Mike Croxall

President, Home Builders Association of Greater Chattanooga

As I near the completion of my tenure as President of the Home Builders Association of Greater Chattanooga, I thought it was import- ant to review the past 12 months and reflect on the many different activities and accomplishments that our association experienced during that time.

Among the highlights in 2017 was another extremely successful Tri-State Home Show which saw 350 vendors greet more than 8,000 attendees over the three day period in March at the Convention Center. We have been told many times by participating vendors that HBAGC’s Tri-State Home Show is the “premier” show of its kind in the southeast. We’re proud of that reputation and will continue to as hard as we can to maintain that level of excellence.

HBAGC had several other record-setting events in 2017, including its annual fishing tournament and golf outing. The HBAGC/ GCAR Joint Economic Luncheon in August welcomed NAHB’s Chief Economist Robert Dietz and attracted a sold-out crowd at The Chattanoogan.

2017 also saw the return of HBAGC’s Showcase of Homes. More than 5,000 people visited at least one of the 18 Showcase homes in Chattanooga and Hamilton and the 10 participating builders experienced overflow attendance during the two Showcase weekends in October.

HBAGC was very active at the state level and its state association, the Home Builders Association of Tennessee, participating in three different multi-day conferences in Nashville, Gatlinburg and Memphis.