Madison County Builders Association

08/28/2026

🏆 Your Best Work Deserves to Be Recognized!

There’s still time to put your best projects in the spotlight! IBA builder and remodeler members are encouraged to submit their standout work for the 2026 Hoosier Excellence Awards.

With 15 award categories, the Hoosier Excellence Awards celebrate the craftsmanship, creativity and quality that set Indiana’s building industry apart.

✨ FREE to enter
🏠 15 award categories
📅 Extended deadline: September 11
🏆 Winners recognized December 2

Don’t let your best work go unnoticed. Submit your projects and show us what you’ve built!

🔗 Submit today: ibaaward.com

08/28/2026

Life is changing in America! 26% of Americans lived in a multigenerational household in 2021, up from 7% in 2011.

For decades, retirement followed a familiar housing script: sell the family home, downsize, and simplify. While many baby boomers still choose to remain in place or move into smaller homes, a growing subset is taking a different path. Instead of downsizing, they are purchasing larger homes.  “Tra...

08/21/2026

Online seminar available free to our members!

SEA 76 Explained: Key Requirements for Employers

What does Senate Enrolled Act 76 mean for your business? Join IBA for an upcoming webinar designed to help Indiana employers understand the law and what it means for their workforce.

August 31 | 1–2 p.m. EDT

Blake Lanning, Assistant Chief Deputy Attorney General, will cover key provisions, including:

• Who SEA 76 applies to
• E-Verify safe harbor protections
• W-2 employees vs. independent contractors
• The notice-and-cure process for first-time violations
• SEA 76’s graduated enforcement framework

The webinar is free for IBA members and their employees.

🔗 Register today: https://buff.ly/kVGnNz8

08/21/2026

A great opportunity for all of our members. Register now!

🎤 Area 9 Leadership Conference Speaker Highlight

Join us November 12 from 12–1:30 p.m. for Leveling Up Your Leadership with Strategic Coach Jim Roman!

Jim will share insights to help association leaders strengthen their leadership skills, communicate across generations and build stronger organizations.

📅 November 12
⏰ 12–1:30 p.m.
📍 Area 9 Leadership Conference

Register here: https://buff.ly/sIiYhJv

08/18/2026

One of our members struggling with flood damage. Please be kind and patient as businesses work toward recovery.

To our valued clients and community,

Our office has sustained damage due to the significant flooding in our area. We are working diligently to assess the damage and get our office operational as quickly as possible.

In the meantime, our team will be working remotely. Our phones will remain operational, and we will continue to serve our clients as best we can while we work through this unexpected situation.

We sincerely appreciate your patience, understanding, and grace during this challenging time. We will provide updates as we are able and look forward to being back in our office soon.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding.

08/05/2026

Enjoying our Blue Star Redi Mix Tour a sister company of Concrete Construction

08/04/2026

Midwest Remodeling ladies will be there! Who else want to shoot guns with us?!?

Clay shoot, fundraiser

08/04/2026

Well deserved Mary!

🎉 IBA Member of the Month: Mary Ellis

The Indiana Builders Association is proud to recognize Mary Ellis, Executive Officer of the Builders Association of Greater Lafayette, Chair of IBA's Executive Officers Council, and IBA Senior Life Director, as our Member of the Month!

Mary is a long-time sustaining dues member whose leadership and dedication have made a lasting impact on the homebuilding industry across Indiana. As Executive Officer of the Builders Association of Greater Lafayette, she helped reinvigorate the association and played a key role in creating the successful C2E Construction Expo, connecting students with rewarding careers in the building industry.

She has also been instrumental in strengthening industry advocacy, leading BAGL members to contribute to IBA's BUILD-PAC at higher levels than any other local association. Whether advocating for the industry at the Statehouse, supporting members at the local level, or providing leadership as an IBA Senior Life Director and Chair of the Executive Officers Council, Mary is a tireless champion for Indiana's homebuilding industry.

Thank you, Mary, for your outstanding leadership, service, and commitment to IBA and our members. Congratulations on being named IBA Member of the Month! 👏

05/09/2026