Master Builders of Iowa
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 September 9, 2014  


 



Thank you for your membership in the association. You are encouraged to call any of our staff to assist in providing solutions to your construction business needs.
In This Issue
Announcing a New and Exclusive Partnership with United Fire Group
CyHire - ISU's Connection for Employers and Students
The 2014 Fall Edition of InsideMBI is now available!
Don't Forget to Get Your Registrations in for the 2nd Annual MBI-PAC Sporting Clay Builders' Classic!
Economic Outlook Update by Ken Simonson

Announcing a New and Exclusive Partnership with United Fire Group

We are excited to introduce another MBI first, but this time it is a strategic business to business partnership. MBI has teamed up and partnered with United Fire Group, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to create and launch the first Association endorsed, dividend paying property casualty program.  MBI members work hard to guarantee their business is safe, and we're working hard to ensure they're rewarded.


 

This exclusive, customizable insurance program with UFG and MBI is the return on the investment contractors receive for ensuring the safety of their business. UFG individually rates each policy to safeguard the quality of our safety dividend, to make sure contractors get what they deserve.


 

To learn more about this new program, please CLICK HERE.

CyHire - ISU's Connection for Employers and Students

CyHire is Iowa State's centralized job posting service that provides all qualified ISU students equal access to employment opportunities. Thousands of engineering students and ISU alumni use CyHire as their primary tool to search for positions. Employers can use CyHire to post internships and full-time employment opportunities for current students, recent graduates and experienced alumni. This system also allows employers to manage company profiles, schedule on-campus interviews and advertise information sessions.

 

The CyHire service is free to employers and is a quick and easy registration process. You can register your company with no immediate requirement to advertise job openings.  If you don't already have your company profile listed on CyHire, CLICK HERE to start today!

 

The 2014 Fall Edition of InsideMBI is now available!


 
CLICK HERE to view MBI's quarterly publication, InsideMBI. This edition includes the 2014 / 2015 Learning Opportunities Planner.

 

Don't Forget to Get Your Registrations in for the 2nd Annual MBI-PAC Sporting Clay Builders' Classic!

The 2nd Annual MBI-PAC Sporting Clay Builders' Classic brings together industry colleagues for a day of construction camaraderie.   The Sporting Clay Builders' Classic will be for the benefit of the MBI-PAC and our continued efforts to support pro-business, pro-construction policymakers.

 

There are two separate events:

 

September 25, 2014 - Eastern Iowa

Highland Hideaway Hunting

Riverside, Iowa

 

September 26, 2014 - Central Iowa

New Pioneer Gun Club

Waukee, Iowa

 

CLICK HERE for more information and to register.  Limited sponsorships also remain for the events.  If you would like to get involved as a sponsor, please contact Tania Bowman today at tbowman@mbionline.com or (515) 657-4390.

 

Economic Outlook Update by Ken Simonson

CLICK HERE for charts tables and commentary developed by Chief AGCA economist Ken Simonson for use in evaluating the current economic situation. 
Upcoming Events/Educational Offerings
Qualified Rigger/Signal Person Course
September 15, 2014
Cedar Rapids, IA

Specification Section 05400 Light-Gauge Metal Framing Shop-Drawings: The Problems and the Solutions
September 23, 2014
Webinar

MBI-PAC Sporting Clay Builders' Classic - Eastern Iowa
September 25, 2014
Riverside, IA

MBI-PAC Sporting Clay Builders' Classic - Central Iowa
September 26, 2014
Waukee, IA

Winning Strategies in Business Developememt
October 15, 2014
Webinar

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