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    • Video
    • Member Stories
    • Community Stewardship
    |   Apr 16, 2018

    Membership Minute: Square Peg Construction and Weld Seattle

    Amy King of Square Peg Construction shares the story of how she founded Weld Seattle and how fellow developers can help their mission while also benefiting themselves. Weld is a nonprofit that provides transitional housing and pathways to employment for those in recovery and re-entry into society.
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    • Video
    • Remodel
    • Member Stories
    • Maintain
    |   Apr 9, 2018

    Membership Minute: Best Plumbing

    This week, Melissa Morrisette, showroom manager for member company Best Plumbing, shares how Best Plumbing can help make your next project a success. Plus: you're invited to Wine Wednesdays in their Seattle showroom!
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    • Video
    • MBAKS News
    • Community Stewardship
    |   Apr 2, 2018

    Membership Minute: Rebuilding Together Seattle on Q13 News

    Volunteers from MBAKS, Green Canopy Homes, and Rebuilding Together Seattle worked together recently to make Janice's home safer to live in.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Mar 27, 2018

    April 2018 Builder’s Bulletin

    The Builder's Bulletin aggregates key housing statistics of interest to our industry, such as home price and permit data and supply of housing inventory. See the April 2018 report.
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    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Video
    • Community Stewardship
    |   Mar 19, 2018

    Membership Minute: Volunteer With Rampathon

    Michell Filleau-Maas, our community stewardship manager, needs your help to make our 25th anniversary of Rampathon successful.
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    • Video
    • MBAKS News
    |   Mar 12, 2018

    Membership Minute: Meet Our New Executive Director

    Kat Sims, our new executive director, shares her priorities for her first 90 days here at MBAKS.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Mar 8, 2018

    March 2018 Builder’s Bulletin

    The Builder's Bulletin aggregates key housing statistics of interest to our industry, such as home price and permit data and supply of housing inventory. See the March 2018 report.
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    • Press Releases
    • MBAKS News
    |   Mar 1, 2018

    PRESS RELEASE: Master Builders Association Hires Kathleen Sims, Former Weyerhaeuser Executive, as its New Executive Director

    Bellevue, Wash—March 1, 2018—The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) announced the selection of Kathleen (Kat) Sims as its new executive director. Sims is the first woman to lead the association in its 109-year history. As the former vice president of environmental affairs, sustainability, and corporate responsibility of Weyerhaeuser Company, she is an influential leader accustomed to the building industry. She begins her new role Monday, March 5.
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