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1 0 | A L A B A M A H O M E B U I L D E R | S U M M E R 2 0 1 4 WA L K E R C O U N T Y S T U D E N T S L E A R N A B O U T B U I L D I N G T R A D E S O N G R O U N D H O G J O B S H A D O W D AY The Walker County Home Builders Association recently participated in their local Groundhog Job Shadow Day, in which all ninth graders in Walker County come to Jasper to learn firsthand about various vocational paths. Twenty-eight students teamed up with members of the WCHBA to learn about the homebuilding industry. The students toured homes in various stages of construction— one that had been framed in, one that had sheetrock installed, and one that was finished— and were able to talk with local builders. According to WCHBA President Charlie Evans, the group of students asked a lot of intelligent questions and was one of the best groups they'd ever had in the eight years that they'd been participating in the job shadow program. C O T T E R A P P O I N T E D T O S TAT E A P P R A I S E R S B O A R D Billy Cotter, a member of the Enterprise Home Builders Association, was recently appointed by Governor Robert Bentley to represent Congressional District Two on the Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board. Cotter has been doing appraisal work in Alabama since 1976. He is the owner/ broker of Century 21 Regency Realty, Inc. and Regency Management, Inc. and is the owner/general contractor for Billy Cotter Construction, Inc. B A L D W I N C O U N T Y, M O B I L E M E M B E R S M E E T W I T H B Y R N E A recent Congressional break gave freshman Congressman Bradley Byrne the opportunity to visit with members of both the Baldwin County Home Builders Association and Home Builders Association of Metro Mobile. The visits allowed members to discuss firsthand their concerns about issues important to the home building and business communities. Members of the HBA of Metro Mobile (top) and Baldwin County HBA (bottom) meet with Congressman Byrne on his recent visit to his home district. Ninth graders from Walker County learn about home building from Walker County HBA members during Groundhog Job Shadow Day. Billy Cotter L O C A L H B A N E W S