTS & ST ET TOS construction fashion exposé

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNING DESIGNS Title of Design: Les Plumes de Paon Organization: Think Mutual Bank Design Team: Anna McKay, Sarah Franzen, Aunna Jonsgaard, Karissa Richardson, Cally Bunne, Samantha Worden, Sue Wilson, Sara Sipraseuth, Kathy Rucher, Mike Arneson, Megan Keuten, Mayra Villalobos, Amy Franqueira

Best of Show Most Innovative Use of Building Materials

Model: Samantha Worden

Title of Design: The Queen of Construction Organization: Nicole Mills Photography sponsored by Associated Bank Design Team: Nicole Mills Model: Kara Greenfield

Habitat’s Choice

Title of Design: Shades of Red Organization: Rochester Interior Designers sponsored by Bremer Bank Design Team: Jayme Ostern, Melany Bjorkman, Rosie Dalton, Cheryl Lavin-Meyer, Caroline Johnson, Loretta Haugen Best Use of Design Element

Model: Melany Bjorkman

Title of Design: Pulp Fashion Organization: Design Studio B Design Team: Karen Blissenbach, Jennifer Logelin, Staci Kinsley, Terri Littlejohn Model: Alexis Simmons Most Wearable People’s Choice

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STUDS, STRUTS Fashion Show Snapshot & ST ET TOS construction fashion exposÃ©

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Riverland College Tool Belt program Please help us support students who have chosen to attend the Riverland carpentry program and begin their path toward a career in the high skill, high demand field of carpentry. A gift of $150 will help provide new students with a tool belt and basic DeWalt hand tools to begin their education for fall semester. Your Tool Belt donation will help to Build Hope, semeste Create Dreams, and Change Lives of Riverland students.

RAB Members that are supporting this effort: Chatfield Lumber Ryan Windows & Siding ONB Bank DeWitz Home Builders MedCity Consulting Roryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Improvement FOX 47 Knutson Construction Services

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Helping to Build Up Our Future Labor Force

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WE’LL HELP YOU SEE THINGS FROM A NEW ANGLE (By putting ourselves in your client’s shoes.) Figuratively because sharing shoes is weird.

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Townhouse Construction Up 7% Over Last Year BY ROBERT DIETZ on MAY 17, 2018 According to NAHB analysis of the most recent Census data of Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design, townhouse construction starts continue to post gains. Over the last four quarters (ending with the first quarter of 2018), townhouse starts totaled 105,000, 7% higher than the prior four quarters. Townhouses, or single-family attached housing, accounted for 21,000 starts during the first quarter of 2018, although that was a slight decline from 22,000 recorded at the start of 2017. Using a one-year moving average, the market share of new townhouses stands at 12.3% of all single-family starts. I expect future gains in the share as townhouses are a useful bridge from rentership from homeownership for younger prospective home buyers in high cost markets, among other market opportunities.

The peak market share of the last two decades for townhouse construction was set during the first quarter of 2008, when the share reached 14.6% of total single-family construction. This high point was set after a fairly consistent increase in the share beginning in the early 1990s. The share for townhouse construction is expected to increase in coming years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with occasional ups and downs. The long-run prospects for townhouse construction are positive given large numbers of homebuyers looking for medium density residential neighborhoods, such as urban villages that offer walkable environments and other amenities.

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Project Build Minnesota is a state-wide construction workforce enhancement campaign that promotes a positive image of construction as a life-long career choice for young men and women of all races and ethnic backgrounds.

Project Build Minnesota is a movement, a vision and a vehicle to motivate our youth, parents, counselors,

teachers, administrators and policy makers to learn more about the many benefits of pursuing a life-long career in the building industry.

Project Build Minnesota was started in 2016 by a coalition of building industry associations who have developed a Project Build Minnesota represents the entire Minnesota construction and building industry. The movement is designed to foster career choice awareness across all lines of the residential and commercial building industry.

What is the vision? To create a movement to empower young men and women with choices and ensure a steady flow of qualified skilled labor into Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s construction market.

Average wage in construction jobs in mn is

$61,000

What is the top goal? The goal of Project Build Minnesota is to remind folks that mastering a trade for those that enjoy working with their hands and building things is a smart choice. The industrytheir parents, teachers, and counselors that construction work is a noble, exciting way to build communities and shape peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives. Plus, work in the construction industry

people love the field.

