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• KKR set to buy Canadian building products manufacturer Masonite for C$3.1bn (12/28/04)
• New Home Sales Fall in November (12/28/04)
• U.S. bid to force lumber talks backfired, trade minister tells U.S. official (12/28/04)
• BlueLinx Holdings Inc. IPO Priced at $13.50 Per Share (12/28/04)
• The Strober Organization Acquires Moore's Lumber and Building Supplies (12/28/04)
• The Home Depot Names Tom Taylor Executive Vice President - Home Depot Stores (12/28/04)
• TruServ Announces Departure of President and CEO (12/28/04)
• Three more arrested in Maryland fires (12/21/04)
• Home Depot Employees Claim Management did nothing about Sexual Harassment (12/21/04)
• Second hacker who entered Lowe's computers gets 26 months (12/21/04)
• Remodeling Market Continues Banner Year (12/21/04)
• Carter Lumber Adds Panel Plant (12/21/04)
• IWF Announces the Retirement of John Zinn (12/21/04)
• Zircon Introduces New OneStep™ Tools (12/21/04)
• Ace Hardware President and CEO to Retire (12/14/04)
• Three Associations Present Updated Wood Flooring Basics School in New Location (12/14/04)
• Window plant brings 800 jobs to Durham County (12/14/04)
• Livingston Affiliates Expands Door and Window Network (12/14/04)
• Solar-control filmmaker Commonwealth Laminating & Coating knows a clear opening when it sees one (12/14/04)
• Southern Pine Council Offers New Brochures and Information for IBS 2005 (12/14/04)
• SBR Inc. Purchases Dixie-Pacific (12/07/04)
• CertainTeed Announces Plant Expansion (12/07/04)
• See Sarah Susanka's So-Small Showhouse Live at IBS (12/07/04)
• Fiberglass window frames, though expensive, will save you in long run (12/07/04)
• SHELTER® Publisher's Toy Drive Growing (12/07/04)
• Hard Earned Vacation-for Two (12/07/04)
• Crystal Launches National Builder Marketing Program (11/30/04)
• CertainTeed Helps This Old House Restore Its 25th Anniversary Farmstead (11/30/04)
• Therma-Tru Helps Protect Oklahoma Residents (11/30/04)
• NOFMA Names New Officers, Board Members at Annual Meeting (11/30/04)
• Biltmore Estate® For Your Home Carriage House Collection By Amarr (11/30/04)
• Builder Confidence Holds Strong in November (11/23/04)
• Potlatch Honored with Top-10 New Green Building Products Award for its FSC Certified Lumber and Plywood (11/23/04)
• Lowe's Profit Rises, But Stock Falls (11/23/04)
• Crestline Unveils New Website (11/23/04)
• TNT Does a Dynamite Job for Home Depot (11/23/04)
• Style Solutions™ Inc. Purchases Fypon® (11/16/04)
• Lowe's CEO Discusses Industry Trends (11/16/04)
• AAMA Offers Free Online Courses in November (11/16/04)
• No major reconstruction is needed to have a comfortable bathroom (11/16/04)
• Owens Forest Products Joins School's BOD (11/16/04)
• Weather Shield's Replacement Window is Named a Consumer Digest Best Buy (11/09/04)
• Therma-Tru Named Exclusive Fiberglass and Steel Door Supplier for Showroom (11/09/04)
• The Home Depot Salutes Military Community With Special Veterans Day Offer (11/09/04)
• ABC Encourages Increase of Women in Construction (11/09/04)
• Huttig Building Products Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Texas Distributor (11/02/04)
• Weyerhaeuser Acquires Sawmill in Brazil in New Joint Venture (11/02/04)
• Entry Doors Get Rated (11/02/04)
• Building Products Boost Georgia-Pacific (11/02/04)
• Therma-Tru Helps Soldier's Family (11/02/04)
• Environmental Home Center Announces New Location (11/02/04)
• Key Communications to Debut New Magazine: Mold and Moisture Management (11/02/04)
• Wet Weather Slows Home Building in September (10/26/04)
• Windowcraft Inc. Opens Second Location (10/26/04)
• Republic Donates Products to Families in Need (10/26/04)
• Building Products Companies Sign on with Home for Our Troops (10/26/04)
• A thriving hardware co-op (10/26/04)
• Huttig Building Products Names New VP (10/26/04)
• Intek Plastics Announces New Management Team (10/26/04)
• Zero's Flood Barrier Shield Helps Safeguard Household Contents (10/26/04)
• Royal Group Executives Accused in Fraud Investigation (10/19/04)
• WDMA and AAMA to Further Pursue Consolidation (10/19/04)
• Lumber Yard Suffers Devastating Fire Overnight (10/19/04)
• Builder Confidence Rebounds Strongly in October (10/19/04)
• Woodworking and Furniture Industries Converge in Las Vegas July 27-30, 2005 (10/19/04)
• WDMA and AAMA Pursue Consolidation (10/12/04)
• National Hardware Show Exceeds Last Year's Exhibitor Numbers (10/12/04)
• Carter Lumber Donates Supplies for an Extreme Home Makeover (10/12/04)
• Republic Names Exclusive Area Dealers for Enhancement Window Systems (10/12/04)
• ViWinTech Announces $1.8 Million Expansion (10/12/04)
• SHELTER Magazine Announces Alaska Cruse for Readers (10/05/04)
• Huttig Building Products Expands Distribution of Therma-Tru Doors (10/05/04)
• Report Suggests Pine Moulding and Millwork will Return to Normal Margins (10/05/04)
• CertainTeed Corp. Named Vendor of the Year by Wolf Distributing Co. (10/05/04)
• Lowe's Sees Profit Rising in 2005, 2006 (10/05/04)
• Views mixed over hurricanes' effect on building material costs (10/05/04)
• Computer Associates Enhances Software (10/05/04)
• Ideal Door Components, Inc. Introduces New Universal Bushing (10/05/04)
• Birchwood Buys Furniture Plant (9/28/04)
• The Empire Co. Makes Changes (9/28/04)
• CertainTeed Opens New Window Manufacturing Plant in California (9/28/04)
• Crown Heritage's Crown System™ Receives Patent (9/28/04)
• TBS to air home-improvement reality show (9/28/04)
• Lowe's Announces Growth Strategies at 2004 Analyst and Investor Conference (9/28/04)
• Wasco Introduces New Website (9/28/04)
• Don't blame Ivan for pricey lumber (9/21/04)
• Plywood prices up near hurricanes; lumber market largely unaffected (9/21/04)
• Nationwide and Lowe's Team Up to Help Hurricane Affected Homeowners Rebuild (9/21/04)
