by Fred Hoppe | November 21, 2022 | Leadership Message
Dear Members, Doggone cold the last couple of days — that is compared to the heat we’ve had the rest of the year. The other day I had the pleasure to participate in “HBAL 101.” Lori Wellman, Jim Christo, Denny Van Horn and I hosted a bunch of new members (or...
by Fred Hoppe | August 31, 2022 | Leadership Message
Time flies. School has started again. It is almost Labor Day and don’t we all, builders and associates, wish we had more labor to get what we need to get done. In spite of all the challenges, our business, home building, is great and in demand. There are more...
by Fred Hoppe | July 28, 2022 | Leadership Message
In these crazy construction times, I really appreciate our Associate members. How could we get by without them? When I first joined HBAL, the mantra was “do business with a member.” I might have heard it from the family since my uncle was an Associate and a founding...
by Fred Hoppe | July 5, 2022 | Leadership Message
June is National Home Ownership Month. That is what my REALTOR® friends tell me. Well, what do you know, that is what we (Lincoln homebuilders) do – build homes – predominantly owner occupied. The Spring Parade of Homes is over. We had 31 entries by 24 Builders which...
by Fred Hoppe | May 27, 2022 | Leadership Message
As we approach June and I’m looking out the window while writing this, I’m thinking of three things: 1) rain and I hope the drought is broken; 2) Give to Lincoln Day; and 3) Memorial Day. Most of you know I do most of my building from my desk. My start in the housing...
