2022 Archive | Blog | HPBA

Entries for 2022

December 20, 2022

Passion & Hard Work = Success

As most of you know, our industry has been fighting attempts to force electrification in many states across the country.  During the 2022 Maryland General Assembly Session, we successfully pushed...

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October 04, 2022

Five Signs You Need a Fireplace

October is National Fireplace Month, and there’s nothing better than watching the seasons change while curling up next to the fire. Think you don’t need a fireplace? Think again. We’...

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August 16, 2022

Biomass Stove Tax Credit - Enacted!

President Biden signed the Inflation Recovery Act (IRA) today and it contained the long-awaited (by us) tax credit for biomass stoves. Why have we been promoting and lobbying for this for so long? Be...

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March 09, 2022

Are you leaving tax relief on the table?

With tax season upon us, some companies may be surprised to learn that they are eligible for a significant form of relief included in 2020 and 2021 COVID-19 relief packages: the Employee Retention Tax...

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March 03, 2022

Two Expos, 24 months apart…

Leaving New Orleans at the close of HPBExpo was surreal in March of 2020. The New Orleans Health Department had announced the first confirmed case of COVID 19 in the city that week, exhibitors and att...

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February 15, 2022

Electrification - Lessons Learned From Others

Are there ever new ideas out there? Of course, but forced electrification (the banning of natural gas, propane, or wood as energy/heat sources) is not one of those new ideas. Some North American citie...

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