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Metro's Weekly Bulletin
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The future doesn't just happen. We are building it, and we are building it all the time - Hannah Fry January 12, 2022 2 |
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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General Membership Meeting: Journey to Excellence Thursday, January 20th
at Ferguson Appliance Showroom |
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PWB Presents an Evening Extravaganza. with Dacor Thursday, January 27th
at ANVE Kitchen and Bath |
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General Membership Meeting: Economic Forecast with Kei Sasaki Thursday, February 17th
at Hanover Manor |
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GMM: Journey to Excellence |
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First General Membership Meeting of 2022 JOURNEY TO EXCELLENCE
All members of Metro are welcome to attend. Snacks and beverages will be served.
Date: Thursday, January 20th Location: Ferguson Bath, Kitchen and Lighting Gallery 65 Passaic Ave Fairfield, NJ 07004 Fee is: Member - $65/person NonMember - $75/person |
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Hosted by Silver Hammer Sponsor: |
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Professional Women in Building & Dacor |
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Metro's Professional Women in Building want YOU to for an Evening Extravaganza with Dacor!
Enjoy an evening with a Chef, Food, Mixologist, Drinks, Learning More About Dacor and Networking!
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022 Location: ANVE Kitchen and Bath 129 Route 4 Paramus, NJ 07652 Time: 5:00 to 7:00 PM
Dacor offers stunning tools that deliver expert innovations, intuitive technology and handcrafted design for entertainers who believe kitchens are a place to connect, entertain, and create. As a member in the Construction Industry, this is an important option to explore and possibly discuss with clients. It promises to be an exciting night!
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Economic Forecast with Kei Sasaki |
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Join Andrea LoMonaco of Wells Fargo as she introduces you to Kei Sasaki, Senior Vice President with Northern Trust, who will be running Metro's 2022 Economic Forecast in February.
All members of Metro and friends are welcome to attend.
Date: Thursday, February 17th Location: Hanover Manor 16 Eagle Rock Ave East Hanover, NJ 07936 Fee is: Member - $75/person NonMember - $85/person Door - $85/person
Sponsorship Opportunities available:
Event Sponsor = $500 (One Available) – Premier signage at event, opportunity to give a 3 minute introduction about their company to our members. Table Top Sponsor = $200 (Five available) - they will get a table to display their information and table top signage at each table. |
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Awards of Excellence: Call for Entries |
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The time has come - entries are officially open for all Awards of Excellence categories. The Awards of Excellence has been designed to recognize members of the Metropolitan Builders and Contractors Association of New Jersey and the New Jersey Builders Association for their achievements in the field of new home construction, remodeling, commercial building, and sales $ marketing. Look in your hard-copy of OnSite for all of the Awards of Execellence details and make sure to get your entries in early.
Click on the above photo for entry details. Details are also up on the website. You can also see them up on our Facebook page.
We are currently offering an Early Bird Special - Enter by January 31st and receive one (1) free entry if 2 or more entries are submitted. Please Note that this is limited to one (1) free entry regardless of the number of submissions per company.
Let the competition begin!
Early Bird Deadline: January 31st Official Deadline: February 28th
Email your entries to: MemberServices@metrobca.org |
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OnSite - January |
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Click on the photo above to read the online version of our January edition of OnSite.
Now accepting content for our 2022 OnSites. Do you have an article you want to share with Metro? Are you interested in writing a article or column? Do you have a building issue you want to bring attention to? Photos, A fun fact, perhaps a question for a fellow builder or designer, etc. Now is your chance to get involved with OnSite.
Content for the February issue from Members is due this week: January 15th
Email Kimberly at KNordstrom@metrobca.org to find out how.
If you and your company would like to start advertising in OnSite - now is the time to start. Email MemberServices@metrobca.org for more details. |
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NJBA News Update from Jeff Kolakowski |
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The 2020-2021 Legislative Session came to a conclusion yesterday and I want to take a minute to update you on what transpired during the Lame Duck session. As you may recall, right after the November elections we brought to your attention that we expected a host of bad bills to come up, including the following:
Allows rent control in new construction
Requires fire sprinklers in all new townhomes
Enhances multifamily fire safety standards including; (1) NFPA 13 sprinklers, (2) non-combustible materials, (3) a 24-7 fire watch warden, and (4) a project labor agreement, among other requirements
Requires prevailing wage on all projects receiving a PILOT
Requires portion of PILOT to be remitted to the school district and other taxing districts
Prohibits use PILOT and other redevelopment incentives on farmland or vacant land
Each of these proposals was considered in at least one house during Lame Duck, but it brings me great pleasure to report that NONE of these dangerous proposals made it to the Governor’s desk. I would like to thank everyone who participated in reaching out to legislators and other policymakers as it amplified the messages NJBA communicated in our meetings and discussions.
A new legislative session begins today where all of these issues can be brought back up for consideration but we have escaped Lame Duck where the most damage often occurs. We look forward to continuing to work with you and on your behalf to play defense against policies that weaken NJ’s housing ecosystem and to fight for pro-housing initiatives in this new legislative session.
If you have questions on any of these matters, feel free to reach out to CEO - Jeff Kolakowski or Director of Legislative Affairs Kyle Holder.
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Send in Your Photos |
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Don't forget to tag us on Instagram @metrobca and use the hashtags #metrobca #metrobcasitepets #metrobcapetphoto You can also send in your pet photos to Kimberly by email to knordstrom@metrobca.org Keep them coming and Mezzie will select one each month to put in OnSite.
MEMBERS Working with MEMBERS contest - as always Metro encourages our Members to work with each other and try to introduce members to other members who could work on projects together in the future. Tag us @metrobca using the hashtags #metrobca #metrobcamembersworkingwithmembers #metrobcamembershelpingmembers |
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