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CITY OF SPRING VALLEY, MINNESOTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

“Jump-Start” Housing Incentive Program New Construction PURPOSE: The purpose of this program is to act as a catalyst for the purchase of new or spec homes within the corporate city limits of Spring Valley. Townhomes and homes moved onto vacant lots qualify for this incentive. The Economic Development Authority (SV-EDA) is committed to satisfying the housing needs of Spring Valley. The SV-EDA realizes that adequate housing is a necessary tool to help foster a successful and growing community. PROGRAM INCENTIVE TOTALS $5,000 1. Applicants shall receive $1,500.00 in Spring Valley Dollars, a $500.00 certificate to the Spring Valley Green House and Floral for two trees and landscaping, $3,000 of City and Utility permit fees waived. 2. The $1,500 is paid to the applicant in Spring Valley Dollars as an incentive for buying a spec home, or building a single- family home or townhome in the City of Spring Valley. Homes moved onto City of Spring Valley lots within city limits qualify for the $1,500 in Spring Valley dollars. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS 1. Eligible applicants include any individual or a family who builds a “new” home within the corporate limits of Spring Valley for the purposes of making it their primary residence. For the purposes of this program, “new home” means any single-family dwelling, including townhomes, (not including “mobile” homes) built after the date of adoption of this program. “Spec” homes which have not yet been lived in or homesteaded may be included as an eligible site in this program. Homes moved onto City of Spring Valley lots qualify for the incentive. APPLICATIONS included in this information sheet. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 1. Interested parties shall obtain an application form from City Hall, 201 South Broadway, Spring Valley, MN 55975. Complete the application and return it to the same address. 2. All applicants shall have control of the subject property (i.e. a signed purchase agreement) prior to submitting an application, applicants must submit an application for the incentive prior to closing on their new construction home. 3. For New Construction: All applicants shall submit detailed construction drawings of the proposed home with their building application. All construction shall require a building permit from the city and be completed in compliance with local zoning and the State Building Code. 4. New houses must be a minimum of 1,000 square feet of livable space in size. Garages are optional and may be attached or detached. 5. Applications for newly constructed homes must specify the estimated cost of construction. 6. Once the house is completed, the transaction has been closed, and homeownership has been verified (HUD Statement) that the applicant has indeed made the new home his or her primary residence, the Spring Valley Economic Development Authority shall issue the incentive to the homeowner. Applicants will be responsible to provide the SVEDA with a copy of closing documents to show proof of ownership 7. The Spring Valley EDA reserves the right to reject any and all applications for any reason, specified or unspecified. 8. The Spring Valley EDA will award up to a maximum of three (3) applications for housing incentives, and up to two (2), $400 early bird Rochester Area Builder’s Spring Show case entries.

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Alternative Landscaping: Planting for Pollinators and Clean Water This year I celebrated Earth Day by participating in Rochesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Earth Fest Expo. The theme for the expo was water and I was invited to present on alternative landscapes with a focus on lawn and garden management for water quality. I recently was able to attend a training on the same topic given by Blue Thumb, a clean water partnership organization based in the Twin Cities. I encourageyou to explore their website www.blue-thumb.org to get more information on how to implement these alternative landscapes in your upcoming projects. The majority of the alternatives require less maintenance, provide higher ecological value, and protect water quality. 1. Low Maintenance Turf a.

Fine Fescues are a mix of grass-like species, such as Hard Fescue, Sheep Fescue, Chewings Fescue, and Creeping Red Fescue that thrive in a Minnesota climate. This type of turf only needs to be mowed a few times a year and is less resource intensive.

Sedges are mix of grass-like species that thrive in a Minnesota climate and wet conditions. This is a better option for those wet areas of the yard. Pennsylvania Sedge, Fox Sedge, and Ivory Sedge to name a few species. This also only needs to be mowed a few times a year and is less resource intensive.

Native grass is another great choice, but can be costly to install. Species to consider are Buffalograss (Bouteloua dactyloides), Tufted Hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa), Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis), Western Wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii), Side Oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula), and Prairie Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha).

2. Pollinator-Friendly Lawns

A tight mix of grasses and low-growing perennials is a great alternative that adds colors to a lawn and attracts pollinators and wildlife. Mowing can be done as needed, but lawns should be kept around 3 inches tall. These lawns can handle high foot traffic and are less resource intensive. Some forb species to include are white clover, creeping thyme, self-heal, ground plum, and common violet.

