About The Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association
Since our initial Charter in 1962, the Manatee-
Sarasota Building Industry Association (MSBIA)
has been a member of a broad federation with the
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and
the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA). We
are a strong and growing building association that
has a membership that spans the residential and
commercial construction disciplines. Today, the
600+ member businesses of the MSBIA are made
up of local builders and developers, professional
& trade associates, and affiliate members, which
account for over 8,200 employees and roughly
20,400 family members.
Our Builder members include those that build,
design and develop new and remodel homes,
condominiums, apartments, commercial centers,
adult living facilities, hospital and nursing facilities,
and even jails. Our Trade Associate members
include Plumbers, Electricians, Air Conditioning,
Drywall, Framing, Trim and Cabinets, Aluminum,
Roofing, Paint, Windows & Doors, and Material
Suppliers. Our Professional Associates include
Attorneys, Bankers, Title Work, Insurance,
Planners, Engineers, Architects and Realtors.
We even have newsprint & radio enterprises and
restaurateurs as members!
Our critical block of voters relies on its elected
officials to keep regulation low and reasonable,
providing for an economic environment that is
certain and predictable. Housing is central to
American family life and critical to a thriving
economy. The state of the housing industry is a
good barometer of the broader economy and the
condition of the nation’s social fabric. Building
construction fuels the economy in Florida, and your
Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association
works tirelessly on behalf of the industry so that
they are free to provide the American Dream of
home ownership.
Jon Mast MPA
CEO Manatee-Sarasota BIA
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