We are committed to being a resource of invaluable business and industry insights for our BLD Connection community. We continue to look for content for both our printed magazine, BLD Connection Magazine, and our monthly newsletter, Material Matters.

Mike McDole, Firing Line LBM Advisors

Rikka Brandon - Building Gurus - Hire Power

Teri Trask - T2 Training

NLBMDA

This locally owned and operated full-service lumberyard has been in operation for over 89 years.

Rikka Brandon - Building Gurus - Hire Power

Jeff Beals

Important Member Alert!

Important Member Alert!

Reporting Requirement Paused Until Appeals Court Hears Case

Important Member Alert!

Rikka Brandon - Building Gurus - Hire Power

Jeff Beals

Dena Cordova-Jack

Impacting Small Businesses with 20 Full-Time Employees or Less

Family-owned Midwest chain acquires highly regarded company with 60-year history

From Federated Insurance

Jeff Beals

See Jeff in person at the Wisconsin Connection Conference on March 21, 2024 in Baraboo, WI!

Dena Cordova-Jack

See Dena in person at: BizCon North - February 6-7, 2024 in Bloomington, MN BizCon South - February 21-22, 2024 in Altoona, IA Wisconsin Connection Conference - March 21, 2024 in Baraboo, WI

NLBMDA

Rikka Brandon - Building Gurus - Hire Power

Bryan Rice

Bi-monthly printed magazine.

Rikka Brandon - Building Gurus - Hire Power

Ken Wilbanks

Jeff Beals

Rikka Brandon - Building Gurus - Hire Power

Federated Insurance® Chairman Jeff Fetters recently announced that Nicholas R. Lower has been appointed the organization’s new President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2024, upon the retirement of its current Chief Executive Officer, Michael G. Kerr.

Ken Wilbanks

Dena Cordova-Jack, Misura Group

While there are many security measures one can take, the most basic but also crucial step in protecting your online presence involves creating strong passwords. However, many people still don’t know what specifically constitutes a strong and secure password.

Dena Cordova-Jack, Misura Group

High on every business owner's wish list is creating a sustainable, competitive advantage. Leveraging your company culture as your unique value proposition to accomplish this is your company's best attribute that carries no risk of being cloned.

Rikka Brandon - Building Gurus - Hire Power

New Laws on Paid Employee Sick/Safe Time take affect January 1, 2024

As we communicated to the membership in June 2023, the Minnesota Legislature wrapped up its 2023 Legislative Session with a number of business-related bills being signed into law. Of greatest importance to members are the new laws and/or requirements focusing on Paid Employee Sick/Safe Time.

The Level Set is our weekly bulletin.

Monthly e-newsletter of BLD Connection

Goldman Sachs now sees a 15% chance the US will slide into recession, down from 20% previously as cooling inflation and a still-resilient labor market suggest the Federal Reserve may not need to raise interest rates any further.

Federated Insurance Risk Management Corner

Let this be a guide in helping prevent a dangerous or deadly fire at your business. Take a look at the following to see how these action items could be applied today.

Stakeholders from across the organization spent months planning, participating in task force meetings and hearing input and perspectives from members, vendors, internal team members and industry partners. In the end, our Board of Directors made the unanimous decision to rebrand and rename the Association.

Merger brings 134-years of leadership together to elevate the building material and lumber industry and provide members with a larger community of support.