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OFFICERS President: NOVEMBER 2018 Chris Froelke, RetroGreen Energy 1st Vice President: ON the COVER Ron Euteneuer, Great Northern Environmental Solutions LLC CMBA encouraged building careers through 2nd Vice President/Treasurer: the Tools For Schools fund and donations to Tony Steinemann, ADS Designs LLC 17 local schools, more on page 3. Secretary: Sue Lentner, Tri-County Abstract and Title Guaranty Associate Vice President: Robin Gohman, Liberty Bank Minnesota Past President: Matt Cecko, Home Check Plus, Inc. There were 20 candidates who DIRECTORS joined the October CMBA Nick Delaney, Rinke-Noonan ‘Meet the Candidates Social’, CONTENT details on page 6. Nate Moeller, Paramount Construction John Muller, SB Restoration Services, Inc. Jeremy Salzbrun, H&S Heating & 02 CMBA Planner 12 Spike Appreciation A/C Residential & Service LLC 03 Networking Month Craig Schoenberg, Schoenberg Construction, Inc. Connection 14 Gentriﬁcation David Werschay, Werschay Homes, Inc. 04 President’s Message is Good 06 Working for YOU 16 Strength in Numbers STAFF 07 Building Permits 18 What Have We Done Bonnie Moeller 08 Council News For You Lately? Executive Director / [email protected] 10-11 October Meeting 20 Member News/ Jenny McDermond Highlights Member Spotlight Administrative Assistant / ofﬁ[email protected] Colleen Corrigan Communication/PR Assistant Think CMBA – Choose members for your projects. [email protected] Thank you Advertisers! GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Diane Miller Back Cover 2 Knife River Government Affairs / [email protected] A m e r i c a n D o o r W o r k s Inside Front Cover 7 Birchwood Electric Mathew Hall Lumber Co. 1124 West St. Germain Street / Saint Cloud, MN 56301 17 Brock White Co. Inside Back Cover P: 320.251.4382 • F: 320.251.3754 www.cmbaonline.org 19 Builders FirstSource CMBA Home & 13 Central Minnesota Lifestyle Show BUILDERS NATIONAL Credit Union 16 Rinke Noonan ASSOC. ASSOC. OF 5 Federated Mutual 9 Thermo-Tech Windows OF MN HOME Insurance (BAM) BUILDERS 17 Tri-County Abstract 19 Great River Federal phone: 800.654.7783 (NAHB) and Title Guaranty or 651.646.7959 phone: 800.368.5242 Credit Union 2 Westwood Professional fax: 651.646.2860 fax: 202.266.8400 13 H&S Heating & A/C Services Inc. bamn.org nahb.org Residential & 15 Xcel Energy BAM DIRECTORS NAHB DIRECTORS Services LLC Matt Cecko, Dale Gruber (life), Home Check Plus, Inc. Dale Gruber Construction

Marty Czech, Matt Cecko, The ON THE LEVEL magazine is the official publication of the Central Home Check Plus, Inc. Premier Real Estate Services Designed and printed by: Minnesota Builders Association. ON THE LEVEL is published and Ron Euteneuer, Steve Noble (life), distributed monthly to its members and others associated with the Great Northern Noble Custom Homes building industry. Neither the advertisers, nor CMBA, will be responsible Environmental Solutions LLC Chris Froelke, or liable for misinformation, misprints, typographical errors, etc., herein Mike Gohman, RetroGreen Energy contained. For advertising rates or address change information contact W. Gohman Construction Ron Euteneuer, CMBA. Suggestions, ideas and letters are welcome. Steve Noble, Great Northern Noble Custom Homes Environmental Solutions LLC CMBA PLANNER Mark your Calendars!

