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Winners of FABA LEGO Home Building Contest
May 13, 2020 - Fredericksburg, VA — The entries are in! Over 240 LEGO Home entries were submitted by local students. The entries were broken into five age groups and winners were selected after several days of judging. Over 2500 photos were reviewed in the judging...
Home builders adjust to new ways of doing business (Free Lance Star Article – April 24, 2020)
By RICHARD AMRHINE THE FREE LANCE–STAR Click here to read article on Fredericksburg.com
What’s Going On With Mortgages? (April 2020)
FABA member and First Vice President, Scott Hine of Assurance Financial, talks with FAAR President Drew Fristoe about mortgages during COVID-19. https://youtu.be/iYi64vTaoJI Assurance Financial is a Partner-level FABA Cornerstone Sponsor.
NAHB Urges Congress to Authorize More Funding for Small Business Loans
NAHB has sent a letter to Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress urging lawmakers to act immediately to ensure sufficient resources and funding are available in the SBA’s PPP and EIDL program to meet the considerable needs of the nation’s small businesses,...
Calling All LEGO Builders! FABA LEGO Home Building Contest
CALLING ALL LEGO BUILDERS! Looking for something fun for your kids to do? Want to add a little 'tech ed' into their home school education? We're having a LEGO Home Building Contest and challenging all LEGO builders age 3-17 to show off your master LEGO skills!...
Local Government Electronic Meetings Clarified in Governor’s Amendment
HBAV and other stakeholders have been seeking additional clarity regarding local elected body’s and appointed commission’s statutory authority to meet electronically to conduct their customary business, including processing of various land-use applications, budgeting,...
FABA Builders Pause to Educate Workers on Coronavirus Safety
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Members of the Fredericksburg Area Builders Association to Join Builders Across the Country Pausing to Educate Workers on Coronavirus Safety Fredericksburg, Virginia - April 14, 2020 – The Fredericksburg Builders Association (FABA), the...
Pause for COVID-19 Safety Education on Job Sites – April 16th
PAUSE FOR JOB SITE SAFETY EDUCATION - Thursday, April 16 As you know, the health and safety of workers on home building job sites is a top priority for FABA, HBAV, and NAHB. NAHB requests all residential construction companies to briefly pause all work on home...
Home Building Industry Donates Masks to Local Medical Professionals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Home Building Industry Donates Masks to Local Medical Professionals Fredericksburg, Virginia – March 26, 2020 -- The Fredericksburg Area Builders Association (FABA) reached out to their members in the construction industry this week asking...
