News & Updates

During the 2015 Johnston County Parade of Homes the public had an opportunity to vote for their favorite neighborhood!  The winning community is The Nine, which is a private, gated community in Clayton, NC, named for its nine luxury home lots. All homes in The Nine are built exclusively by Kirkwood Builders, a local custom home builder consistently recognized for excellence in design.  Just for voting during the Parade of Homes the public had an opportunity to win a 50" TV sponsored by AlarmFox.  Today Ray Bilinski with Alarm Fox and Art Kirkwood with Kirkwood Builders drew the name of the winner! 

Thank you Lowes Home Improvement for sponsoring the March General Membership Meeting!  All the giveaways were awesome and the food was great!

Its the 1st (hopefully annual) Trivia Night Fundraiser!  The members of the Johnston County Building Industry Association and the members of the Johnston County Association of Realtors want to join forces to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.  This is your opportunity to use all the knowledge you have swimming around in your head!!  Teams will place 1st, 2nd, 3rd.  HOWEVER - the Association that raises the LEAST amount of money will have to carry the "Brain Pill Dispenser" to all general membership meetings for the remainder of the year and offer all their members "brain pills" so they can prepare for the next challenge.....LOL!!!!  Team Registration is Open - please call or email Sherry.

Open House is JUST AROUND THE CORNER!  Open house dates are April 18-19, 25-26 and May 2-3.  Saturdays and Sundays 12pm -5pm!

Our Builders continue to shine in a challenging environment, and we are especially proud to say that high-quality craftsmanship and overall excellence still prevail when building a home in Johnston County!

To map out your tour please visit Johnston County Parade of Homes!

Those in attendance listen intently as Norman Smit of Integrated Media Strategies explains the importance of having a website!  Also discussed was the TECH Trends THAT REALLY MATTER- Impact of social media on business:

People talk and share their experiences on social media

Increasingly social media results show up in Search

Recommendations on social media are increasingly important

IMPACT
Social media are an important channel for good and bad

SOLUTION
Authenticity in content marketing

Next Workshop is scheduled for May 12th from 9am -11am at the JCBIA office.

Members of the JCBIA make repairs at The House of Hope in Clayton. After an inspection of the property, we found where water had come in around the 2 back doors and damaged the floors, door trim, etc.  Tim Veronelli and Terry Evans gathered supplies and some help from Don Marsh and made the repairs on a Saturday!

Thank you Lowes of Smithfield for supplying product
Thank you STOCK Building Supply for supplying the replacement doors
Thank you Special Effects for supplying the carpet and labor
Thank you Goldsboro Builder Supply for supplying the linoleum

JCBIA and some association members perform a Christmas Miracle. In 25 days a "man cave" was built for a 14 year old by fighting Leukemia.  From start to finish, inside and out, everything was donated!  JCBIA members, neighbors, church members, and friends gave Colin Carberry a Christmas to remember.

If you would still like to help out this family, you can make a monetary donation to help out with incidentals.  Make checks payable to Colin Carberry Fund and send it to the JCBIA.

Bruce Nichols was honored at the 2014 Christmas Dinner for his 20+ years of dedication to the association.  Bruce is a local builder who has been instrumental in the success of the JCBIA.  His company has a long track record of building high end residential homes in Johnston County and surrounding counties.