The Florida Home Builders Association will invest $8.3 million in 2007 to promote and protect the state’s construction industry, based on the annual budget adopted by its Board of Directors last month.
Meeting under the leadership of President John Wiseman of Sarasota, over 200 Directors convened at the HBA of Metro Orlando’s office headquarters to conduct the business of the 20,346-corporate-member association.
FHBA Treasurer Dave Armstrong of Melbourne won Board approval for a budget that includes membership dues plus income from the Southeast Building Conference and Florida Home Builders Insurance. FHBA’s major expenses are its governmental affairs operation and personnel and programs dedicated to public relations, education, information, membership, and technical services.
Acting on the recommendations of its senior officers, the Board selected five individuals to serve on the FHBI Board of Directors, which is chaired by FHBA Past President and Lakeland developer Robert Harper. The recommended individuals for outside director positions are Orlando financial executives Bill Harrison and Paul Iandoli, Atlanta risk management specialist Read Davis, Pensacola insurance executive Rod Hurston, and Apollo Beach businesswoman Jaime Stern.
FHBA’s Spring Legislative Conference will be held March 24-27, 2007 in Tallahassee.