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Show The Enterprise Review , October 20, 1976 Page 12b Prowswood Takes New Approach to Housing location of about 8300 South and 13th East. Consequently Prowswood contractors have Prowswood, Inc. has determined at least 60 families need new single-familhomes, costing between y begun the second phase of the Oakwood subdivision. $35,000 and $45,000, at the president, estimated about 30 percent of Prowswood s development business is building detached We have learned the typical buyer of a condominium is about 55 years old, said Richard Prows, presiThe mature family dent. with children is not comfortable with the condominium vice homes. Construction of the second phase of Oakwood began about five months ago and completion is expected within a year. Wood said. About 60 lots are being developed. Houses are being built of aluminum siding, brick and wood. It is a tough challenge to build new houses within a single-famil- y environment. I think they may not be sure they want to impose Johnny on the neighbors, and they arent happy with the structured environment. They like their children to play in the streets and back yards. These people dwellwant single-famil- y ings. Robert Wood, executive PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY in growing commodity brokerage moderate New Bargaining Unit Negotiates Low Contract Business experience necessary. Small investment required. A newly formed organization of build- ing contractors was able to negotiate an unusually low contract with labor unions this CONTACT: Jonathan Malik 531-669- 7 after hours or weekends: 364-759- price range, Prows said. He added using new materials is not the answer to cutting costs. The wall structure is but a small part of the cost of a house," Prows explained. The real cost is in the financing, the core of the house structure (plumbing, wiring) and land. Recently the cost of utility connection fees has gone up, too, he said. He described the new Oakwood houses as conservative, saying amenities like dishwashers will not be standard. We try to supply as much space for the dollar as we can, he stated. 9 year. H.S. Culp, Jr., president of Culp Construction Company, is president of the newly formed Utah Builders Bargaining Unions were more receptive to Unit. employers desires this year than they have been in years, he said. We dont know if it was the state of the economy or the formation of this new contract group. But we achieved a with a 5.6 percent wage increase per year. This increase is lower than any other labor union contract negotiated in Utah this year. Also it was lower than comparable contracts with other parts of the union in the same trades, Culp continued. The newly formed group of contractors negotiated its recent contract with the carpentry, cement and laborers unions. Culp said the Utah Builders organization began as a committee of the group, We Associated General Contractors. discovered the stiff dues structure of AGC was a stumbling block to many contractors. So we formed this new group. Our main purpose is to negotiate with labor unions. ar KEEP IT MOVING! This way we represent many more contractors than AGC did before, Culp explained. He said between 75 and 80 contractors located along the Wasatch Front are presently members, but the group is open to contractors throughout the state. We can represent all contractors in the state whether or not they belong to AGC, Culp said. We felt we had much more punch during negotiations this time than we have before, he continued. He added he wasnt sure how many decisions were influenced by the new groups broader base, and how many were influenced by the state of the economy. Although the organized as a group was officially corporation just this month, bargaining with the three unions was executed this summer and the new contract became effective July 1, 1976. Culp said the group is presently negotiating another contract with operating engineers. He said he knows of only one other group of contractors who has formed a similar kind of bargaining unit a group in Northern Texas. non-prof- it If you want to keep your business moving, the Review can help. If you're running a business, you can't afford to be uninformed. The more familiar you are with your total business environment, the better able you'll be to take advantage of its opportunities. Because the Review is a specialized publication, we can provide our readers with the most complete, accurate, and diverse reports about the Utah business scene. 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