• Republic Invests In Wet Glazing Process (9/21/04)
• CertainTeed Reaches Safety Milestone (9/21/04)
• U.S. Raps Canada in Lumber Dispute (9/21/04) [Note: Be patient while page loads.]
• Vermont American Supports Unmet Needs Program (9/21/04)
• 10,000 vets to Home Depot (9/21/04)
• Imperial Announces Management Changes for Its Subsidiaries (9/14/04)
• WTO Rejects U.S. Lumber Tariff (9/14/04)
• Atrium Companies Inc. Announces Acquisition of Florida Window Manufacturer (9/14/04)
• Friedman Corp. Named in Software 500 (9/14/04)
• Home Depot Opens Manhattan Store (9/14/04)
• OSHA Launches Safety Website (9/14/04)
• AMD Members Can Help Hurricane Victims (9/08/04)
• Red-hot housing market in U.S. is showing signs of cooling off (9/08/04)
• LP Names Harold N. Stanton Executive Vice President (9/08/04)
• Bill promotes California lumber (9/08/04)
• Door company makes an open-and-shut case (9/08/04)
• Perini Corporation Enters Into Letter of Intent to Acquire Cherry Hill Construction Company Inc. (9/08/04)
• Sherwin-Williams Completes Acquisitions of Duron Inc. and Paint Sundry Brands Corporation (9/08/04)
• Window Products is now Cascade Windows (9/01/04)
• McCray Lumber Purchases Several Huttig Branches (9/01/04)
• Dixie-Pacific in Final Stages of Renovation (9/01/04)
• Republic Opens New Philadelphia Facility (9/01/04)
• Homes under new code stood up to Charley; Not older homes (9/01/04)
• Now Available: Clearwood (Pine) Lumber, Moulding & Millwork Sector: Outlook to 2008 (9/01/04)
• 2250 Series Receives NFRC Certification (9/01/04)
• Award-Winning Home Improvement Show Celebrates 25th Anniversary (9/01/04)
• Hurricane Charley Expenses Felt by Property Owners (8/24/04)
• Forest Stewardship Council Certifies Potlatch's Lumber and Plywood Products (8/24/04)
• Martin Lumber Co. weighs options (8/24/04)
• We got it wrong: Hardie (8/24/04)
• New specialized lumber maker to start up here (8/24/04)
• 'Toolbelt Diva' says chicks can fix (8/24/04)
• Louisiana-Pacific CEO to retire soon (8/24/04)
• WMMPA Offers New Pattern Book (8/24/04)
• Lumber Dispute Far From Over (8/17/04)
• James Hardie Plans Full Payout on All Asbestos Claims (8/17/04)
• Republic Windows and Doors Opens New Philadelphia Facility (8/17/04)
• CSI Holds Product Representative Academy (8/17/04)
• Home Depot's 2Q Profit Up 19 Percent (8/17/04)
• Lowe's Reports Record Second Quarter Earnings (8/17/04)
• National Woodworks Launches New Website (8/17/04)
• Atrium Companies Acquires Window Distributor and Installer (8/10/04)
• U.S. cuts softwood lumber duty (8/10/04)
• Consumer groups skeptical of new law (8/10/04)
• Expanding Flooring Company Announces Move To Oswego (8/10/04)
• 3 admit hacking into Lowe's computer (8/10/04)
• The Home Depot Board Increases Share Repurchase Program to $7 Billion and Declares Second Quarter Cash Dividend of Eight and A Half Cents (8/10/04)
• Woodgrain Millwork Purchases American Pine Products (8/03/04)
• Tewa Moulding Sells to Valor Equity Partners (8/03/04)
• Dixieline Lumber Buys Barr Lumber (8/03/04)
• Longtime lumber company folds (8/03/04)
• Lowe's to Build a Door Plant in Wisconsin (8/03/04)
• Epoch™ Composite Products Purchases Plant in Virginia (8/03/04)
• NARI Kicks off Virtual Study Groups (8/03/04)
• Republic Windows Makes Appearance on Reality TV (7/27/04)
• Therma-Tru to Focus on Market and Customer Channels (7/27/04)
• Lanoga Corp. to Purchase 27 Wickes Operations in the Midwest (7/27/04)
• Lumbermens Partners with Habitat for Humanity (7/27/04)
• Brite Manufacturing Launches New Website (7/27/04)
• Finalists of IWF 2004 Challengers Award® Announced (7/27/04)
• Research Study Provides New Look at Big Box Trends (7/20/04)
• Timber users take a sustainable approach to wood (7/20/04)
• Huttig Building Products Second Quarter Net Income Increases More Than 300% (7/20/04)
• Black & Decker to buy Pentair Tools Group (7/20/04)
• Marshfield DoorSystems Inc. to Acquire Bolection Door (7/20/04)
• Home Depot Makes Deal to Buy Kmart Stores (7/20/04)
• ABC Supply Co. Adds Seven New Locations in Key Markets (7/13/04)
• Confusion, Ire over Lemon Housing Law (7/13/04)
• Tomboy Tools try to make job easier (7/13/04)
• Ancient Chinese secret: Mountain Lumber hauls it in (7/13/04)
• NOFMA graduates three as Certified Wood Flooring Inspectors (7/13/04)
• How to handle a homebuilder lawsuit (7/13/04)
• Jeld-Wen leads list of top 150 private companies (7/06/04)
• Production of lumber up (7/06/04)
• Secretary Evans helps to strengthen economic ties with China, Ireland, Mexico during eleven-day jobs tour (7/06/04)
• Fleetwood Homes Opens Manufacturing Facility in Alma, Georgia (7/06/04)
• Damning report released on James Hardie's compensation fund (7/06/04)
• Preventing employee pilferage (7/06/04)
• U.S. and Mexico Home Builders Sign Agreement (6/29/04)
• Price increases slowing down (6/29/04)
• Wickes Inc. Agrees to Sell Assets of Most Operating Locations (6/29/04)
• WINDOW PAIN: Semi shatters 20,000 pounds of glass on I-29 (6/29/04)
• Class-Action Lawsuits Against Trex Alleges Product Defects (6/29/04)
• Alcoa Home Exteriors Launches Two New Websites (6/29/04)
• Lumber Company One of Few in Iowa That Exports to China (6/22/04)
• 84 Lumber opens Charlotte distribution center (6/22/04)
• Builder Confidence Slips Two Notches in June (6/22/04)
• Wooing buyers with best show houses (6/22/04)
• Nothing's perfect: Why bad things happen even to good houses (6/22/04)
• Woodworking Is Newest Home Improvement Trend Among Women (6/22/04)
• Construction bill gets governor's signature (6/22/04)
• Exhibitor Registration Open for 2005 Midwest Builders Show™ (6/22/04)
• Quality More Important than Price to Remodeling Homeowners (6/15/04)
• Building Center Remodels Its Way to Dramatically Lower Lighting Costs (6/15/04)
