Excitement and optimism filled the air early Wednesday, Jan 18, at the Adam W. Herbert University Center at the University of North Florida as some 200 members and guests filled the room in anticipation of the installation of NEFBA’s 2017 roster of officers and the presentation of awards for 2016.Jerry Linder, former president of the Florida Home Builders Association and past president of NEFBA, proudly installed Lee Arsenault as NEFBA’s new president. The board of directors was installed as a body. (See list on Page 33.)