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  • Member Story: CrystaLite

    Posted on Feb 13, 2017 in:
    • Member Stories
    Established in 1982, CrystaLite is a Northwest manufacturer of high-quality skylights, roof glazing, sunrooms, and railing systems for residential, commercial, and industrial markets. Based in Everett, Washington, CrystaLite has additional distribution and sales locations in Spokane and Salem, Oregon, and employs 60 total employees.
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  • Shannon's 60: Kevin Kartak, AAA KARTAK

    Posted on Feb 13, 2017 in:
    • Member Benefits
    • Member Stories
    • Video
    • Membership
    This week, Shannon talks to Kevin Kartak of AAA KARTAK Glass & Closet about his 28 years as an MBA member.
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  • DISCLOSURE: a Buyer's & Builder's Best Friend (AKA Disclose Now or Litigate Later)

    Posted on Feb 13, 2017 in:
    • Build
    • Buy
    • Guest Post
    A home is more than bricks and sticks. Under the law and project documents summarized in this post, a complex bundle of rights and obligations are imposed upon the buyer and builder.
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  • Juli Bacon Named 2017 NAHB Professional Women in Building Council Chair

    Posted on Feb 1, 2017 in:
    • Professional Women in Building
    • Councils
    • MBAKS News
    Juli Bacon, owner of JB Consulting Systems LLC and Bacon Maintenance Services LLC in Woodinville, Wash., was recently sworn in as the 2017 chair of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Professional Women in Building (PWB) Council.
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  • Stormwater Vesting KO’d by State Supreme Court

    Posted on Jan 24, 2017 in:
    • Industry News
    • Advocacy
    In December 2016, the Washington State Supreme Court struck a blow to vesting rights when it ruled that newly adopted stormwater regulations do not vest.
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