• Higher prices for building materials boost construction costs (6/15/04)
• New home improvement reality show to be filmed in Cincinnati (6/15/04)
• Builder's Circle Adds Manufacturer Sponsors and Sees Spike in Builder/Remodeler Sign-Ups for its Loyalty Program (6/15/04)
• Epoch™ Composite Products Announces New Plant Construction (6/15/04)
• The Home Depot to Establish China Business Operation (6/08/04)
• Commerce Decision to Halve Lumber Duties a Positive Step, Builders Say (6/08/04)
• Homeowners urged to join the (wind) resistance (6/08/04)
• Constructive idea: Charleston resident gets patent for building system (6/08/04)
• Fenced in and loving it (6/08/04)
• Builders use ads to ward off suits (6/08/04)
• Lumber firm settles discrimination suit (6/1/04)
• Home improvement can improve your romance (6/1/04)
• As lumber and steel spike, builders and home buyers taking price hit in the eaves (6/1/04)
• Home Depot aims to do downtown (6/1/04)
• Indoor Mold, Building Dampness Linked to Respiratory Problems and Require Better Prevention (6/1/04)
• Environmental Groups Launch International Campaign Targeting Paper and Lumber Products from Canada's Boreal Forest (6/1/04)
• U.S. Finally Spending Iraq Construction Funds (5/25/04)
• Climbing lumber prices are pushing up home, deck costs (5/25/04)
• Stock Building Supply expands in New York (5/25/04)
• ABC Urges Quick Congressional Passage of OSHA Reform Bills (5/25/04)
• Injection Molded Wood-Plastic Composites to Reach $350 Million By 2008 Based on New Principia Report (5/25/04)
• NOFMA Names New Executive Vice President (5/25/04)
• Huttig Building Products Announces Director Resignation (5/25/04)
• Builder Confidence Holds Strong and Steady in May (5/18/04)
• Lowe's Unafraid of Higher Rates (5/18/04)
• Liability up, condos aren't (5/18/04)
• Corvallis big-box debate takes a twist (5/18/04)
• Remodlers tout impressive numbers (5/18/04)
• James Hardie says reputation hit by asbestos inquiry (5/18/04)
• NFRC to Rate and Label Window Attachments (5/18/04)
• AAMA Introduces Interim Program for Side-Hinged Door Certification (5/12/04)
• New-Home Defect Lawsuits Increase (5/12/04)
• Weyerhaeuser Goes to Court Again (5/12/04)
• Home Depot Acquires Another (5/12/04)
• Lowe's Company Inc. sued for race discrimination (4/27/04)
• New Home Sales Post All Time Record in March (4/27/04)
• Weyerhaeuser Announces Common Stock Offering (4/27/04)
• Steep hikes in lumber nail builders (4/27/04)
• Building Materials Holding Corporation Announces First Quarter 2004 Financial Results (4/27/04)
• Overtime rule changes revised (4/20/04)
• Metal Connectors and Fasteners May be Affected by Some Treated Wood (4/20/04)
• Former MDF Moulding and Millwork employees receive trade readjustment assistance (4/20/04)
• Georgia-Pacific Offers a Hand to Help Homeless Families (4/20/04)
• "AWFS®Vegas" Announcement Applauded by Industry (4/20/04)
• April 12th Marked CertainTeed's 100th Year (4/13/04)
• Universal Forest Products Partners with Large Framer (4/13/04)
• TimberTech Announces Corporate Expansion Initiative; Expansion Positions Company for Future Growth (4/13/04)
• Investors may take action over lumber duties (4/13/04)
• Woodmark Moves Headquarters (4/13/04)
• Investors May Take Action over Lumber Duties (4/06/04)
• The Home Depot Sponsors Soccer Team (4/06/04)
• Federal Court Rejects Class Action Status for CCA-Treat Wood Lawsuit (4/06/04)
• Home Builders Celebrate New Homes Month In April (4/06/04)
• Mori Building Raided over Boy's Death (4/06/04)
• Wickes Receives Final Bankruptcy Court Approval (3/30/04)
• Home Improvement Not Just For Boys (3/30/04)
• Huttig Releases Deloitte, Hires KPMG as Accountant (3/30/04)
• Atrium Companies Announced Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Results (3/30/04)
• No counter-offer on softwood lumber before NAFTA ruling (3/30/04)
• Canada Wins WTO Lumber Ruling in Dispute Over U.S. Tariffs (3/23/04)
• The Home Depot Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2003 Results (3/23/04)
• Snodgrass Appointed to International Trade Commission (3/23/04)
• Stock Acquires Properties in Orlando and Indiana (3/23/04)
• Retailer-Owned Ace Hardware Plans Aggressive Expansion after Record Year (3/17/04)
• G-P Sells Building Products Distribution Business (3/17/04)
• Rising Costs of Materials Building Up Home Prices (3/17/04)
• Weyerhaeuser Settles Lawsuit (3/17/04)
• Saint-Gobain Acquires Dahl International, a Building Distribution Leader in Scandinavia with Sales of Euro 1.4bn (3/10/04)
• Kansas Farmers find a Lucrative Sideline in Lumber (3/10/04)
• Lumbermens Acquires Precision Lumber & Hardware (3/10/04)
• Heritage Veneered Products Windows Manufacturer of the Year Award (3/10/04)
• Masonite and Stanley Deal is Final (3/03/04)
• JELD-WEN Acquires California Window Manufacturer (3/03/04)
• Gorell Named ENERGY STAR® Partner (3/03/04)
• AAMA Updates Three Field Testing Documents (3/03/04)
• Housing Starts Dip Following Record Fourth Quarter (2/25/04)
• Huttig Building Products Enjoys 4Q Boom (2/25/04)
• President Bush Visits Window Manufacturing Plant (2/25/04)
• Mom-and-Pop Shops Losing Out (2/25/04)
• S&P lowers ratings on Builders FirstSource to "B+" (2/25/04)
• Masonite Reports Year End Results (2/20/04)
• Vietnam's woodwork exports up in 2003 (2/20/04)
• WDMA and AAMA Clarify Talks of a Merger (2/20/04)
• AMD Past President Dies (2/20/04)
• International Barrier's Private Placement to Help Agreement with Mule-Hide (2/04/04)
• A New Take on Thrift Stores (2/04/04)
• Nonprofit Homebuilder Now Bankrupt (2/04/04)
• On the Big Box Front (2/04/04)
• R&D Growth Helps Economy (1/28/04)
• Lowe's to Sponsor No. 5 Busch Series Team (1/28/04)
• CertainTeed to Expand Operations (1/28/04)
• Lumbermens to Acquire California Company (1/28/04)
• 2003 Housing Construction Best Since 1978 (1/22/04)
  
