History of Our Association

Our Association

Formed on October 19, 1961 as The Greater Kansas City Home Improvement Contractors Association.  On March 11, 1985, the association chartered with the National Association of the Remodeling Industry to become the Kansas City chapter, NARI Kansas City.  In January 2024, the Kansas City chapter broke away from National and started Remodeling Institute.

Actively recruiting membership in 2 states (Kansas and Missouri) and 9 counties (Cass, Clay, Douglas, Jackson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Platte and Wyandotte).

Our Association is a non-profit 501c6 membership trade association committed to raising the standards of professionalism within the remodeling industry.  This Association represents all facets of the remodeling industry with an emphasis on residential remodeling.  Through its various programs, our Association promotes training and a highly professional, responsible image of the remodeling profession.  Association members must abide to a code of ethics, and they work collaboratively to protect the homeowners from a bad remodeling experience.

Our Association’s primary members are residential remodeling general and specialty contractor companies.  The membership includes a diverse group of businesses that offer products and services to the remodeling industry that support the remodeling general and specialty contractors, which includes accountants, lenders, suppliers, manufacturers, marketing, insurance agents, etc.  Members attend the Association’s events looking for information on best practices and ways to deliver more value to their careers, their business, their employees, and their customers.