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Lonestar Newsmakers
WTHBA to Break Ground on
New State of the Art Facility
On December 15, 2015, the West
Texas Home Builders Association
broke ground on their new state-of-
the-art facility.
Over the past 20 years in their
current location, the Association
grew to be one of the largest and
most effective HBAs in Texas by
tripling their membership, growing
their staff, giving thousands of
dollars in scholarships, and adding
a robust charity—Lubbock Homes
for Heroes.
Jordan Wheatley, 2016 Board
President, noted, “As we’ve grown
our membership and added Lubbock
Homes for Heroes, it’s time we grow
our space to keep pace. We’ve been
humbled to see area businesses
and builder members step up tomeet
the need.”
Several
donors
have
already
purchased naming rights to specific
areas in the new building including
City Bank Event Center, PrimeWest
Mortgage Board Room, Brand
Source Radio Lab Kitchen, and
Myers Development Corporation
Outdoor Event Center.
The WTHBA has represented the
industry since 1948. Best known
for hosting three major Lubbock
events—the Home and Garden
Show, the Parade of Homes, and
the Fall Tour of Homes, they also
established Lubbock Homes for
Heroes, building five mortgage free
homes for five area heroes in the last
five years.