Northern Nevada Building Conference - Reno, Nevada
March 8, 2007

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BUILDERS ASSOCIATION TO RELEASE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY

March 1, 2007 - Reno, Nev. – A comprehensive study, compiled by the University of Nevada, Reno to be released on March 8 by the Builders Association of Northern Nevada (The Builders) shows an economic impact of more than $860 million in local income contributed by the housing construction industry.

The study will be revealed and explained by Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D., senior economist at the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) and Brian Bonnefant, geographic program manager with the Nevada Small Business Development Center at the University of Nevada, Reno, at the association’s inaugural Northern Nevada Building Conference (NNBC) on Thursday, March 8 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.

Eisenberg will make the presentation and share his analysis of the data at an 8 a.m. breakfast to kick-off the NNBC.

“The housing construction data is of the utmost importance to the region’s economy,” said Bambi Spahr, executive director of The Builders. “For example, the one-year local economic benefits of building 3,294 single family homes in 2006 in Reno and Sparks resulted in $861 million in local income and 17,978 local jobs.”

The Builders commissioned UNR to compile the study using the economic impact model of the NAHB.

In addition to Eisenberg’s presentation, the NNBC will feature more than 25 building industry education seminars and a 39,000 square-foot trade show from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will also be a second keynote presentation from John Schleimer, principal at Market Perspectives, a strategic marketing firm specializing in the real estate industry during the noon hour.

NNBC’s other seminars will be conducted by national and local building industry experts and professionals including Karen Butera, founder and president of Karen Butera Inc. (KBI), and Robert August, founder and president of S. Robert August and Company, Inc. KBI is a multidisciplinary interior design firm specializing in innovative design and merchandising. S. Robert August and Company is a full-service marketing, management, sales and consulting firm specializing in creating strategies to promote real estate products and services. BANN’s Sales and Marketing Council will sponsor the seminars conducted by Butera and August.

Event registration is $95 for The Builders members and $105 for non-Builders members. Registration includes the keynote breakfast presentation by Eisenberg, the keynote luncheon report by Schleimer, access to educational seminars and entry into the industry trade show and exposition. For more information, contact BANN at 775-329-4611 or visit www.thebuilders.com.

 

CONSTRUCTION TRADE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES
INDUSTRY BUILDING CONFERENCE


February 7, 2007 – Reno, NV—The Northern Nevada Building Conference, an industry-only trade show, conference, and educational exposition produced by the Builders Association of Northern Nevada (BANN), is scheduled for March 8, 2007 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. Focusing on critical trends in the home building and construction industry, the one-day event has been designed by industry professionals who are cognizant of the unique needs of the industry in northern Nevada and eastern California. Featured conference topics include strategies for thriving as a builder or subcontractor in 2007 and beyond, new marketing techniques, design strategies for improved value, selling “green” environmental practices, and numerous other courses offered to attendees with a Full Conference registration.
The NNBC, boasting more than 100 exhibitors showcasing the latest in new home products, construction techniques, and services, also features two keynote speakers and reports. Elliott Eisenberg, Ph.D., a noted economist with the National Association of Home Builders, will debut a joint report produced by the University of Nevada and NAHB on the impact of housing on northern Nevada’s economy. Nationally-recognized marketing specialist John Schleimer will release the results of a survey of 2006 new home buyers in Washoe county in his talk, “Give ‘Em What They Want!”
Registration information can be obtained by contacting Teri Scharosch at the Builders Association of Northern Nevada at 775-329-4611, or by accessing the NNBC website at http://thebuilders.com/nnbc/main.html. Full conference registration includes the Keynote Breakfast and Lunch, the full reports, the trade show, and all educational seminars.

For more information contact Teri Scharosch at 775-329-4611 x 106