As you have heard, 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.  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. The product is available through your local agent. 

We are holding a webinar on Monday, November 17th from 1:00 - 2:00 pm to go over this new program with United Fire Group in further detail.  Representatives from UFG will be presenting and will answer any questions you may have during the webinar.  Please follow this link to access a flyer and registration information for the webinar:  http://www.mbionline.com/events/rewarding-safe-construction.

MBI has launched a new public affairs advocacy program called - Engage MBI. With Engage MBI, we can now better educate members and provide more opportunities for grassroots involvement. 

There are four main components to Engage MBI:

EDUCATE - A well versed membership is a very powerful tool that can increase the commercial construction industry's voice at the Iowa Capitol.  

ADVOCATE - There are no better spokespeople for Iowa's commercial construction industry than MBI members like yourself.

ACTIVATE - Engage MBI will make contacting your legislator simple and easy, but yet very effective.

STAY INFORMED - MBI must continue to keep members up to speed on developments at the Iowa Capitol.  

CLICK HERE for more information and/or to get involved.

Reserve exhibiting space at the 2015 Annual Winter Conference that will be held at the Prairie Meadows Events & Conference Center in Altoona, Iowa on February 24-25, 2015.  We heard a lot of great feedback last year about the move to Prairie Meadows, which allows for the conference to be held on one level, with seminars, exhibits and special events all in close proximity to each other so that attendees do not have to travel between buildings for events and seminars. The onsite hotel accommodations for conference attendees, free adjacent parking, onsite restaurants and entertainment were also a big hit last year.   The booth and table display configuration has been created to maximize the amount of companies that can participate as exhibitors. 

For more complete information and to access the brochure and contract, which explains the show format for 2015 in further detail, please CLICK HERE.  Exhibitor space is LIMITED and companies will be placed on a first come, first serve basis until no space remain. 

We have sold half of the spaces so far, so please return your application as soon as possible so that we can get your desired location reserved! 

For questions, please contact Tania Bowman at (515) 657-4390 or tbowman@mbionline.com.

Are you a graduate of the MB EYE on the Future program?  If so, mark your calendar and plan to attend the all class reunion June 18-19, 2015!  The reunion will be held at the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in Riverside, Iowa and will feature Tom Emison from Eide Bailly.  More information will be available in 2015.

WORKSAFE is the nation's first safety program involving a public-private partnership. The Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Iowa

OSHA) and Master Builders of Iowa launched WORKSAFE in December 2012 by offering a safety service that is a customized approach, unique to each project owner and jobsite team. WORKSAFE is designed to identify jobsite hazards before work begins, in order to create safer work environments on construction projects.  The following projects have 

recently been registered as WORKSAFE:

PROJECT: Merchants Bonding Company

CONTRACTOR: Ryan Companies US, Inc. - Clive, IA

PROJECT: Waterloo Community School District Bus Garage

CONTRACTOR: Cardinal Construction, Inc. - Waterloo, IA

PROJECT: University of Iowa Power Plant Flood Mitigation Measures

CONTRACTOR: Jasper Construction Services, Newton, IA

PROJECT: Leighton State Bank

CONTRACTOR: Kirk Gross Company - Waterloo, IA

CLICK HERE to view all current projects.

For more information on the WORKSAFE program, please contact Tom Suckow at (515) 657-4384 or tsuckow@mbionline.com.