• IBS Happening Now (1/21/04)
• WTO Reverses Opinion on Soft Lumber (1/21/04)
• Twice in Two Weeks, Fires Claim Lumber, Building Supplier (1/21/04)
• Builders are Caring People (1/21/04)
• Wickes Terminates Exchange Offer (1/13/04)
• Builders FirstSource Adds New Locations (1/13/04)
• The Home Depot Buys Turnkey Design Center (1/06/04)
• Home Depot acquires leading West Coast flooring business (1/06/04)
• Mill Worker Dies in Conveyor Belt Accident (12/26/03)
• Punitive duties on softwood from Canada will continue (12/18/03)
• Nation's Housing Market Poised For Solid Showing In 2004 (12/17/03)
• Housing Starts Hit 19-Year High in November (12/16/03)
• Atrium Companies, Inc. Announces Completion of Acquisition by an Investor Group Led by Kenner & Company, Inc. (12/12/03)
• Lumber giant supports proposal Weyerhaeuser: U.S., Canada map out an end to tariffs (12/10/03)
• Reeb Millwork Announces Purchase of Delmarva Sash & Door (12/09/03)
• Masonite International Corporation Announces Acquisition of the Entry Door Business of the Stanley Works (12/09/03)
• REEB Millwork to Purchase Delmarva (12/08/03)
  
