Business View Magazine | August 2022

52 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 8 community make the UVHBA an integral part of the community, helping empower the building and construction industry in the area to grow sustainably, while ensuring homeowners moving to Utah find a well-regulated residential haven to call home. “We currently run a lean, mean team of five, including myself, running the affairs of the association,” says Caldwell. “Although we are a small team, we get a lot done because all our employees are experts in their fields, allowing them to tackle everyday issues with no supervision whatsoever.” Under the stewardship of this team, the association has managed to triple membership over the last seven years, a feat Caldwell attributes to a mix of recruitment efforts and good fortune from the rapidly expanding Utah housing market. He notes, “Most of our members, the majority of whom are small companies building 10 to 20 houses a year, cite the biggest benefits of the association as being our government affairs advocacy and the parade of homes, with many others joining for the networking opportunities.” With the 20 cities in the association’s location rapidly growing, Caldwell and the team are working diligently to monitor and adjudicate issues like permits, impact fees and related matters so members can continue to enjoy a favorable local building and construction industry. Besides the staff team, the association is overseen by a Board of Directors, which includes an executive committee with Caldwell as Executive Director, state directors, and national directors. The UVHBA’s flagship event is the Utah Valley Parade of Homes, a premier event that sells tens of thousands of tickets and attracts several thousand visitors to the competing homes including visitors coming from out of state to attend. “Our parade of homes is one of the most unique events of its kind in the country, and the numbers confirm this,” says Caldwell. “Last year,