Author Archives: Jorie Helms

Interesting take on the issue.  

Our 2017 President of the Builders Association of South Central Oklahoma (BASCO) is Rhonda Trower.   Rhonda has been a member of the Certified Builder program since 2009. She has multiple awards including the W.T. “Jamie” Jameson Memb...

The solar panel industry and efficiency advocates have not backed off their efforts to require all new homes to be “solar-ready.” These efforts are showing up throughout the country at both the state and local levels. The solar panel indus...

Sales of newly built, single-family homes continued to expand, rising 6.1% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 592,000 units, according to newly released data from HUD and the Census Bureau. “February’s increase in new home...

Andy Hammons started Rowdy Boys Plumbing in 2010 specializing in residential new construction.  Andy graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2009.   Being a member of the Shawnee Homebuilders Association for the past 7 years has allo...

The Boy Scouts of America — Last Frontier Council's Exploring Program has expanded into new career fields. With an abundance of employment opportunities in skilled trades, Exploring now will have a larger span of options to help the yout...