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Is your company experiencing a need for skilled labor? Dinner Reservations What is happening with the technology trades in our area Needed: schools? Find out how the schools are attracting students to the building trades and what CMBA is doing to help. RSVP BY - NOVEMBER 2018 phone 320.251.4382 | Event Sponsor: fax 320.251.3754 | email [email protected] or register online at cmbaonline.org Upcoming Events $19 with RSVP before November 8th | $24 after November 8th Dinner: Chicken kiev, wrapped beef roast and gravy, honey glazed carrots, potatoes, dinner roll, salad, Brownies Pay at the door - cash, & Blondies for dessert check or credit card, or online at www.cmbaonline.org. $155 Jackpot (winner drawn from October meeting attendees) Congratulations October winners Money Saver Mark & Roxy Saldana, Saldana Con- Ask about being crete, Inc.) - $81 richer! placed on the “Automatic Call-in List.” Bring a potential member guest – Bring your Moolah Free - must RSVP guests. $50 moolah = one chance 4 $50 Gas Cards will be given away Moolah is given to members for participating in CMBA events. Thanks for your support and congratulations to the October gas card winners: Roxy Saldana, Saldana Concrete; Eric Heipel, Fresh Coat Painters; Craig Schoenberg, Schoenberg Construction; and Leroy Hanisch, Creative Design Construction. 4 From the PRESIDENT

Greetings again to all CMBA Members, of Directors had a chance to talk casually I hope everyone is having a great end of with Representative the year and perhaps you have begun the Tom Emmer about CHRIS FROELKE planning for the start of 2019. It is really Health Care and Youth CMBA President crazy how the older you get the faster time engagement into seems to slip by. I always seem to look the trades. It was really nice to hear his - NOVEMBER 2018 forward to November because it’s the start perspective on jobs in the trades as he has of the holiday season which forces us to 7 kids and the last ones have chosen trades slow down and enjoy a little rest and catch vocations over college. He believes we as up with family and friends. There is another parents need to encourage more of this and holiday that starts before thanksgiving that not pride ourselves on bragging to other ON THE LEVEL really forces me to slow down, and that’s parents about what 4 year college your kid deer hunting. For me and my family, rifle is going to. Instead we need to really look season, deer hunting and sitting in a deer at how financially well off a hard working stand is our chosen style. This requires your individual can be at 50 if they don’t incur body to physically be still but mentally college debt and start earning and saving hyper alert clutched onto a tree all day. I young. I couldn’t agree more. I remember have come to appreciate the forced position my parents making it a conversation piece of sitting in a tree and having no place to that I had graduated from the prestigious move, it’s a weird kind of meditation in St. Johns University, and eyebrows did

FROM THE PRESIDENT - anticipation of seeing the buck of a lifetime turn when I chose to go into the trades or just putting some meat in the freezer. after successfully getting an undergrad Don’t get me wrong there are some years in business. For me it all worked out but I the weather is so miserable some folks probably didn’t have to spend over a 100k might question my sanity to sit quietly for a to figure out what I know now 15 years later. day in a tree. Deer hunting is also so special A good work ethic will bring most people because, all of my uncles are still living and far distances. able to hunt and I still look forward to hear the same stories I’ve heard them share The last few months have also been very around the campfire for the last 25 years. painful for some of our members. One of The comradery of this yearly activity and our fellow Board members Pam Petron taking the time to stop working and live recently lost her battle with cancer and in in a tree is something I just won’t ever give October she passed away. Pam was such a up. I wish everyone that hunts a safe and delight to work with on the CMBA Board of successful year. Bring a kid hunting if you Directors - she had a great laugh and also can! made us smile. She leaves behind a loving husband and three kids. We wish Pam and November is also an important month to her family peace in this time of loss. get informed about candidates running for public office and to exercise your civic duty and vote. Last month the CMBA Board Chris Froelke

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Congressman Emmer met with CMBA members: approximately $3075. BAM EVP Remi Stone, Steve Noble, Noble Custom Homes, Mike Gohman, W Gohman Const. Co., Gov Affairs chair Will Huston, Westwood Professional Services Inc., 4. Researching and drafting a staff and GA Director Diane Miller . recommendation for the 2019 Government Affairs Committee goals that 2. Planned, coordinated and executed will be presented at a future date to the the successful annual Meet the Candidate CMBA Board of Directors. Topics include Social Hour held in conjunction with Workforce Development Initiatives for the CMBA membership meeting on the CMBA area and supporting legislation Oct 10th. Also attended tours for US that would require all residential builders Senate Candidate Karin Housely and in MN to be licensed. Congressman Tom Emmer with Dale 5. Tidbits: (Check out Diane’s blog for additional detail info):