3. Perennial Ground Covers

Native Gardens

Native plants are those species of plants that grew naturally at the time of European settlement in North America. In garden areas, choose natives whenever possible. These plants are well-suited for our Minnesota climate, attract wildlife, provide ecological restoration, and require less maintenance compared to a typical garden once it is established.

Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens protect local waterways by preventing pollutants carried by stormwater from entering nearby streams, lakes,and rivers. This garden type is designed to have a depression where water can be temporarily stored as it is filter and absorbs into the ground.

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Trade Wars: It’s All About Leverage Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D

ith the US-China trade war looking increasingly ominous, two questions are on the minds of many: do trade deficits matter and which side has more to lose? Economists of almost all stripes agree that trade is good, that trade deficits don’t really matter, that the nation that imposes tariffs hurts itself, and that if it faces retaliation, the harm is made worse. That said, why is Trump threatening steep tariffs on Chinese imports? That relates to the second question: China has much more to lose economically in an all-out trade war than the US. But that is not the end of the story. Chinese exports to the US totaled $500 billion in 2017, 4% of its GDP. Our exports to China were just $130 billion, or 0.7% of our GDP. Moreover, US exports to China are not so easily replaced. China can easily stop buying planes from Boeing and instead buy them from Airbus, but then China has no leverage. And while China can stop buying soybeans or oil from the US, those markets are global, and the impacts would be minimal. China could conceivably sell US Treasuries that they hold, but, at a minimum, that would push up China’s currency, which would, in turn, hurt exports, and might plunge the US into a recession, further slowing exports. Finally, if China retaliates against US firms, global manufacturers might no longer consider China as a safe place from which to sell to the US. The resulting loss of foreign investment would hurt Chinese productivity growth and acquisition of foreign technology and industrial know-how.

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If economically everything looks to be in favor of the US, what’s the problem? Politics. And there, things are very different. If the economic leverage is with the US, the political leverage rests fully with China. Chinese leaders do not have to worry about elections, constituents, critical editorials, or Sunday morning talk shows. On the contrary, when China was angry at South Korea for placing a US-owned anti-missile defense system on their territory, China simply shut down a whole chain of South Korean department stores and Chinese tourists stopped showing up in Seoul. And when China was mad at Japan, rioters attacked Japanese-owned factories and Chinese purchases of Toyotas and Nissans shriveled to nothing in remarkably short order. Now, the US is not Japan or South Korea, so things are much more complicated, but the Chinese are strategically ready. They are responding to our tariffs by, among other things, deliberately slapping import taxes on products made in states represented by key congressional Republicans, such as whiskey from Mitch McConnell’s home state of Kentucky, and Harley Davidson motorcycles, since they come from Wisconsin, the home state of House Speaker Paul Ryan. China’s strategy is to get enough constituents, farmers and business leaders mad at enough Members of Congress in general and Republicans in particular to pressure Trump to back down. Domestically, there is simply no way China can be seen as folding under US pressure. On

the contrary, President Xi faces pressure to project China as a world power. And true to form, the Chinese are quickly seeing and raising the tariff ante. As such, China is saying they will not back down, are prepared to suffer any financial costs, and are prepared to play a long game. For Trump to win under these conditions, he will have to be prepared to tolerate a great deal of political pain if his demands are not met, and convince the Chinese that his pain tolerance and endurance is greater than that of Beijing. My bet is that the Chinese either play to Trump’s ego and give him a series of symbolic but largely hollow victories, or that China makes concessions they have offered in the past, but (importantly) offer no timetable for implementation and skirt the core US complaints. That way Trump can claim he has won, but the status quo will essentially be maintained. And, in that case, the Chinese will have emerged victorious. Let the games begin.

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 Home Building Employment Estimates by Congressional District

BY NATALIA SINIAVSKAIA on APRIL 12, 2018

The new NAHB estimates show that the average congressional district has more than 8,800 residents working in residential construction but that number is often significantly higher. In Montana’s single Congressional district, close to 20,600 residents are in home building. The latest estimates of home building employment, including self-employed workers, by congressional district highlight the importance of home building to voting constituency residing in the district.

