One of Florida Home Builders Association’s most revered members – Arthur Rutenberg of Clearwater – suddenly passed away March 29, 2017 at the age of 89. Originally from Chicago, Rutenberg moved to Florida in 1953 and began building homes. An astute businessman and innovative builder, he’s since pioneered home building franchises and designed revolutionary custom …
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More than 30 overall excellence in construction design and merit awards were presented at the Collier Building Industry Association’s (CBIA) 2017 Multi-Site Parade of Homes (POH) awards breakfast held Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Hilton Naples. According to 2017 CBIA Multi-site POH committee chairperson Jo Carter of The Interior Design Broker, 130 homebuilders, architects …
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) today launched an Assignment of Benefits (AOB) resource webpage with information to educate Florida’s consumers about changes needed to discourage fraudulent AOB activity. The new webpage provides a sobering projection of insurance rate increases homeowners can expect to see in the next five years without any legislative reform. …
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Among the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency is the elimination of federal funding for the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Program and a shift of funding responsibility to the state and local level, according to a memorandum from the EPA reviewed by Remodeling magazine…read more
On April 6th, the Florida House passed several improvements to its workers’ compensation proposal out of the Commerce Committee. The Florida Chamber of Commerce was there to champion the voice of job creators and defeat trial lawyer amendments that would have taken Florida’s workers’ comp system backward. The Florida Chamber’s Workers’ Comp Task Force has …
Wow! What an experience in Tallahassee last week. We had over 100 FHBA members converge on the Capitol, engaged in grassroots lobbying on behalf of FHBA priorities, and, on Tuesday, observed seven legislative committee hearings on FHBA priorities. The highlight of the event was FHBA President’s, Jeremy Stewart, presentation to the House Careers and Competition …
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