1. Register for the BIG Night today and save! The early bird discount ends tomorrow. Register here >>
   
    
2. October is budget time! Don't forget to add BATC sponsorships into your 2016 marketing plans. Details here >>
    
3. Get Ready for Spring '16! The dates for the Spring Parade of Homes and Remodelers Showcase are Feb. 20-Mar. 20 and Mar. 18-20. Be sure to mark your calendar for entry deadline, November 23.

Only two weeks away! Celebrate the industry on October 22nd, as BATC presents all our awards and honors at one spectacular event with special guest and emcee, Keri Noble of Cities 97. This year is going to be bigger than ever! Don't believe us? Watch the video above! Early bird registration ends tomorrow. Register here >>

The Parade of Homes and Remodelers Showcase are done for another year, and reports back show that both tours remain excellent marketing opportunities for you!

"Parade of Homes is the single largest traffic driver for builders in the Twin Cities, and provides a well crafted blend of Builder exposure to prospective buyers through signage, guidebook, and online marketing efforts." —  Dean Nelson, Homes by Tradition

"Been involved in the Remodelers Showcase consistently since it began and it's always been a worth while event and great marketing tool." — Jennifer Cates-Peterson, Cates Fine Homes

See some of the exceptional media coverage we received on our YouTube Channel!

For September, single-family permits were down six percent when compared to this month last year, and multi-family permits were down more than 50 percent. In all there were a total of 388 permits issued for a total of 903 units in September. Read more >>

This week's BATC-related headlines:

Fall comes early for Twin Cities home builders
Star Tribunes coverage of the September permit numbers. Read more >>

Edina considers allowing developers to buy their way out of affordable-housing obligations
Edina is considering adopting an affordable-housing policy with an unusual twist: allowing developers to buy their way out of building affordable housing. Read more >>

Murphy Wins 2015 Master Design Award
The national remodeling magazine, Qualified Remodeler, recognized Murphy Bros. Designers & Remodelers last week with its 2015 Master Design Award for Specialty Rooms/Niche Spaces.
Read more >>

With our economy still growing at a turtle's pace, it may be time to find policies that will give it a boost. Economist Elliot Eisenberg has some ideas to how we could do that. Read his five suggestions in the latest Eiseberg Report >>

It only took 2 hours for volunteers to turn the dirt yard at the new home for the Solt family into a green oasis. More than 50 volunteers came out for the BATC Foundation and Homes for our Troops Volunteer Day. Read more >>

Don't know what to do with all your extra stuff after the Fall Parade of Homes? Donate it to the BATC Foundation's Builders WareHouse. We are in serious need of donations and are looking for any new or gently used construction materials, appliances, or other building  products, and of course your extra POH model furnishings. Contact Perri to donate them. The fall sale is October 17th!

Let's talk energy efficiency! BATC, and its green program, MN Green Path, is co-sponsoring the MN Energy Efficiency Conference with Residential Science Resources (RSR) on October 15th at the Crowne Plaze Hotel in Bloomington. Register here >>

While there are plenty of reasons all builders, remodelers, realtors, and subcontractors need to be there, here are the top five! Read more >>

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

- Parade of Homes Consumer Research
- Contractor University
- 20 Artisan Home Tour Recap
- Social Media Case Study
- The BIG Night
- Advertorial: ABC Millwork and Cabinetry: Showroom Launch
- Metro Cities Contemplate Controversial Housing Policies
- International Builders Show
- 2016 Spring Parade of Homes & Remodelers Showcase
- BATC Buck Auction & Drive
- 2016 Launch Party
- 2015 Minnesota Energy Efficiency Conference
- Builders & Remodelers Show (BRS) Booth Reservation 

                                                              Read the E-Mag here >>

Help us welcome these new members to the BATC family!

- Joseph Development
- New Age Technology 
- Preferred Builders, Inc.
- Prudential

BATC has been hosting Remodeler Roundtables quarterly for the past year, and will be initiating Small Volume Builder RoundTables next month. These niche market gatherings are informal, low-key, yet chock-full of great information to discuss and share.

Upcoming Roundtables:
Remodelers Roundtable
Thursday, October 15, 2015 from 2-3:30 pm
Five Fundamental Building Blocks and Six Systems for Success with Buill Gshwind, MN Construction Law Services
RSVP: Katy@BATC.org

Small Volume Builders Roundtable
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from 12noon-1:30pm (light lunch provided)
Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest oh my! Katie Eldred, Katy Baar and Loni Werner presenting.
RSVP: Wendy@batc.org 

Oct. 6
BATC Clay Shoot [Register]
Oct. 15
MN Energy Efficiency Conference [Register]
Remodelers Roundtable [RSVP]
Oct. 21
Small Volume Builder Roundtable [RSVP]
Oct. 22
The BIG Night [Register]

For a complete list of events, visit our website at WWW.BATC.ORG.