Business View Magazine | February 2021

52 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2021 s Association tawba Valley A mericans are an eclectic group of people, each with their own customized version of the American dream. But a dream that often unites them is the desire to own one’s own home, a desire that the Home Builders Association of Hickory-Catawba Valley (HBA) has been striving to help fulfill for the last 50 years. To provide industry resources, information, and education; to further ethical and professional standards; to maintain a positive image for the industry within the community; and to promote home ownership and affordable housing—these are the goals the HBA has set for itself, and its inputs are everybody’s gain. “Building for a better tomorrow” is the motto by which the Home Builders Association of Hickory- Catawba Valley lives, and it is true to it. Formed in 1969, the non-profit membership organization proudly represents one of the local chapters of the North Carolina Home Builders Association (NCHBA), promoting professionalism, credibility, quality, and vitality in a way that universally benefits the building industry, the consumer, and