The heat map helps visualize the distribution of RC workers across the Congressional districts. Many areas that were once booming and consequently hardest hit by the housing downturn still show higher than average numbers and shares of residential construction workers. Montana’s lone Congressional district (Rep. Greg Gianforte – R) registers the record number of residential construction workers among all districts – 20,590. Colorado’s 7 (Rep. Ed Perlmutter – D) that encompasses parts of the Denver-Aurora metro area and Florida’s 19 (Rep. Francis Rooney – R) that serves an area on the west coast of Florida from Fort Myers to Marco Island come second and third with more than 18,000 employed in home building. Florida’s 25th (Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart – R) is next with just under 18,000 residential 18

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construction workers residing there. Arizona 7th (Rep. Ruben Gallego – D) includes much of inner Phoenix and has more than 17,000 workers. California’s 29th (Rep. Tony Cardenas – D) has close to 16,500 residential construction workers. Florida’s 20th (Rep. Alcee Hastings – D) that includes precincts in and around Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach and Texas’s 29th (Rep. Gene Green – D) that serves the eastern portion of the Greater Houston area are next on the list with more than 16,300 and 16,200 workers, respectively. Three additional districts from Florida conclude the top twelve list – 27th in far South Florida (Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen – R), 21st in South East Florida (Rep. Lois Frankel – D), and 17th in South Central Florida (Rep. Tom Rooney – R) – with around 16,000 residents working in construction. By design, Congressional districts are drawn to represent roughly the same number of people. So generally, large numbers of residential construction workers translate into high shares of RC workers in their district employed labor forces. The three districts from Florida register the top highest shares of residential construction workers in its employed labor force. The 17th District of Florida has the highest share, 5.8%. Florida’s 19th and 25th districts are next with 5.5% and 5%, respectively. Texas’s 29th and Arizona’s 7th register the share of residential construction workers just under 5%. At the other end of the spectrum there are several districts that contain parts of large urban areas: the District of Columbia (Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton – D), the 12th of New York (Rep. Carolyn Maloney – D),

located in New York City, and Pennsylvania’s 2nd (Rep. Dwight Evans – D) that includes areas of the city of Philadelphia. Most residents in these urban districts tend to work in professional, scientific, and technical services. The District of Columbia stands out for having the lowest number of RC workers residing in the district, around 1,500. At the same time, it has a disproportionally large share of public administration workers. The 12th District of New York is home to a very large group of finance and insurance workers. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania’s 2nd more than a third of residents work in health care and educational services. The NAHB residential construction employment estimates include self-employed workers. Counting self-employed is particularly important in the home building industry since they traditionally make up a larger share of the labor force. According to the 2016 ACS, over 23% of construction workers are selfemployed, while an economy-wide average does not reach 10% of the employed labor force. The new NAHB home building employment estimates only include workers directly employed by the industry and do not count jobs created in related industries– such as design and architecture, furniture making, building materials, landscaping, etc. As a result, the estimates underestimate the overall impact of home building on local employment. The complete NAHB report, including all state and congressional district estimates, is available to the public as a courtesy of Housing Economics Online. www.RochesterAreaBuilders.com

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Rochester Building Permits

New Residential Single Family Dwelling

2018

VALUATION

2017

VALUATION 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

9,242,191

8,640,108

January

February

Townhome Dwelling

1,704,587

2,277,565

Two-Family Houses

March

Manufactured Home

April

Multi-Family Bldgs (Units)

5,934,914

TOTAL

102

104

124

100

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

281

200

191

299

326

369

418

429

Existing Residential Deck Addition

118,930

219,440

Room Addition

13,000

75,500

Porch Additions

Other Additions

47,200

35,000

Basement Finish

228,241

287,080

Alterations

308,038

173,766

Multi-Family Addition

Multi-Family Alterations

283,649

93,000

New Commercial Assembly (Church)

Assembly (General)

Assembly (Restaurant/Bar)

Business

430,000

Education

650,000

Factory/Industrial

Institution

Mercantile

3,500,000

1,900,000

Miscellaneous

Residential (Apartment)

Residential (Care/Assisted Living)

Residential (Care/Hotel/Motel)

Storage (General)

Storage (Parking Garage)

Storage (Warehouse)

Utility (General)

70,000

Utility (Private Garage)

Addition

50,360

Alterations

4,846,785

Structural Shell

“White Box”

45,000

Interior Demolition Only

62,021

15,000

Other Phased Permits

12,969,000

45,000,000

Other Construction Business Signs

46,725

10,900

Advertising Signs

8,175

150,000

Footings & Foundations

TOTAL

100

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

Existing Commercial

Demolition

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Year To Date Statistics

NO.

