NBN Online for the week of May 8, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Financial Realities to Hit Retirement-Age Baby Boomers
Quality of Life Found to Rise With Residential Growth
The Race Is On for National Membership Day
Nation's Building News Will Not Be Published May 15
Coast to Coast
Nine Months After Hurricanes, Construction Costs Still Up
Politics & Government
Oklahoma 29th State to Enact Opportunity to Repair Law
Economics & Finance
Miami Could Be the First Hot Market to Land With a Thump
Immigrants Help to Fill U.S. Construction Labor Shortages
Hovnanian Lowers 2006 Expectations as Market Cools
Eye on the Economy: Fed Chair Hints at Another Rate Hike
Tips
Builder's Tip: Shop Vac Works for Hard-to-Fill Glue Ups
Legal
Employment Records Subject to Immigration Law Audits
Business Management
Vendor Summits Build Winning Team, Increase Profits
50Plus Housing
Awareness of Active Adult Housing Rising Sharply
Multifamily
Cooling Housing Market Could Deliver a Glut of Condos
Remodelers
May Is ‘Remodeling Month’ and NAHB Has Resources for You
Commercial
Small Tilt-Up Projects Can Be Profitable and Efficient
Education
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Building Quality
Sponsorships Available as 28th Builder Earns NHQ Certification
Research
Builders Can Help Guide New Product Development
Labor
Job Corps Students Step Up for National Youth Service Day
Building Products
America’s Ugliest Doors Win High-Performance Makeovers
Builder's Engineer
'Builder's Engineer' Column on a Hiatus
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Enter Awards Programs for Community Contributions
Association News
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Find Employees Through New NAHB Online Career Center
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members

Calendar of Events

Find Employees Through New NAHB Online Career Center

  

NAHB is hosting an online building industry-oriented career center that provides members with a cost-effective recruiting solution that makes locating qualified candidates and advertising open positions faster and easier.

NAHB members using the NAHB Career Center will receive a 20% discount off of standard rates for job postings. For a complete listing of all rates, click here

The career center can be found on:

  • NAHB's Web site by visiting www.nahb.org/careers.
  • Nation’s Building News "NAHB Career Center" section. The career center is  a regular feature of Nation's Building News.


The career center was created in collaboration with ConstructionJobs.com, a leading employment resource for the construction, design and building industries.

Career center features that give members a competitive edge include :

  • More than 28,000 construction and engineering candidates
  • More than 2,500 new resumes posted monthly
  • More than 150,000 visitors to the center per month
  • Dedicated customer service


Nation’s Building News readers can visit the site by using the NAHB Career Center tab at the bottom of the issue’s headlines, or by going to the NAHB Web site or www.nahb.org/careers.


 

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