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NARI Members and Industry Partners: Do you want your information featured in our e-newsletter? Please submit information to mimi@narichicago.org as early as possible,but no later than the Monday of the week PRIOR to your event to ensure the information will be distributed with our scheduled weekly emails. Any invitations must be sent in PDF format to be linked in the article.
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Upcoming Events and Quick Registration Links
ILLINOIS BETTER BUILDINGS CONFERENCE
NARIGC HOLIDAY PARTY
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Bahama Breeze, Schaumburg
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NARIGC Holiday Party
Thursday, December12, 2013
Bahama Breeze, 406 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg
5:00-6:00 p.m. Networking & Cocktails
6:00 Dinner
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NARIGC to Host Universal Design Study Group
NARIGC will host a study group for the Universal Design Certified Professional designation. The course will begin on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, meeting Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. at the NARIGC office for four weeks, culminating in the exam on Saturday, May 10, 2014.
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NARIGC Dues Installment Payment Program
***NEW*** Pay your dues in monthly installments!
NARIGC has instituted a new Dues Installment Payment Program for all new members and membership renewals. The first payment, due on your renewal or join date, is $200 and will then be broken down to 11 remaining monthly payments on your credit card. The installment agreement will be located on the back of the invoice and statement that is mailed to you. Simply complete the form with your credit card number and return it to the office, and NARIGC will automatically debit the initial payment and subsequent monthly installments from your Credit Card.
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Recruit a Member -
Get $25 off Your Dues!
The most important tool for a remodeling business CANNOT be purchased in a store and we need your help in our 2013 membership drive. Our goal is for each NARIGC member to recruit one additional company/individual to join NARIGC.
As a way for us to say thank you, for each new member (up to a total of four) you recruit to join NARIGC in 2013, we will credit $25 (up to $100) toward your 2014 membership dues.
The applicant cannot have held NARIGC membership for the last two years, and must indicate your name/company name on the application's "Sponsor" line.
Thank you for your help in introducing new companies/individuals to the benefits of NARIGC membership.
A membership application can be downloaded at:
http://www.narichicago.org/join.html
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NARIGC Website Program
Your listing on www.narichicago.org
DID YOU KNOW:
- www.narichicago.org's home page was viewed more than 4,000 times in August, 2013
- 810 alpha searches were performed
- 464 category searches were performed
- 441 mobile alpha searches were performed
- 48 mobile category searches were performed
- The mobile site home page was opened 236 times
Every NARIGC Member receives a "white pages" listing on our website which includes your company name, address, phone #, and contact information. This listing is only searchable by your company address' zip code - not by surrounding zip codes or categories, so based on the above statistics for August, you may be missing out!
If you wish to be searched by certain zip codes or categories on the both the desktop and mobile sites, you must complete the Website Application form.
For more information and to complete the application, please click here.
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New Applicants (December)
GR General Contracting
Gordon Rudd
2307 W. Edgewood Ct. - McHenry, IL 6051
Synergy Builders
Nicole Ryback/Steve Taylor
850 Meadowview Crossing, Unit 13 - West Chicago, IL 60185
Highlander Improvement Co.
Rafal Karkoszka
2138 Gladstone Ct., #C - Glendale Heights, IL 60158
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January Membership Meeting: Small Businesses in Illinois
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Holiday Inn, 1000 Busse Rd., Elk Grove Village
Roundtable/Networking: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Dinner/Program: 6:30 p.m.
'Tis the season for New Year's Resolutions, so make the resolution to attend the NARIGC January Membership Meeting on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, and improve your business!
Our after-dinner speaker will be Elliot Richardson. Elliot Richardson is the CEO of the Small Business Advocacy Council, an organization dedicated to empowering the small business community and advocating on behalf of small businesses and entrepreneurs. Elliot will assess the economic conditions for small business owners in the remodeling industry and discuss ways that NARI members can leverage the power of critical mass to impact public policy. Topics of discussion will include health insurance options for the small business community and lowering excessive fees that hurt small businesses.
Elliot will also be conducting the Roundtable at 5:30. The SBAC works hard in Springfield to benefit small businesses in Illinois. Elliot would like to update you on pending legislation that may effect your businesses as well as get input from NARIGC members on what topics effect them! During the roundtable, he will cover:
- Explore the most pressing legislative issues facing NARIGC businesses in Illinois;
- Discuss how the SBAC can work in Springfield to improve the economic environment for the remodeling industry;
- Get feedback on developing an economic development plan that will benefit all businesses and communities in Illinois.
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Illinois Better Buildings:Better Business Conference  December 10-11, 2013
Near Chicago O'Hare
NARI of Greater Chicagoland will be there...will you?
Wish you had a crystal ball? The Illinois Better Buildings: Better Business Conference has the next best thing.
Join us December 10-11, 2013 at the conference to meet the leaders who are thinking about the future-now. Their knowledge will help you navigate risk and gain the insight you need to boost your ability to seize opportunities.
Announcing not one, but FOUR general session presenters:
The new code is here and more change is coming, in Illinois and across the country. Have you heard of green codes, stretch codes and outcome-based codes? Isaac Elnecave of the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance will bring us news from the front lines of the codes evolution.
We know a lot about buildings, but research gurus argue there is a lot more to learn. Find out what they wish they knew. National residential building research expert Scott Pigg of the Energy Center of Wisconsin will share his wish list of what we need to know to make buildings better.
Material science evolves constantly and so do green standards for materials. Do you ever wonder what materials you'll be using five years from now? Peter Yost of Building Green, Inc. will explore what's emerging on the materials front.
Are high performance homes worth all the hype? Are they as marketable as we once thought? As a builder whose business grew-rather than shrank-during the recent recession; Mark Wahl of Cobblestone Builders will shed some light on the status and bright future of the high performance homes market.
Hope to see you there.
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2014 NARIGC Vendors Night - 3/4/14
NARIGC is proud to announce that registration for 2014 Vendors Night is NOW OPEN and there is an early bird discount for both vendors and attendees if registered prior to December 31, 2013. There is a $25 early bird discount for booth registrations received by December 31, 2013. There is also a $5 early bird discount for attendees who register prior to 12/31/13.
In addition to exhibiting, Vendors are invited to submit a CEU program proposal. The Vendors Committee will review the proposals and select two programs to be presented at Vendors Night!
Please use the links to the left to register!
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