Sam Clifton for Mayor Rally on Tuesday, March 9

HBA Builder and Board Member Sam Clifton, Millstone Homes,

is kicking off his campaign for Mayor of Nixa:

Tuesday, March 9

6pm to 8pm

Summit Room

Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce

105 Sherman Way, Suite 109

Nixa, MO

RSVP to: (417) 724-9787

CliftonforMayor@gmail.com

Come and Go Event!

Download Invitation by Clicking HERE!

HBA Secretary Clifton a Candidate for Nixa Mayor

Past HBA board member Tom Maher also files as candidate for Nixa Alderman

Home builder Sam Clifton (Millstone Homes, LLC) this week announced his candidacy for mayor of Nixa. Clifton is one of four candidates to file as a candidate for mayor. The election will be held April 6, 2010. Clifton is a member of the board of directors of the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield, where he currently serves in the office of board secretary. He was thrust into the public spotlight last year when he and his wife Michelle accepted the invitation to lead a massive building project for the ABC network's popular Extreme Makeover: Home Edition television program when a family from Fair Grove was selected to receive a new home. The project was unlike any normal construction project in scale and timeline. Under the Cliftons' leadership, the deserving family received an outstanding new home, that even was finished ahead of its ambitious six-day schedule.

In addition to owning and operating a successful home building business, Sam and Michelle Clifton are actively involved in the Nixa community and as supporters of the Nixa school system. Civic and business leaders in the community urged Clifton, who has never held elected office to consider running for mayor based on his natural leadership abilities, his reputation for integrity, and his passion for the city in which he lives.

Former alderman Tom Maher also threw his hat into the ring as a candidate for the Nixa board of aldermen. Maher is a past member of the HBA of Greater Springfield board of directors and manages the Nixa yard for Meek's - The Builders' Choice. Maher is a proven asset to the Nixa community whose track record as an alderman is one of being pro-growth, pro-small business, and pro-consumer.

Sponsors & Shooters Make Sporting Clays Tournament a Success for CBBT

Many thanks to our sponsors and shooters for making this primary fundraising event of the HBA's political action committee, the Coalition for Building a Better Tomorrow, a huge success. Eight teams shot in the morning and 13 in the afternoon flight. Kudos to Chairman Mike Benna and the Sporting Clay Tournament Event Committee!



Morning Awards:

Highest Average Team Score - 72, Sam Bradley Homes/Arrowhead Building Supply Team
Rick Bryant
Kin Bradley
Roger Lea
Greg Linn

Highest Overall Individual Score - 85, Kin Bradley

Other Individual Awards: (Tie Breaker, Stand 1)
A Flight
1st, 85, Stuart Wetzel
2nd, 83, Charley Smith
3rd, 76, David Beebe
B Flight
1st, 63, Rick Bryant
2nd, 62, Scott Evans
3rd, 61, Todd Matthews
C Flight
1st, 53, Jamie VanStavern
2nd, 53, Derek Probst
3rd, 52, Tom Buckner

Afternoon Awards:

Highest Average Team Score - 75, R.L.'s Swimming Pools
R.L. Bennett
Scott Bracy
Ryan Groeteke
George Postma
Bill Shank

Highest Overall Individual Score - 89, R.L. Bennett

Other Individual Awards: (Tie Breaker Stand 1)
A Flight
1st, 86, Andy Brumfield
2nd, 85, Chad Uber
3rd, 82, Dale Popejoy
B Flight
1st, 65, Greg Pickert
2nd, 65, Brandon Finn
3rd, 65, Avery Crow
C Flight
1st, 53, Ken Loyd
2nd, 53, Dennis Hesse
3rd, 53, Kevin Clingan

Winner of the pistol drawing - Todd Matthews
Winner of the shotgun drawing - Brandon Davis
Congratulations!

Thank you to our Event Sponsor:
MEEK'S - THE BUILDER'S CHOICE

Thank you to our Stand Sponsors:
Arrowhead Building Supply
Sam Bradley Homes
Beaman Electric
Galin Homes
Meek's - Republic Yard
Metro Builders Supply
Bailey Company
Naught-Naught Agency
Kevin Clingan Home Design & Construction
Fiberlite Technologies

Thank you to our Clay Sponsors:
B&B Insulation
Heartwood Lumber Sales
R.L.’s Swimming Pools
Missouri Insulation & Supply
Southern Materials Company
Steward Construction
Citizens National Bank
Stoneridge Carpets
H.B. Wall & Sons
Murphy Tractor & Equipment

Ready, Aim, Fire!

