James “Jamie” Weber is the founder and president of All American Corporation, which is the parent company for American Home Centers, with six locations in Washington and Oregon. During a December 13th meeting, Weber combined business and pleasure by hosting a Christmas party for over 100 of his employees, which included live entertainment, a catered dinner, and full hosted bar. During the informal business segment, Weber conducted a power point slide presentation entitled: “2009 Year End, Learning from the past-looking to the future.” The presentation included an overview of the multi-faceted and innovative business model of All American Corporation, which not only has American Home Centers under its umbrella, but includes entities that involve finance, insurance, home manufacturing and construction, patented sports equipment, real estate brokerage, International shipping and logistics, and container home exports. James Weber was very enthusiastic about plans to offer discounts up to $20,000 on eco-built homes. His firm has researched the carbon footprint analysis of on-site construction vs. off-site manufactured homes. Studies done by the Stockholm Environment Institute considered both the material production used in construction of homes and the energy requirements of the home over its lifetime of approximately 150 years. Plus, the comparison of being able to replace key components in an off-site home as opposed to retrofitting existing or site-built homes, with C02 reducing technologies of the future. According to the SEI study, the off site-home out performed the on-site home in terms of greenhouse gas reductions in all areas. This presents a unique opportunity in the off-site market and American Home Centers has teamed up with Clayton Homes, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, to form a relationship designed to capitalize on the market need for eco-building and environmentally efficient homes. The philosophy of customer satisfaction resonates through out all the promotional material distributed by American Home Centers. The following is a statement from the company web site: From time to time in America, a company emerges in an industry with an innovative method of providing customers a buying experience like none other. From quality products, selection, value, efficiency and unparalleled customer service, American Home Centers stands alone as the one stop solution for all your building needs. Whether a garage or an addition, a custom new home, or even building an entire apartment complex, American Home Centers has a purchasing power advantage that comes from having multiple locations and a partnership with the world’s largest home builder. Our consultants have the resources to compare multiple construction methods and present all the available options in a side by side comparison, allowing an educated choice to be made by our customers. From pioneering green building technologies with state certified ECO-Green products to our Insurance Division price checking your insurance premiums, we at American Home Centers are committed to presenting you a thorough look at all of your available options and then utilize our purchasing power to give you the best value on whichever option you choose. One of the most exciting products in Weber’s arsenal, who already owns several patents to various other products–is the development of a “container Home”, which is designed and built to fit inside a container for shipping to International Markets. Demands for such portable homes are coming primarily from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Furthermore, representatives of American Home Centers have already begun communicating with officials, developers, and governments in the following countries: Israel, Brazil, Nigeria, China, Russia, and Boswana– with several pre-orders already in place. Shipments of the first container homes have been estimated to begin during the first quarter of 2010. Currently, due to certain limitations, there are no plans to sell these homes in the United States. Jamie Weber is a young and savvy business man, who has innovative ideas that will fit nicely in a changing world, where businesses must adapt to market demands, which include environmental stewardship–or fall into the vast grave yard abyss of antiquated and irrelevant companies. In addition, American Home Centers has an A plus rating with the Better Business Bureau. Locations: Tacoma/Fife, Kennewick, Moses Lake, Spokane, Yakima, and Portland

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