The Builder's Edge
Home Builders Association of the Upper Peninsula Monthly Newsletter
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HBA Mission Statement
The Home Builders Association Of The Upper Peninsula was chartered in 1978 as the Home Builders Association of the Superiorland. It is a professional trade organization comprised of builder and associate members dedicated to promoting the building industry. This organization will encourage professionalism within the industry, educate the members and general public and positively impact government on building related issues. The association will encourage the pursuit of human and intellectual values, community service and creative activities that strengthen the communities throughout the Upper Peninsula. The Home Builders Association Of The Upper Peninsula is the largest "local association" by land mass in the United States. For this reason, "Local Chapters" of the UPBA are forming throughout the Upper Peninsula.
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HBAUP Office Contact Information
Sarah Foster, Executive Officer
Phone: 906-228-2312
Fax: 906-228-8252
Email: info@upbuilders.org
Physical and Mailing Address:
3125 Wright Street
Marquette, MI 49855
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HEY IT'S FINALLY SUMMER! Loving it! I hope you are are having a great start to the summer, finally without the 30 degree weather, I won't say that too loud, we do live in the U.P. after all. With summer comes extreme temperatures that a lot of Yoopers are not used to working in, including your employees. Unless you are from Texas and then, well this is a walk in the park. Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke are real folks. In fact, so real that the Federal OSHA is in the process of developing a heat standard to protect indoor and outdoor workers which MIOSHA will be required to adopt. Have a heat illness prevention plan in place, just to cover your rears. See more in my Heat Illness section below for a sample plan from MIOSHA.
THANK YOU to all of the kind words on the Business Person of the Year Award, that was pretty awesome to get. James, I may need another shelf system for my awards...hahahaha. Kidding kidding....
The office will be closed for the holiday July 3 and 4, July 7th for the Habitat Build and also July 12th and 13th for personal days. Thanks for always being patient when I am out of the office. That's the price we pay when there is only one of me!
The 2nd quarter of this year was pretty busy in the office with public calls for contractors pouring in. We had 44 calls just in May, the majority of them being, you got it, roof repairs. Followed by chimney repairs, home remodels, gutters and window replacements. If you are not on the referral list, get on it if you want these email referrals. (Members only sorry not sorry, this is a member benefit). Total referral calls this year - 114.
Plans printing has been busy as well with homeowners chomping at the bit to get their homes started or at least on someone's schedule. Can you believe we STILL have people calling to see if they can get a home started this year. If you have room to build a new home this year yet, call me! I will add you to the list! Don't forget we can print your 18x24 and 24x36 plans in color or black and white. We also do flyers in cardstock or glossy, we do quite a bit of those for members as well. Our print service is for both members and non-members. Your price is just much better as a member :-)
We have a lot going on this summer! Please attend one of our events, bring a non-member to recruit! We literally have no one in the running yet for the prizes at the end of the year! Check out all of the sections below with all of the info you need!
DON'T FORGET TO CLIP YOUR MEIJER COUPONS and GET YOUR MPERKS AWARDS! As an HBA member, the master member of your company (only) gets the MPerks awards. Paid affiliate members can also sign up for this member benefit.
Did you know....at the bottom of each weekly Monday Minute and each monthly newsletter you can find member benefits?
Have a great week!
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Sarah Foster
EO, HBAUP
NAHB EO Ambassador & Onboarding Chair
NAHB Student Chapter Committee EO Liaison
NAHB Professional Development Committee Vice Chair
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CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The HBA Office will be closed July 1-4th. Enjoy your holiday and be safe!
- Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, Sun Poisoning are all very real! Take care of yourself and your families and stay hydrated!
- Keep your fur babies safe from fireworks (and humans, some humans have to be told too!)
- Drink responsibly. Just do it.
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MEMBERS DON'T FORGET TO CLIP YOUR COUPONS TODAY!
10% OFF GENERAL MERCHANDISE!
SIGN UP ON THE HBAM WEBSITE IF YOU HAVEN'T!
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HBA & HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOR the 2023 BLITZ BUILD!
***Updated Information -
July 7 & 8 - 729 Carr St, Negaunee
The project missed a few weeks due to access to this house with the construction going on in Negaunee. We WILL be doing walls. PLEASE RSVP to me and if you have anyone that can help, please send them, we can use all of the bodies!
Bring: Hardhats, safety glasses, power tools like nail guns and nails!