• Canadian Lumber Firms Split Over U.S. Plan (12/07/03)
  
• Bush Signs Bill to Curb Wildfire Threat (12/04/03)
  
• The Home Depot(R) and Tembec team up to offer environmentally friendly lumber to consumers (12/03/03)
  
• The Home Depot (R) to acquire maintenance supplier (12/02/03)
  
• Lowe's signs agreement to sell contractor yard locations (11/24/03)
  
• The Home Depot(R) to acquire installation services firm (11/10/03)
  
• Novatech Opens Steel Door Plant (11/20/03)
  
• Fortune Brands Completes Acquisition of Therma-Tru (11/10/03)
  
• G-P May Sell Building Products Arm (9/22/03)
  
• Weyerhaeuser Closes Two Oregon Mills (8/16/03)
  
• AAMA Expands InstallationMasters™ Program (7/28/03)
  
• Court Says No Patent Infringement by Plastpro Inc. (7/14/03)
  
• Southeastern Opens New Plant in Georgia (7/03/03)
  
• Form, Function Today's Performance Duo for Great Design (4/23/03)
  
• SHELTER Editor Gives Birth to Twins (4/10/03)
  
• AERT Texas Fire Update (4/01/03)
  
• MONARCH MANUFACTURING ACQUIRES AMERICAN WEATHER-SEAL (12/13/02)