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Wednesday, June 21, 2017
 
RON TAYLOR AWARD NOMINATION
DEADLINE JUNE 30, 2017
REGISTRATION DEADLINES
Early Bird Registration Pricing Ends July 14, 2017.
Pre-Registration Deadline
Pre-registration is available until September 22, 2017. After September 22nd, attendees will need to register on site.
WMA Convention Program Guide
Register no later than September 6, 2017, to ensure your name and company is included in the printed WMA Convention Program Guide.
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WMA ANNUAL CONVENTION HIGHLIGHT
Millennials: Engage, Recruit and Retain!
Sunday, October 8, 2017
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Diane Thielfoldt of The Learning Café will provide a very brief introduction to Millennial leaders and how to prepare our organizations to welcome, engage and retain current and future Millennial leaders. Diane will facilitate a panel as they share their views and perspectives (the inside scoop) on the Millennials and the Millwork Industry.
The Panel will offer a Millennial perspective on practical and relevant business issues including:
· What’s new? What’s changing?
· What attracts Millennials to the Millwork Industry? (or Not!)
· Engaging and retaining Millennials
· Today’s flexible work environment
The session will include Questions and Answers from the audience.
GREEN BUILDING
Retrofitting Existing Buildings is New Frontier of Energy Efficiency
The current political climate in the U.S. puts the country’s federal commitment to clean energy and reducing carbon emissions into question. At the same time, leaders on the state and city level have reaffirmed their commitment to energy efficiency and lowering carbon emissions. Local lawmakers, civic leaders and citizens recognize the importance of curbing climate change and the very real impact that local legislation and green initiatives can have. Read More at nerej
CODES & STANDARDS
Legislative Changes to Florida’s Building Code
Legislation (House Bill 1021) making major changes to Florida’s building code process got bundled with more than a dozen other changes in construction law this past session. There are concerns from the insurance industry and others that the legislation could lead to a patchwork of requirements and higher insurance costs. Read more at WJHG
HOUSING INDUSTRY
Builder Confidence Remains Solid in June
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes weakened slightly in June, down two points to a level of 67 from a downwardly revised May reading of 69 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). Read more at NAHB Eye On Housing
Housing Starts Decline in May
Total housing starts declined in May after a few, strong early months to begin 2017. Total starts were down 5.5%, falling to a 1.092 million seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to the joint data release from the Census Bureau and HUD. Declines were recorded for both single-family and multifamily development. Read more at NAHB Eye On Housing
Census and Sensibility
One month a trend does not make; a May starts and permits alternative take. Read more at BUILDER
Report: Housing’s Back, But Affordability is a Big Concern
The U.S. housing market has largely returned to normal ten years after the housing crash, but shortages of homes for sale and rent are pushing costs higher for potential owners and tenants, according to the latest State of the Nation’s Housing report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) at Harvard University. Read more at DWM
Building for Millennial and 55-Plus Homebuyers
Two of the biggest home buying segments in the industry, millennials and baby boomers both have very specific desires for their future homes. See how two builders adjusted their approach for ultimate success. Read more at BUILDER
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
It’s Official: Fed Raises Interest Rate for the Second Time This Year
As predicted, the Federal Open Market Committee announced after its June meeting that it is raising the federal funds rate for the second time this year. Read more at HOUSINGWIRE
Window and Door Industry Continues Growth
Door and window market share will grow noticeably over the coming seven years, according to a new report by Global Market Insights Inc. The U.S. window and door industry, which the research company valued at $13.5 billion in 2015, will exhibit an annual growth rate of 6 percent from 2016 to 2024. Read More at Window & Door
Economists: Housing Inventory Could Soon Turn into an Emergency
The latest report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau showed housing starts sank to an eight-month low. Now, economists are saying that drop could intensify in the months ahead as building permits also saw a drop in May. Read more at HOUSINGWIRE
GOVERNMENT
Trump Orders More Cash, Industry Input, for Apprenticeships
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered more money and a bigger role for private companies in designing apprenticeship programs meant to fill some of the 6 million open jobs in the U.S. Read more at AP News
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