News from FBMA

Thursday, March 18, 2010 News from FBMA   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 7  
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Sponsors
Featured Article
Government Relations
Construction Business Headlines
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Editorial
Member News
CONTENTS
Happy Birthday Wade Jefferson!
FBMA 90th Birthday Bash Co-Hosts
A Rant on Green Know-It-Alls
Advertise in e-Blueprint Today!
Amendment 4 Threatens the Lives of Floridians
An Independent Voice
Annual Scholarship Increased to $5,000
Blueprint Reading & Building Material Take-Off Classes Offered in April
Breaking News in the Construction Industry
Do you want to start a new business? Do you want to see your current business thrive?
FBMA Recognizes 2010 Sponsors
First Aid Training Next Up in Hard Hat Safe-T-Zone Series
Home Star Update & Program Operation
Involvement Raises Prospect's Comfort Level
Mark Your Calendars & Save-These Dates!
Mulch & Soil Council Elect FBMA Member F. Brian Faircloth as 2010 President
My Telephone is a Cash Register
New life in downtown Miami as condos fill up
People Don’t Buy What You Sell
PLM, FBMA's Major Education Sponsor
Random Thoughts
SFPA Celebrates Earth Day with Publication of 2010 "Wood Facts"
Transamerica Recognized as "Best in Class" for Quality
Volunteering with FBMA
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An Independent Voice
by Don Magruder, Vice President, Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc.

Playing for Keeps in Local Politics

To understand this article, you must understand impact fees. So, here is the down and dirty on impact fees. In an effort to pick the pockets of new businesses coming into a community, many jurisdictions in Florida, California, Arizona, and other areas scattered throughout America, have started imposing impact fees on new residential and commercial projects. The impact fees are usually for fire, school and transportation.


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Breaking News in the Construction Industry

84 Lumber Closes 10 Locations
Company exits Idaho, Wisconsin
By: Andy Carlo, ProSales Online

The latest round of consolidation includes closings in Post Falls, Idaho, and Wrightstown, Wis., Those moves mark 84's exit from both states and the closings of locations launched during the heyday of the building boom: the Idaho location was just opened in 2005, while the Wisconsin locale was opened in 2006.

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Random Thoughts
by Bill Tucker, FBMA President

Beware of the Gold Digger

She was the best-looking woman in town—heck, she might have been the best-looking woman in a five-state area. When she walked into a room, conversation stopped and even other women would stare.


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Home Star Update & Program Operation
by Patrick Roche, The National SAVE Energy Coalition

Have you heard about Home Star but need more information to know how your business can really be involved? Then join us for our webinar to discuss the details of the draft Home Star legislation and specifically how the program operates – how the money flows, the role of the contractor, the Quality Assurance system, the role of the rebate aggregator, and more.


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Mulch & Soil Council Elect FBMA Member F. Brian Faircloth as 2010 President

F. Brian Faircloth, Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Corporate Communications for Suwannee River Mulch & Soil, a Division of Suwannee Lumber Company, Inc. in Cross City, Fl has been elected the 2010 President of the Mulch & Soil Council www.mulchandsoilcouncil.org.


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