This is it! The event you've been waiting for -- the Sporting Clays Tournament is scheduled for Friday, October 9 at Ozark Shooters. Don't have a team? Join us on an HBA team. Individual shooters are welcome - just $75 for hot BBQ lunch and to shoot 100 clays. Morning flight starts at 9:30 a.m., lunch at noon and afternoon shooters start at approx. 1 p.m. Awards given for both morning and afternoon groups for three flights, plus top shooters and top teams. Download the registration & sponsorship form by clicking here.

Thank you to luncheon sponsor:
Meek's - The Builder's Choice

Thank you to our Stand Sponsors (to date):

Arrowhead Building Supply

Sam Bradley Homes

Howard Bailey Company

Beaman Electric

Kevin Clingan Home Design & Construction

Fiberlite Technologies

Naught-Naught Agency

CBBT-Supported Candidates on the Ballot Tues., April 7 in the City of Springfield

There are four candidates on the ballot April 7, running for City Council, that are supported by the Coalition for Building a Better Tomorrow (the HBA's political action committee) and the Springfield Good Government Committee (a coalition of business and community leaders concerned about the direction of the city). They are:

Jim O'Neal, Mayor
http://www.onealformayor.com/

Robert "Bob" Stephens, General Seat A
http://www.stephensforcouncil.com/

John Rush, General Seat B
More than 20 years of professional and community service in Springfield
Retired former CEO of the highly successful United Way of the Ozarks

Denny Whayne, Zone 1
Incumbent

Make sure the voice of the housing industry is heard. Please remember to vote on Tuesday, April 7!

All Four CBBT-Supported Candidates Advance to General Election

The HBA of Greater Springfield's political action committee (The Coalition for Building a Better Tomorrow) supported four candidates in Tuesday's primary election for Springfield City Council. All four candidates advance from the primary to the April general election. Following are the February 3 election results in the four city council races. CBBT-supported candidates are noted in bold italics.

                                       VOTES PERCENT

 PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 48) .  .  .        48  100.00

 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL .  .  .   112,484

 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL.  .  .  .  .    19,293

 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL  .  .  .  .             17.15

CITY OF SPRINGFIELD For Mayor

 JIM O'NEAL .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    10,967   61.31

 SANDRA QUEEN NOBLE  .  .  .  .  .     1,507    8.42

 CHRISTOPHER M. DONEGAN .  .  .  .     3,689   20.62

 TAMARA FINOCCHIARO  .  .  .  .  .     1,725    9.64

General Council Seat A

 ROBERT L. "BOB" STEPHENS  .  .  .     7,814   49.46

 LYLE Q. FOSTER.  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,819   24.17

 TOM MARTZ  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     4,165   26.36

General Council Seat B

 JOHN RUSH  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     8,178   52.03

 JASON P. LILLARD .  .  .  .  .  .     2,730   17.37

 FRED B. ELLISON  .  .  .  .  .  .     4,811   30.61

For Council Member Zone 1

 NICHOLAS IBARRA  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,413   44.07

 DENNY WHAYNE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,191   37.15

 CAMERON EATON .  .  .  .  .  .  .       602   18.78

CBBT Makes Contributions to Four Springfield City Council Candidates

Your political action committee, the Coalition for Building a Better Tomorrow, made contributions to four candidates for Springfield City Council. These are also the candidates recommended by the Springfield Good Government Committee in which the HBA is a partner. The Springfield Good Government Committee was formed by a coalition of business and community leaders concerned about the leadership and direction of our city. It organized to recruit qualified candidates, interested in job creation and economic development, to run for Springfield City Council.

The candidates are:

-Jim O'Neal for Mayor

-Robert "Bob" Stephens for City Council General Seat A

-John Rush for City Council General Seat B

-Denny Whayne, incumbent city councilman, Zone 1

If you live in the City of Springfield, the Primary election will be held this Tuesday, February 3. Please remember to cast your vote.