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Attorney Jodie McDougal chairs Construction Law Section Council. Des Moines attorney Jodie McDougal once considered a career as an architect. She pursued law instead, but she still wears a hard hat on occasion. That early [READ MORE]

Experts anticipate continued demand in the housing market. Nearly a year ago shockingly low interest rates were driving homeowners to refinance or purchase new homes at a pace that outstripped lenders’ ability to process the [READ MORE]

Housing initiative seeks to dramatically increase community’s growth. For several decades population growth in rural areas has been on the decline. Communities within a reasonable distance of metropolitan areas managed to hold steady, but small [READ MORE]

HBAI scholarship program serves the future of the industry. For nearly two decades, the Home Builders Association of Iowa Educational Corporation, a nonprofit entity that distributes scholarship funds, has been making it possible for young [READ MORE]

Build My Future event continues to grow awareness of the skilled trades. A PBS program a few years ago described the skilled trades situation as a “cultural rebuild” after half a century of urging young [READ MORE]