2018 VALUATION NO.

2017 VALUATION

Building Permits Issued to Date

640

147,580,425

731

145,412,250

Single Family Dwelling

20,588,945

102

27,902,631

Multi-Family Buildings Total Units: 191

24,166,151

5,934,914

3092

34,862,442

2765

29,264,565

963

16,512,052

778

11,741,240

36,350

128

74,485

Mechanical (HVAC)

820

10,945,042

635

8,562,049

Mechanical (Gas Piping)

219

236,475

211

230,119

Mechanical (Fireplace)

114

397,196

122

362,635

Trade Permits Issued to Date Electrical Electrical (Temp. Service)

Mechanical (Hydronic)

1,537,918

3,642,524

Plumbing

822

5,197,409

836

4,687,513

Total Permits YTD

3732

182,442,867

3496

174,676,818

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NUMBER

VALUATION

Single Family Attached

1,449,998

Single Family Detached

505,000

Existing Residential Basement Finish

27,000

Deck Addition

15,500

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2018

VALUATION

2017

APRIL 2018

VALUATION

Single Family-Detached

2,961,463

1,691,370

Single Family-Attached

529,548

Garage

186,323

193,834

Miscellaneous Permits

Deck

19,215

30,643

Addition

56,891

205,237

263,540

332,044

54,361

64,297

Alterations Garage Addition

New Commercial/Industrial

412,721

169,210

266,356

155,780

145

4,791,177

136

3,065,631

Industrial/Warehouse

Store/Restaurant

Nonresidential Building

Service/Repair Station

Addition

Alterations

20,000

44,000

Re-roofing

Pool, Retaining Wall, etc.

20,760

152,525

Manufactured Homes

Commercial/Industrial

26 25

20 15 10 5

13 10

2017

Church/Religious

2018

2017

April 2017 & 2018 Permits

2018

VALUATION

2017

Plumbing

2018

Recreational

VALUATION

Mechanical

Total Permits

Residential

2018

0 Stewartville $80,878

$445,568

Oronoco $1,167,001

$184,276

Marion $527,288

$501,136

Other Structures

Activity Overview Key metrics by report month and for year-to-date (YTD) starting from the first of the year.

Key Metrics

Historical Sparkbars

New Listings 4-2015

4-2016

4-2017

4-2018

4-2015

4-2016

4-2017

4-2018

4-2015

4-2016

4-2017

4-2018

4-2015

4-2016

4-2017

4-2018

4-2015

4-2016

4-2017

4-2018

4-2015

4-2016

4-2017

4-2018

4-2015

4-2016

4-2017

4-2018

4-2015

4-2016

4-2017

4-2018

4-2015

4-2016

4-2017

4-2018

4-2015

4-2016

4-2017

4-2018

Pending Sales

Closed Sales

Days on Market

Median Sales Price

Avg. Sales Price

Pct. of Orig. Price Received

Affordability Index

Homes for Sale

Months Supply

4-2017

4-2018

Percent Change

YTD 2017 YTD 2018

793

710

- 10.5%

2,348

2,127

- 9.4%

637

622

- 2.4%

1,952

1,886

- 3.4%

415

432

+ 4.1%

1,410

1,359

- 3.6%

- 13.2%

- 11.0%

$180,500

$183,500

+ 1.7%

$169,900

$180,000

+ 5.9%

$203,577

$204,086

+ 0.3%

$195,607

$205,929

+ 5.3%

97.5%

0.0%

96.2%

96.3%

+ 0.1%

217

202

- 6.9%

230

206

- 10.4%

1,364

1,126

- 17.4%

2.7

2.3

- 14.8%

Percent Change

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Five to Nine Years Range Custom Homes, LLC Xcel Energy R. Fleming Construction, Inc. Advanced Building Center, Inc. Braun Intertec Corporation Lacina Siding & Windows, Inc. Burdick Builders, Inc. Beckley's Office Products

