HBAL Blog
HBAL Member Spotlight: Dave Chapin
First & Last Name Dave Chapin Company D.C. Design & Build Title/Occupation Owner Email dcdesignbuild95@gmail.com Phone 402-610-0095 Tell us about your family. Lauri and I have been married for 26 years. Lauri is instrumental in our interior design choices. Our...
April Sampson Cancer Center
The Remodelers Council had the opportunity to tour the April Sampson Cancer Center for their January 10 meeting. This $45 million facility will provide one location for a variety of cancer services from screening and diagnosis through counseling and treatment. The...
January 2024 HBAL President’s Message
It is hard to believe that my year as President of the Home Builders is coming to an end. As I reflect on the year, and the opportunities I had to attend various meetings, luncheons and other gatherings, it has been an honor to represent our Association. I enjoyed...
January 2024 Remodelers Council Chairperson’s Message
Welcome to 2024 and thank you for the opportunity to serve as part of this organization. It is an honor to serve as the Remodelers Council Chairperson for 2024 along with Matt Firestone as Vice Chair and Megan Dreyer as Secretary. I’d also like to thank Ben Klein for...
HBAL Member Spotlight: Beau Daffer
First & Last Name Beau Daffer Company BIC Custom Homes Title/Occupation Owner Email beau@biccustomhomes.com Phone 402-416-7065 Tell us about your family. I am married and have 2 children. Our son just got married so we now have added a daughter-in-law to the...
2023 Remodelers Holiday Party
The Remodelers Council of Lincoln held their annual Holiday Party at Wonderbowl. Our 2023 Chairperson, Ben Klein, officially handed over the hammer to our Chairperson for 2024, Jason Willet. Jason presented Ben with a plaque and thanked him for his service this past...
December 2023 Remodelers Council Chairperson’s Message
It has been a wonderful year here at the Remodelers Council. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to volunteer as the Chair of Remodelers Council. It has been a great experience being able to lead such a wonderful group of people. I hope I have been able to...
December 2023 HBAL President’s Message
Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is right around the corner. As you are out shopping, please think about supporting our annual Remodelers Council tradition by picking up some hats, gloves or mittens which are given to Lincoln Elementary students in need. For those...
2023 HBAL Holiday Party
The Home Builders Association of Lincoln held its annual Christmas Party at the Country Club of Lincoln on Thursday, November 30 where members enjoyed a variety of casino games. Congratulations to Beau Jepson won the Heads or Tails game. Proceeds from that contest...
2023 Santa Cop Project
An Aggravation board game was built for the 2023 Santa Cop Project. The boards were cut, sanded and assembled over the course of a few days. The extra money raised was used to purchase a variety of games which were put into cinch sacks for delivery. In all, 30...
HBAL Member Spotlight: Ethan Schroeder
First & Last Name Ethan Schroeder Company Truck Center Companies Title/Occupation Truck Sales Email eschroeder@truckcentercompanies.com Phone 402-677-2086 Tell us about your family. Sarah and I have two daughters, Sadie and Scout. Ages 2 and 5mo. We live on an old...
Distracted Driving is the New Impaired Driving
Kirk Van Pelt of the Nebraska Safety Council presented "Distracted Driving is the New Impaired Driving" at the November Remodelers Council Meeting. According to statistics, drivers are 23x more likely to be involved in a motor vehicle crash while texting and driving....