BEAR Press Release
A presentation by Jeff Hoel of CSA Inc. will take place on May 23 at the Castle Country Business Expansion and Retention general board meeting.
Jeff and his wife Janice have been operating their small business CAS Inc. (Construction Assistance & Solutions Inc.) in Southeastern Utah since 2008. They both were born and raised in Washington state where they owned CAPS Inc. (Construction Assistance & Project Services Inc.) This company completed hundreds of homes, including three gated retirement communities, and also guided countless “owner-builders” through the financing and permitting of their new dream homes. In the 1990s, Jeff was Vice President of Hoel Construction Company, which produced 40-50 affordable homes per year. Jeff and his family prospered during the 80s recession by building USDA-subsidized housing.
Southeastern Utah has a large inventory of empty and dilapidated homes, according the recent report from the committee for Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. CAS Inc. has been developing financing programs that allow for “owner-builders” to purchase these empty homes and create sweat equity under the guidance of a general contractor with 35 years of experience. Southeastern Utah is also ripe for senior housing, which facilitates “aging-in-place” in the safety of a seniors’ own ADA-accessible housing using customized lending programs to rehabilitate their existing home or to build new.
BEAR’s mission is to inform, grow and improve business in the Castle Country area. The meeting will start at 8 a.m. and light refreshments will be served. Each general meeting never lasts more than one hour.
BEAR meetings are held at the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center in the Alumni Room on the USU Eastern Campus in Price.