2013 2013 2012 2011 2011 2011 2010 2009

Ten to 19 Years Data-Smart Computers, Inc. HDR Architecture Kirkland Enterprises, LLC Bruce Bucknell Construction, Inc. Dahl Home Builders, Inc. Dolan's Landscape Center, Inc. Majestic Homes, Inc. Med City Builders of Rochester, LLC Michael Jack, LLC Ryan Electric, Inc. Anderson Construction Scott Berberich Construction, LLC Home Systems Installation, LLC Ames Construction, Inc. Expert Insulation, Inc. KTTC/KXLT-TV American Waterworks Rochester Area Appraisals, LLC

2008 2008 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2004 2002 2001 2001 2000 1999 1999

20 Years & More CHS, Inc. HGA Architects and Engineers Sterling State Bank Ryan & Grinde, Ltd. Countryside Builders, LLC People's Energy Cooperative Thomas Tool & Supply Brandrup Builders North Risk Partners, C.O. Brown Division

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WE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS IN MAY

AND MORE BY KORI 2538 Cottage Grove Crest Woodbury, MN 55129 Phone: 612-801-9874 Contact: Kori Meewes Associate Member Sales & Marketing

SCHLUTER SYSTEMS 194 Pleasant Ridge Road Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Phone: 309-397-8250 Contact: Nic Hill Associate Member Tile Installation Products

BELL BANK MORTGAGE 2774 Commerce Dr. NW, Suite A Rochester, MN 55901 Phone: 507-322-5301 Contact: Jason Griggs Associate Member Mortgages Sponsored by:

JOHNSON PRINTING 1416 Valleyhigh Drive NW Rochester, MN 55901 Phone: 507-288-7788 Contact: Jay Stoyles Associate Member Printing/Wide Format Sponsored by:

Paul Ohly, Ohly Law Office

James Kelly, Construction Partnership

WELKER CUSTOM HOMES, INC. 3750 9th St NW Owatonna, MN 55060 Phone: 507-444-0409 Contact: Kurt Welker Builder Member Residential Builder

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President

Brian Sheehan, Weis Builders, Inc.

Jerry Jensen, Valor Mechanical, Inc.

Leslie McGillivray-Rivas, WSB & Associates, Inc.

Frank Streit, Premier Bank

Karen Blissenbach, Design Studio B

Vice President Secretary

Treasurer

Past President

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Directors

Mike Allen, Mike Allen Homes, LLC Mickey Elias, Elias Construction, LLC Spenser Holmen, TLS Companies Tom Leimer, Knutson Construction Kevin Sternberg, Countryside Builders, LLC Alissa Moe, Cambria Jesse Buhl, MedCity Consulting Joe Langel, Home Federal

Builders Exchange Council Representatives

Katie Hermann, Kraus-Anderson Construction, Chair Jeremy Wohlfiel, Vice Chair Jason Snow, Brock White Company,Past Chair

Commercial Builders Council

John Eckerman, Boldt Construction Chair

Pete Erickson, Olmsted National Bank, Chair

Bob Robertson, Radcliffe Homes & Remodeling, Chair

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.

Development Council Chair Remodelers Council Chair National Life Directors 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

Executive Director

John Eischen JEischen@RochesterAreaBuilders.com

Staff

Five-Year Property Tax Abatement for New Construction Single-Family and Multi-Family Homes August 1, 2016 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; December 31, 2019

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

Darcy Goplen DGoplen@RochesterAreaBuilders.com

Rebekah Nielsen RNielsen@RochesterAreaBuilders.com Ambassadors, Awards, Community Relations, Education, Membership, Fashion Show, Program, Spike Club, Remodelers Council: Executive & Remodelers Tour, 40 Below

Shelly Erpleding ShellyE@RochesterAreaBuilders.com Golf Outing, Sporting Clays, Home Show, Directory, Newsletter, RAB Update

Government & Public Affairs Consultant Rick Dold Rick@GodwinDold.com Government Affairs

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GOES MOBILE

Want to look up members of RAB quickly? Are you away from your desk? Try out the mobile directory of Rochester Area Builders. This is a mobile-optimized website that is easy to search. You can search alphabetically or by category. We also have mobile-optimized pages for the Home Show, Spring Showcase of Homes, Fall Showcase of Homes, and the Remodelers Tour. You can save these pages as shortcuts on your home screen. For iOS: From the page you want to save, tap the square with an arrow. Then choose Add To Home Screen. From there, simply name it what you want and save.

For Android: From the page you want to save, tap the three dots. From there, simply name it what you want and save.

Then choose Add To Home Screen.

Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like you have an RAB app on your phone!

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