Las Cruces, NM - The Building Industry Association of Southern NM is hosting a free seminar to help current and prospective exhibitors maximize their presence at the 29th annual Home & Garden Show. In this seminar, conducted by professional business coach, Steve Chavira, you will learn how to guarantee a valuable expo experience and also how to properly handle all the leads that you receive.

Steve has more than 25 years in the field of Sales

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Mr. Hett-Dobricky is the Procurement Technical Assistance Program Advisor located at the Dona Ana Community College Workforce Development Center in Las Cruces New Mexico.

Previously Mr. Hett-Dobricky was the Director of an Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Center.  In this role, he was responsible for consulting with clients on the market expansion opportunities available through the pursuit of government business opportunities.

Mr. Hett-Dobricky has significant experience in business development, including more than twenty years of experience in government

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PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate ReleaseContact: John Hadley, 640-5736 or Farrell Thurston, 621-4433

November 11, 2010 - The Building Industry Association of Southern New Mexico announced today that they will be restructuring the Association due to economic and financial reasons. Due to these factors, David Roewe will no longer be employed as the BIA-SNM Executive Officer. The position will not be filled, instead the current and incoming Board of Directors will assume the tasks normally handled by this

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS INSTALLATIONNew slate to be installed November 10

The Nominating Committee has presented a slate of candidates to serve on the 2011 Board of Directors. This slate was accepted by the Board of Directors and approved by the membership on October 22, 2010 at the general membership meeting.  

The slate is as follows:

Executive Board:

President- Farrell Thurston, Farrell Thurston ConstructionPresident Elect- Jim Reedy, JR BuildersSecretary-Jennifer Sandoval, R Hines ConstructionVP Associate-Jenn Baca, Overland MortgageTreasurer-Morgan Switzer, Real Estate Guide of

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Join us in tradition, as we bid farewell to BIA President, John Hadley. Your term is almost up, John, and you have been a fantastic leader of this organization. Now, it's time to pass the gavel to President-elect, Farrell Thurston on the evening of November 10th at the annual Installation and Awards Banquet.

The 2011 board of directors will also be installed into office; however, they will not take possession of their duties until January 1st.

Mr.

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Las Cruces, NM - The Building Industry Association of Southern NM will continue their annual tradition of providing thanksgiving meals to families in need through the efforts of the Community Service Committee. The group, through the Thanksgiving Food Drive plans to provide complete meals to 200 families. "The food drive is something I look forward to every year," says Elena Wood of the BIA, "It's a great feeling to be able to help so many

 Summer Irvin Joins Building Industry Association Staff

 

Las Cruces, NM - The Building Industry Association of Southern New Mexico is proud to announce and welcome Summer Irvin to the position of Membership Services Director.  Summer is a native of Las Cruces and graduate of Onate High School. Summer

 joins BIA from the Las Cruces Sun-News, where most recently she served as a Multi-Media Sales Executive. In addition to that role, she also served as General Manager

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Las Cruces, NM - From September through December 2010, the Building Industry Association of Southern NM will be hosting a series of lunch 'n' learns on the topics of collections, liens, contracts, workers compensation, and employment law. Lunch 'n' learn education classes are a benefit of membership in the BIA and can also be attended by non-members businesses. They are intended to increase business knowledge and provide an affordable source for continuing education. The following

Las Cruces, NM - The Building Industry Association's 11th annual Night Golf Scramble has been announced for September 24th to take place at Sonoma Ranch Golf Course. The Night Golf Scramble has been credited as being the most entertaining and fun tournament around. In addition, the BIA is the only organization in Las Cruces to host a Night Golf Event. The scramble consists of a 2:30pm tee-time; break for dinner and the remaining 6 holes are

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Homeownership is an important part of the American way of life, and there may never be a better time to buy than today.

Outstanding Opportunities

Now that the tax credits for first-time and repeat home buyers have expired,* many people are wondering if this is a good time to buy a home.

The answer is easy: Yes. It's a very good time to purchase a home. The recession is in retreat, and even though housing is on

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