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T h e o f f i c i a l Q u a r t e r ly N e w s l e t t e r for the JCBA

The Three Cs
City of Cleburne, Cash, Community

Quarterly Membership Meeting

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Cleburne Conference Center 11:30am-1:00pm

T h e C O N S T RU C T I O N N OT E B O O K

Becoming an invaluable resource The Cleburne Economic Development Office is responsible for business recruitment, retention and expansion. As well as overseeing the three Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zones, 1, 2, and 3, the operations of the Cleburne Conference Center and development efforts for Downtown Cleburne. Cleburne Economic Development handles marketing and related materials, updates of demographic materials, grant applications and incentive program administrations.
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BBQ & BINGO

Johnson county builders association (JCBA)

Who we are

OUR MISSION

The Johnson County Builders Association is a nonprofit organization formed to operate for the benefit of builders, remodelers, sub-contractors, and persons or firms and corporations engaged in allied trades, businesses, industries and professions in the County of Johnson, of the State of Texas. The membership consists of building trade professionals and supporting businesses that are the voice of the construction industry and promotes and protects the interest of our members and consumers. Member-tomember recruitment and retention efforts are highly valued because of the grassroots growth and stability they bring to the association. These efforts lend to the development of

Our primary purposes are to provide information exchange, communication and education for members; to interact with local and state legislative bodies to foster a positive building climate; to provide a forum to implement policies that affect the building industry; and to promote professionalism among our members.

JCBA

Member
Recruitment & Retention

the general membership and our leadership pipeline, keeping the face of our association true to that of our industry and the wide scope of interests we represent. JCBA actively monitors the local, state,

and national legislative and regulatory changes that affect the building industry. We constantly work to protect your business interests and keep you informed on issues that affect your bottom line.

Johnson County Builders Association P.O. Box 2331 Cleburne, TX 76033 Tel: 817-556-0062

The Johnson County Builders Association (JCBA) would like to express our gratitude to Pinnacle Bank who hosted our successful January Quarterly Membership Luncheon.

A Positive Force in Johnson County

We thank you for your support!

Welcome NEW Members!

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Robert Adams Wells Fargo Daniel Sollenberger Alex Ulrich James Hardee Building Product Lorri Landerros Stewart Title Alan Babbitt Babbitt Homes Cecil Yates ServPro of Crowley

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dent of Cleburne or potential business owner, he The Three Cs is the key to connect the The city contracts with people, and stay connectthe Cleburne Chamber of ed with the City. Commerce for the day to Customers move where day operations of the they find the best value. Cleburne Conference Showing a continuing inCenter. The City of terest and constant comCleburne also contracts with Cleburne Economic munication indicates that you care about those who Development Foundation, Inc. to provide economic have shown interest in development services to our city. Trust is fragile their organization. CEDF and capable of being shaken or even destroyed is in the industrial land by a single mistake. development business. Jerry Cash delivers those Building and maintaining services to CEDF for the trust are essential preconditions for growing our City. city. Economic cycles are A few attributes you can shorter, taste changes depend on when dealing and so do products and with Cash is value, inter- services. But the imest, trust and importance. portance of gaining Whether you are a resigrowth and concentrating

on expanding the vision together is essential in separating yourself from the rest and getting the results we all want. The first question asked of Cash by current & potential business owners in Cleburne is, when is the Chisholm Trail Parkway (Hwy 121) going to be built and completed? The second question is, when will Cleburne add more big name retail stores? Annually, Cleburne issues approximately 150 Certificates of Occupancy to new businesses, existing businesses changing ownership or relocating to another site. With about 50 of those being new businesses.