The Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield was honored by the Springfield Fire Department Thursday with its 2011 Community Service Award. The award was in
The Springfield News-Leader recently featured an editorial applauding an historic achievement by the Springfield Fire Department in 2011. On January 5, the local newspaper reminded
As a part of National Fire Prevention Week, The Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield teamed up this week with the City of Republic Fire
Thanks to a donation by the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield, the City of Republic’s Fire Department will be able to help more residents
We all have our guilty pleasures, and one of mine is disaster movies. Armageddon. Deep Impact. 2012. Independence Day (okay, one of my other guilty
On Friday, May 13, Missouri’s legislators wrapped up a session focused on job creation and economic development. “The HBA’s strong focus on educating legislators regarding
Late last week Governor Jay Nixon signed into law Senate Bill 108, the HBA’s main legislative priority of 2011. This law prohibits local governments from
The HBA’s legislative priority – prohibiting local governments from mandating residential fire sprinklers and extending the consumer option until December 31, 2019 – rests in
The Missouri House of Representatives on Wednesday (4/6/2011) truly agreed and finally passed the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield’s and Home Builders Association of
HBA members from around the state will be at the State Capitol on April 6, meeting with legislators to advocate for final passage of the
The momentum continued this week for the Senate version of the bill that extends the provision preventing adoption of mandatory fire sprinklers in Missouri. On
Your advocacy team in the state capitol, including HBA of Greater Springfield lobbyist Scott Swain and HBA of Missouri lobbyist Jewell Patek, have been so
House Bill 46, which prohibits any jurisdiction from mandating residential fire sprinklers in any one or two family dwelling or townhouse through year 2019 passed
Senate Bill 108 has been filed by Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt. Schmitt, who represents a portion of St. Louis County, also serves as the Senate
State legislators will determine this session whether or not code-adopting jurisdictions in Missouri will have the authority to adopt a building code mandating residential fire