Lunch Sponsored by Cross General Contracting
Beverages provide by The Window Store.
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SUMMER ADOPT A HIGHWAY CLEANUP
JULY 12th
5 pm - SHOT POINT RD off M-28
Across from Lakinenland
Bags, disposable gloves and vests provided as well as beverages.
I will not be at this cleanup but someone will be there running it and telling you where to go! :-) We can use bodies as the summer one can be hot and muggy!
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HBAUP 32nd Annual Golf Outing Presented by ABC Supply Co
July 29th, 2023
We have had some teams that cannot make it this year sue to it being on a Saturday but our options for dates and courses were very limited this year! Sorry for any inconvenience! With that said, we have only 3 spots open for teams with a month left to go! Contact Greg Dix, Chris Pesola or myself to join! Head to the website at upbuilders.org and click on EVENTS to find the golf outing and print off the registration form, that is required to register.
We have a few hole sponsors open yet as well for $100 and $125. And we are looking for some awesome door prizes.
Thank you to the many sponsors for the golf outing, check out our Facebook event page if you have not seen them all!
HBA Golf Outing Facebook Event
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HBAUP Member Appreciation Summer Picnic Hosted by FOX Marquette Chevrolet
Thursday, August 10
5:30-7:30/8 pm?
Location: FOX Marquette Chevrolet
- Lunch by Journey's Eatz food truck! No cost to members!
- Soda, Water and adult beverages provided!
- Families welcome!
- Cornhole - Teams?, Beer Pong Golf Chipping Contest, Ring toss for booze (bring your cash), and kids activities!
- Rain or Shine!
RSVP REQUIRED!!! OFFICIAL INVITES COMING OUT IN JULY!
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Join fellow members from around the state to participate in events, network, listen to engaging speakers and enjoy the Grand Traverse Resort. This year's speaker lineup is full of industry experts and other professionals who are ready to share their expertise. Speakers include Matt Risinger, host of The Build Show; Chris Swanson, Genesee County Sheriff; Tony Rubleski of Mind Capture Group and others you won't want to miss including a panel discussing upcoming changes to Michigan's building codes. | |
C.U.F.F. 4th Annual Golf Outing
A lot of you golf in the annual CUFF Golf Outing. There is plenty of room for teams yet if you'd like to join us!
August 19th
GENTZ's Golf Course
*Ammo Raffle*Firearm Giveaway*$10,000 Hole in one sponsored by the Elder Agency*Shoot the Pond!
*Pig Roast and Awards afterwards!
Sign up thru Sarah.
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Heat exhaustion is not usually serious if you can cool down within 30 minutes. If it turns into heat stroke it needs to be treated as an emergency.
Preventing heat exhaustion and heat stroke
There’s a high risk of heat exhaustion or heat stroke during hot weather and exercise.
To help prevent these:
- Drink plenty of cold drinks, especially when exercising
- Take cool baths or showers
- Wear light-coloured, loose clothing
- Sprinkle water over skin or clothes
- Avoid the sun between 11am and 3pm
- Avoid excess alcohol
- Avoid extreme exercise
This will also prevent dehydration and help your body keep itself cool
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NEW HBA MEMBER BENEFIT!
HBA Members can now enjoy 20% off at O'Reilly's Auto Parts!
Stay tuned on when this starts and how to use it!
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The 2023 Race to Recruit - YOU CAN WIN!
In the running to win about $10,000 in advertising, Wild Game Dinner tickets and more!
Select Realty needs two more affiliates to be in the running!
Let's get those recruits in!
April 1st marks the kick off to our 2023 Spring Membership Drive. Most of our members don't even know ALL of the membership benefits offered to you. The list is endless. Yes there is advocacy, networking, being the first to get industry information. There are also great insurance programs out there just for members from general liability and workmans comp to group health, dental and vision. You can get discounts on your logowear from companies like Getz's and Diamond House International - and company swag made. There is a free business analysis. There are ticket discounts to adventure parks, hotels, rental cars, all of it!
There is skilled worker scouting. Continuing education. Tuition discounts. Plans printing discounts, over a dollar a page off! There are discounts on coffee, gas, salon services, oil changes, and so much more.
WHO DO YOU DO BUSINESS WITH AND ARE THEY AN HBA MEMBER?