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a decade without displacing anyone. As appealing and as plausible as this story may be, it’s an urban myth. The best empirical Another reason the poor are not as analyses conducted by urban economists adversely impacted as one would expect have failed to detect a rise in displacements is that local governments often promote within gentrifying neighborhoods. This affordable housing programs such as rent finding goes so much against conventional control, inclusionary zoning, or other rent wisdom it seems impossible, but it’s true. stabilization programs in neighborhoods that ELLIOT EISENBERG - As a matter of fact, researchers find that experience rapidly rising rents. Moreover, poor residents are more likely to stay put as in neighborhoods experiencing rapid price their neighborhood improves. Moreover, appreciation, some market rate units are also the benefits of gentrification, in terms of built. Because of this increase in supply, rents reduced crime and better amenities, more rise less quickly. employment opportunities, and reduced commutes are rarely, if ever, considered by Separately, but closely related to the above, naysayers. many persons who bemoan gentrification simultaneously lament racial segregation There are three primary reasons why many and the lack of investment in non-white believe that the poor suffer when wealthier neighborhoods. The introduction of wealthier residents move in. The first is that while all residents lessens the percentage of poor Americans move quite a bit, on average about persons, and that has been shown to reduce 11.5 times during their lifetime, not everyone teen pregnancy and incarceration rates and moves an equal amount. For example, from other such negative outcomes. Moreover, in 2012 to 2013, 28 million Americans over age these communities these improved social 15 moved: 11% of the population. Among outcomes happen through market forces and households with incomes over $100,000, frequently absent governmental intervention. the percentage that moved was just 7%, To argue against gentrification is to compared to 13% for those with incomes encourage the status quo and insist that poor below $5,000 excluding government benefits. neighborhoods remain poor and segregated, As a result, merely observing that there are and needlessly cut off from opportunity. fewer poor in a neighborhood in no way suggests that gentrification is to blame. Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. is President of GraphsandLaughs, LLC and can be reached at A second explanation is that poor [email protected]. His daily 70-word neighborhoods have had so little investment economics and policy blog can be seen at www. for so long, there is considerable slack in both econ70.com. You can subscribe and have the their residential and commercial property blog delivered directly to your email by visiting markets. In most middle- and upper-class the website or by texting the word “BOWTIE” to neighborhoods, virtually all housing units, 22828. store fronts and office spaces are occupied. NATURAL GAS: BUILD IN THE VALUE.

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Services, Inc...... 2013 St. Joseph, MN 56374 25-29 YEARS Haus Construction, Inc...... 1993 2-4 YEARS Interiors By Berni Weichert Realtors Tower 823 N. Benton Dr. 20-24 YEARS Properties - Todd Barnett ...2014 Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 Sentra-Sota Sheet 360 Rents, Inc...... 2015 Metal Inc...... 1995 Paramount Construction ..2015 New Century Real Estate Al’s Ornamental Iron Powerhouse Outdoor 823 N. Benton Dr. & Welding, Inc...... 1996 Equipment ...... 2015 Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 The Design Team ...... 1997 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. ...2016 Burski Excavating ...... 2016 Trustone Financial 15-19 YEARS 3240 W. Division St. Great River St. Cloud, MN 56301 STRENGTH IN NUMBERS - Construction LLC ...... 1999

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• Attended/coordinated a fund raiser/ tour • Hosted the CMBA Fall Tour of Homes event event for Congressman Tom Emmer • Reviewed grant applications from 18 • Invited approximately 40 candidates (local, schools for the $18,000 Tools for Schools BER 2018 BER - NOVEM-

county, state, and federal) to the October grants. 16 schools will be awarded $21,110 10th meet the candidate night held during at the Nov 14 membership meeting the membership meeting social hour • Attended the Quarterly Business Report • Followed up on upcoming revised/new St. with economist King Banaian SCSU Dean of Joseph’s and St. Cloud’s Comprehensive School of Public Aﬀairs Plan • Interviewed with David Werschay on the ON THE LEVEL • Researching Workforce Development KNSI The Home Show with Bob & Kat about activities and funding opportunities the Fall Tour of Homes • Working on 2019 legislative agenda

