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5 Award-Winning Kitchen Designs You’ll Want to Steal!

5 Award-Winning Kitchen Designs You’ll Want to Steal!

If you’re like most families, you spend a significant amount of time in your kitchen. Whether it’s food prep, homework at the kitchen counter, or just where everyone tends to gravitate during family get-togethers, we make a lot of memories in our kitchens! This is one of the reasons that kitchen remodels are one of the most common home remodeling projects.

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Harding-Yost Insurance Now Offers Property & Casualty Insurance Products for YBA Members

Harding-Yost Insurance Now Offers Property & Casualty Insurance Products for YBA Members

The YBA is eager to announce that an agreement has recently been accepted to offer Property & Casualty insurance products through Harding-Yost Insurance. Harding-Yost insurance is able to offer competitive rates for YBA members. If you’re interested in learning more about these offerings, you can reach out to Harding-Yost Insurance representative Josh Birk at josh@hardingyostins.com or 717-336-2231.

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York Builders Association Presents 2022 Scholarships

York Builders Association Presents 2022 Scholarships

The York Builders Association (YBA) recently awarded two scholarships to high school seniors through their Trade & Tool Scholarships. The scholarships were presented to high school seniors entering a trade school or entering the building trades workforce.

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Add to Your Home’s Value in 2022 with These Home Improvements

Add to Your Home’s Value in 2022 with These Home Improvements

Still managing COVID restrictions by working or schooling remotely? Need more functional space in your home? It’s 2022! Your home doesn’t have to feel dreary or claustrophobic. Here are three remodeling projects that are not only popular but can help increase the value of your home.

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You Don’t Need a Degree to Be Successful. Here are 7 Careers That Prove It.

You Don’t Need a Degree to Be Successful. Here are 7 Careers That Prove It.

Student debt rates are higher than ever, with fewer college graduates finding satisfying and long-term careers in return. Did you know that student loan debt in the U.S. totals $1.75 trillion? If you are open to pursuing a career in the skilled trades, a degree won’t likely be necessary. Here are 7 professions that prove you don’t need a college degree (and all the debt that comes with it) to build a high-paying and fulfilling career.

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10 Reasons Why Parents Should Advocate for Skilled Trades Careers

10 Reasons Why Parents Should Advocate for Skilled Trades Careers

While you might be encouraging your kid to go to college, there’s another option you may not have considered: promising careers in the skilled trades. Today’s tradespeople are using technology in ways we never would have dreamed, they’re making great money and establishing lifelong careers. Here are 10 reasons why you should encourage your high schooler to enter the skilled trades after graduation.

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York Builders Association and Traditions Mortgage Present 54th Annual York Home & Garden Show

York Builders Association and Traditions Mortgage Present 54th Annual York Home & Garden Show

The 54th Annual York Builders Association (YBA) Home & Garden Show will return to the Weis Arena at the York Fairgrounds from Feb 11 – 13, 2022. Sponsored by Traditions Mortgage, the York Home & Garden Show provides inspiration for home improvement projects of all kinds and gives area residents an opportunity to see and learn about the latest indoor and outdoor home and garden products and services directly from trusted local experts all under one roof for three days. Produced by the York Builders Association, this year’s event marks its 54th anniversary.

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