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Week of November 24, 2003

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Housing and Economics

* Builder Confidence Down Slightly This Month

Housing Politics

* New Law Will Expedite Thinning of National Forests Prone to Wildfires
* Senate Set to Act on Highlands Conservation Legislation for Northeast States
* Canadians Urged to Stay the Course in Dispute Against Lumber Tariffs

State and Local

* Awards Recognize Advocates of Construction Defect Reform Laws

Business Management

* Don’t Fix New Software If It Isn’t Broken

Research

* Seniors’ Housing Center Provides Support for Family Caregivers

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Kitchen Design Begins With Quick Sketching
* Clients Need a Perfect Partner In the Selections Process

Sales and Marketing

* Home Builders Renew Interest in Online Marketing

Seniors Housing

* Put A Little Culture in Your Kitchen Designs

Member Dividends

* NAHB Provides Ammunition Against No-Growth Proposal

Labor

* Construction Program Keeps Students in School

Building Systems

* Building Systems Councils Breaks Its Own Record in BUILD-PAC Fundraising

Building Products

* On-Line Courses Address Water Penetration

International Housing

* NAHB Launches Access Mexico at IBS to Build Business Partnerships

Housing Forum

* Styrofoam Houses?

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* NAHB Director Jim Woodyard Dies in Plane Crash
* Detroit Builder Manny Dembs Dies at Age 80
* Members and EOs Can Find the Right NAHB Staff Faster Than Ever
* Consumers in California Warned About Fly-By-Night Contractors
* NAHB Production Group Honored for HGTV Program
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

NAHB Launches Access Mexico at IBS to Build Business Partnerships

Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, NAHB members have the opportunity to build business relationships with suppliers and other builders south of the border. The Market Development Cooperator Program grant will support conferences, seminars, trade delegations, educational programs — anything that will encourage NAHB members to do business with Mexican builders and suppliers.

Members will have an opportunity to greet and network with Mexican delegates and VIPs at the Access Mexico reception on Monday, Jan. 19, from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at NAHB’s International Builders' Show in Las Vegas.

Members can also schedule one-on-one meetings with Mexican builders and suppliers at IBS, which will be scheduled from Jan. 19-22, by clicking this link.


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Access Mexico will also feature an educational panel discussion on "Mexico’s Housing Market: It’s Investment and Business Opportunities."

Speakers will include: Sebastian Fernandez Cortina, director general of CONAFOVI, Mexico’s National Housing Commission; Miguel Gomez Mont, vice president of CANADEVI, Mexico’s national association of home builders; Manuel Campos, vice president of Su Casita, Mexico’s largest secondary mortgage bank; and Gene Towle, president of Softec.

The panel discussion will be held from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Las Vegas Convention Center, North 245-247, Level 2.

For more information, e-mail Matt Monjan, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8419.


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