We kicked off the year with an incredible January Lunch & Learn, featuring keynote speaker Jorge Gonzalez, CEO of The St. Joe Company. Jorge shared valuable insights about St. Joe Hospitality’s assets and exciting new projects coming to our area—thank you, Jorge, for an engaging and informative presentation!

A special thank you to our sponsors, David Miller & Jim Plazak with HomeSphere and Natalie Cayson with Precision Stoneworks, for your support in making this event a success.

Thank you to Curt Hartog with Pathway Builders and our BBIA President, Jim Plazak with HomeSphere, and Aaron White with SmartBank for helping greet and check everyone in today!

Congratulations to Tom Gladstone, our BBIA Treasurer, with Tom Gladstone Homes, for receiving the FHBA Dick Baker Award as well as the President’s Coin from Garrett Anderson, Immediate Past President of FHBA and owner of Anderson Construction. Your dedication and resilience are truly inspiring!

We also congratulate Curt Hartog, BBIA President and owner of Pathway Builders, on being honored with a President’s Coin from Garrett Anderson in recognition of his hard work and contributions to our association. Curt also achieved another NAHB Spike Club milestone, now totaling an impressive 82 spikes—way to go, Curt!

A big congratulations to Earl Walker with Southern Design Companies for winning the $122 50/50 jackpot and to Wendy Carlan with Classic Carpets Plus ColorTile for winning the $50 Home Depot gift card, courtesy of HomeSphere!

A big thank you to Marty Perrett of Innovations Financial Credit Union and BBIA Immediate Past President for running a great program, giving a beautiful invocation, and honoring our beloved Bill Black.

Thank you to Brian Knox with Coastal Classic Homes, our 2025 BBIA Scholarship Home Builder, for sharing exciting updates about our upcoming scholarship home project.

Thanks to Angel’s BBQ for serving another delicious lunch, and to Chelsea at Capt. Anderson’s Event Center for making sure everything was ready to roll smoothly!

We appreciate everyone who joined us for this month’s Lunch & Learn, and we’re grateful for the continued support of our incredible members.

We look forward to seeing you this Friday and Saturday at the BBIA Great American Home & Recreation Expo! Don’t miss it!