For every builder or associate member YOU refer to join the HBA, you will get entered for a drawing at the end. Whoever recruits the most will get a very nice prize package! There is a great advertising package, there is a possibility of winning a new TRUCK? WHAAAT?! Stay tuned for more details coming your way!
Start recruiting April 1!
- Builder members MUST have a current builders license and insurance.
- Associate members can be anyone with a product or service to offer to a builder OR a consumer in the home building/buying industry.
- The annual cost is $450 and that includes local membership discount cards for all of their employees.
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How do they join? Online at https://www.upbuilders.org/page/become-a-member or call me at the office and get a paper application.
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ADVERTISE IN 2023 IN OUR BUILDERS EDGE NEWSLETTER and MONDAY MINUTE!
Starting in 2023, this newsletter will be quarterly. The Monday Minute comes out every Monday so we decided to move this one to 4 times a year. Please see the new 2023 sponsoring prices.
Monday Minute: Weekly, every Monday.
$50 per month includes 1 ad each month.
or $25 per month with no ad.
Option to pay monthly, annual or bi-annual.
Reply to this email to sign up
Quarterly Newsletters - $100 each quarter and includes a full color ad of your choice. Reply to this email to sign up.
You can now choose 1, 2, or 3 quarters.
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RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PERFORMANCE GUIDELINE BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE HBA OFFICE IN MARQUETTE.
Contractor Edition: $39.95
Consumer Edition: $19.99
Buyers will pay tax and shipping.
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Welcome New Members in 2023 so far!
Yooper Cans LLC
Jam Service - Welcome Back
Peninsula Solar
NMI Outdoors
Roe Custom Carpentry & Construction Inc
Superior Life Services
John Swanberg Concrete & Masonry
Northern Lights Home Services LLC
ETNA Supply Co
Chris Feltner, Andi Goriesky, Stephanie Jones - Select Realty
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Did you get your claims in for bask back? Not sure how? Contact me and I can help! It is super easy!
https://www.hbarebates.com/hbami.html
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With your membership, you are also members of the HBA of Michigan. With that come great benefits. Not only do you have the advocacy and legislative side of things, but great savings benefits as well. Check them out. | | |
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HEALTH, DENTAL and VISION Insurance
We are partnered with VAST here in Marquette and 44 North for group health (a PEO), Dental and Vision, all able to be purchased separately.
Call Heather at VAST at 906-315-7235
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Member Rebate Program
If you have not started claiming any of these products that you are installing in homes, you are missing out in hundreds, maybe even thousands of dollars in cash savings. We currently have less than 10 of you collecting cash back!
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FREE BUSINESS ANAYLYSIS with Small Business Growth Partners. If you have not taken advantage of this free analysis, do it! It is a $2500 value!
https://www.smallbusinessgrowthpartners.com/
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Meijer is partnering with the HBA of offer a 10% discount on general merchandise through Mperks. You must have a Meijer mPerks Account to use the discount. You must have a Meijer mPerks account to use the discount.
This is ONLY for the master member and NOT the employees unless an employee is a paid affiliate member, only $90 a year.
and they DO check to see if you are an eligible member.
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EXCELUSIVE Savings for HBA of MI members - save 10% on commercial insurance, workmans comp and more!
Talk to Scott Koski at VAST Insurance for your Frankenmuth needs.
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DISCOUNTED PRESCRIPTION CARD
This program is being provided to you and your family to help lower your prescription drug costs. Simply create and print your FREE Prescription Drug Coupon Card below and receive savings of up to 80% (discounts average roughly 30%) at more than 68,000 national and regional pharmacies. This coupon card can be used for potential savings on prescription medications not covered by your insurance. This coupon card is pre-activated and can be used immediately!
Head to the website to Print it, get it texted to you or emailed.
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DISCOUNTED WORKWEAR - CARHARTT, NORTHFACE and More!
Shop online at Getz’s and get special discounts on the work gear you need to get the job done. Carhartt, Wrangler and Keen Utility are just a few of the brands that are discounted. All discounted prices also run with current promotions. Go to www.getzs.com/hbam to see what is available
Contact Sarah for the member discount code.
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NAHB SAVINGS
You ALSO get great savings from the National Association! Check them out! These are only SOME of the benefits you get!
Take a look at all of them at
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MEMBERDEALS to Concerts, sports games, family shows and more! | |
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NAHB International Builders Show | | |
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NAHB Continuing Education | | |
HBA of the Upper Peninsula | www.upbuilders.org
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