NBN Online for the week of August 14, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Regulators Backing Down From Ditch Oversight
Florida’s Hurricane Season a Time to Wait for Home Sales Recovery
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Layouts for Living
Floor Plans: Affordability, Convenience Come to ‘Main Street’
Coast to Coast
Slim Pickings for Real Estate Vultures
Politics & Government
Days Numbered for Senate to Move on Estate Tax Relief
Mortgage Holdings a Sticking Point for GSE Reform Bill
Economics & Finance
Eye on the Economy: Housing Pulls Down Economic Growth
Legal
Free NAHB Moisture Protection Pamphlet for Siding Installers
Register for Sept. 7-8 Construction Law Seminar in San Francisco
Tips
Builder's Tip: Using Sandbags as Concrete-Form Anchors
Business Management
Why You Should Be Concerned About Workplace Harassment
Mobile Office Alarm System Protects Construction Job Sites
BuilderBooks.com: Navigate the Challenges of Land Development
Custom Home Builder of Year Nominations Due Aug. 15
Early Registration for Custom Builder Symposium Ends Soon
Remodelers
Golf Utah for Educated Remodelers Everywhere
Commercial
McGraw-Hill Offers ENR Discount to NAHB Members
Commercial Builders Awards of Excellence Deadline Aug. 18
International
Sign Up for Trade Mission to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Thinking Green, Building Green Down Under
Education
CAPS Designation All Over National News, CBS, CNN
Learn More Before NAHB's Fall Board Meeting
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Environment
Government Regulators Listen to Builder Suggestions
Green Building
Color Drawing Explains Green Building to Home Buyers
Apply for Green Building Awards
Codes and Standards
NAHB Members Reviewing ICC Code Change Proposals
Workforce housing
Apply for 2006 Workforce Housing Awards
Labor
Workers to Be Trained to Help Rebuild New Orleans
Building Products
USG Recycling Gypsum Scrap and Ceiling Panels
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Barton Harvey to Give Dunlop Lecture at Harvard
Enter Awards Programs for Community Contributions
Association News
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Find Key Employees Through the NAHB Online Career Center
Fall Board Meets Sept. 13-17 in Salt Lake City
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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Find Key Employees Through the 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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