MN EO Conference Attendees - L to R: Lisa Knutson, Headwaters BA (Bemidji); Remi Stone, BAM (St. Paul), Colleen Faacks, Mid MN BA (Brainerd); Matt Milroy Regional Field Rep (Region C) NAHB; Amy Kolb, MN River BA (Willmar) & MN Metropolitan CA (Minneapolis), Vicki Fenski, Lake Region BA (Detroit Lakes); Chelle Eliason, Arrowhead Builders Association (Duluth); Bonnie Moeller, Central MN Builders Association (St. Cloud); Carie Olds, Northern MN BA (Grand Rapids). WHAT HAVE WE DONE FOR YOU LATELY? - WE DONE HAVE LATELY? FOR YOU WHAT

• Toured the 400 Club and taste tasted for the December 11th Christmas Party • Worked with web designer on a new Home and Lifestyle Show registration incorporating an interactive map to select your booth locations • Attended the MN EO Conference in Alexandria • Meet with Rocori instructor Warren Christie to create an apprentice program • Secured two programs for builders continuing education to oﬀer 14 hours which includes energy. Building Products Inc will oﬀer one course on two dates: Nov 28 and repeated Feb 28. Andy Schreder, Rum River Construction Consultants will present on Feb 6. Go to CMBAonline. org to register.

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The BAM Holiday Party and Board meeting will be held at the Guthrie Theater on Thursday, December 6th. Go to BAMN.org to register. LIKE YOU, WE’RE LOCAL CMBA Board Nominees That’s why your success There are three builder and one means so much to us! associate positions open for the CMBA Board of Directors. The length of the term is three years. The following were nominated at the October Mary Jo Schepers NMLS#: 1330027 AVP of Business Development membership meeting to run for the 1532 West St. Germain Street board of directors. Read about the St. Cloud, MN 56301 Direct: 320.202.7340 nominees at CMBAonline.org [email protected] Announcements Builders are: · Incumbent John Muller, SB Restoration Services, Inc. Love where you live.

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small businesses succeed during the sixth Annual Lenders Conference. Awards were given to lenders with the highest participation SPOTLIGHT in SBA-guaranteed loan programs between July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. BankVista has Getting to Know Members locations in Sartell, Chaska and Mankato.

Congratulations to members recognized by Times Media “Best of Awards” Best Builder/Remodeler Lutgen Companies Best Carpet/Flooring Multiple Concepts Interiors-Carpet One Best Heating/Air Conditioning H&S Heating & A/C, Residential & Service LLC Best Home Improvement/Hardware Store Menards Member Spotlight: Westwood is a leading Best Nursery Garden Thomsen Greenhouses and award-winning national surveying and engineering services provider with team CMBA oﬀers our heartfelt members in St. Cloud and Brainerd. As a condolences to the family multi-disciplined surveying and engineering and friends of Pam Petron at ﬁrm, Westwood’s clients are able to easily Gopher State Contractors, tap into the extra knowledge it takes to keep

MEMBER NEWS / GETTING TO KNOW MEMBERS - Inc. Pam, age 50, passed away projects moving forward. We offer several peacefully surrounded by her services including surveying, aerial mapping family on October 7 after a and LiDAR, and drone/UAS surveying; civil, courageous battle with cancer. She was an avid electrical, and transportation engineering; Vikings fan and was a selfless, strong, friendly, water resource management; construction loving, passionate person. We all offer our management; land planning and design; thoughts and prayers to her husband, John landscape architecture; environmental and children, Megan (Cole) Graczyk, Kristen permitting; GIS; cultural resource services; and Allen. Pam graduated from SCSU with a and NPDES and SWPPP compliance. Bachelor’s degree in accounting and worked in public accounting for two years. She worked at Gopher State Contractors since 1994 and became President of the company in 2006. She served the CMBA on the Board of Directors, Commercial Builders Council Board, and a passionate member of the Tools for Schools Education Initiative committee. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.as well as having served on the Finance Committee. Pam was also a member of the St. Stephen Lions Club, Chairman of the Board of Pine Country Bank, and as a 4H Leader.

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