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December 19, 2007
- ProBuild Acquires Rosen Building Supplies
- Brockway-Smith and JELD-WEN Strengthen Partnership
- CMI Forms Partnership with Yawei and TaFu in China
- AAMA Updates Procedural Guide for Door and Window Certification
- NBMDA Announces 2008 President
- Conde Joins Simonton as Coastal Product Line Manager
- Revised Dust Collection Standard for California
- Founder of Jerry’s Dies at 85
- National Building Materials Distributor Upgrades With Infor
- A Green Sealing Solution for Exterior Doors
- An Easier-to-Install Railing Product
- Mirror Reflections Opens Moulding DXF Library
December 11, 2007
- U.S. Hardwood Market Remains Strong
- Nonresidential Segment to Remain Strong
- FSC Launches a Global Strategy
- Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. Announces Private Label Manufacturing With Allied Building Products Corp.
- Roark Capital Group and Wood Structures Inc. Acquire Weyerhaeuser's Boston Wood Products Distribution Center
- Southern Pine Council Selects Long-Sullivan Recipient
- Shelter Visits “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” for a Behind-the-Scenes View
December 4, 2007
- 84 Lumber to Cut 40 Positions
- Pro-Build Possibly Acquiring HD Supply
- Lowes Adds Additional Distribution Center for Southeast
- FPRDI Lumber Kiln Helps Control Global Spread of Pests
- Brazilian Indian Chief Killed On Contested Reservation
- Johnson Lumber Benefits from Mill Upgrades
- Ayer Lumber Yard Damaged in Spectacular Blaze
- Two of Timber Products’ Plywood Mills Earn FSC Certification
- Jordan, Knauff & Co. Hosts Latest Webinar
November 27, 2007
- Associations Speak Out about Illegal Logging Bill
- USGBC Launches LEED for Homes
- NAHB to Unveil Green Building Program Next Year
- Bay Area Distributor Opens “Green” Showroom
- Christmas Tree Arrives at U.S. Capitol
- Pulte Homes Comments Prior to J.P. Morgan Homebuilding and Building Products Conference
November 20, 2007
- Contact Gains FSC Certification
- Fypon® Gets a Sweet Tooth
- RiteScreen Appoints Pino Northeast Sales Manager
- Therma-Tru Appoints Hedlund President
- Supply Business Comes to CF
- Husband Of 84 Lumber Millionaire Joe Hardy's Ex Back In Court
- AZEK’s Parent Company Reports a Favorable Quarter
- Reichhold Announces Price Hike for Composite Resins
November 14, 2007
- AMD Votes to Amend Bylaws
- Stiles Machinery Opens New Resource Center
- PALRAM Americas Supplies Trex
- Fypon Names Barnes Vice President of Sales
- Fire Destroys 60-Year-Old Lumber Business
- Habitat Plans to Open Building Supply ReStore
- Elmont Home Depot Employee Charged with Scam
- D&D Breaks Records with Marriott Project
- Builders Automation Machinery Launches New Website
November 7, 2007
- AMD Meets in Denver this Week
- Alexandria Moulding Wins MasisaGREEN™ Award
- Housing Outlook is Bleak but “Green” Days Are Ahead
- True Value Rolls Out Female-Friendly Format
- Building Center is Staying Put
- Weyerhaeuser Sells Green Bay Distribution Center
- Young Owner, Legendary Business Youthful Proprietor Wise Beyond His Years
- Do It Best CEO Emphasizes Commitment to Co-Op Model
- FBMA and APHDA Form Strategic Alliance
- Best Lumber Opens in Mesquite
- International Builders’ Show Bucks Trend of Housing Downturn
- DOW Building Solutions Reaffirms Its Commitment to Community and Sustainability
October 24, 2007
- CARB Rule Amendment Activity
- New “No Match” Rule Delayed Again
- Home Depot Loses its CMO
- Fire Destroys Edwards Fiberglass Building
- Women and the Subprime Crunch
- DuPont to Hold Second Annual Day of Caring
- Holcim Awards Come to North America
- FMI Corp. Presents Improving Construction Productivity
- CertainTeed Identifies Las Vegas for New Joint Compound Plant
October 16, 2007
- CNC Website Revamped
- Wind-Borne Debris Symposium
- IWPA Speaks for Foreign Trade and Against Illegal Practices
- Plant Closing to End 55 Jobs
- Wood Mouldings Firm Moving Local Operations
- Trustee for Robert's Sues to Get Money He Says was Stolen
- The World Beyond Big-Box: Retailers Go Where the Mega-Stores Don't Dare
- Endura Earns Fast 50 Award Again
- Strybuc Celebrates 25 Years
October 10, 2007
- BWI Opens Two New Locations
- Mass-Customization - Where Do You Fit In?
- WMMPA BOD Votes for Association Name Change
- Part of the Problem: Hiring Day Laborers
- Home Depot Gets “Cozy” with Female Shoppers
- Masisa USA to Announce MasisaGREEN™ Award Winner at AMD Convention
- More Than Pocket Change: Columbia to Invest $3 million in Mill
October 2, 2007
- Two Sites Go Live at BWI
- Changing Pains: Dietrich Consolidates Businesses and More
- New Jersey Lumber Dealers Association Changes Name
- Fall 2007 Window & Door Industry Update
- Store Rebuilds after Fire
- Home Depot Looks to Smooth Rough Edges of Its China Foray
- 'M' is for 'Molding' and 'Magic'
- Home Improvement Contractor Convicted of Taking $375,000
September 25, 2007
- Metro DC Distributor
Reports Record Sales
- RONA Acquires Dick's
Lumber
- Lowe's Goes North of
the Border
- Bilco Consolidates
- New
Building Supply Warehouse Opens In Gulfport
- 84
Lumber Location to Open in December
- Home
Depot CEO Keeping Low Profile
September 18, 2007
- ABC Supply Co. Inc.
Wins Wisconsin 75 Pathfinder Award
- Trex Closes Mississippi
Plant
- CertainTeed's
Parent Company Names New CEO
- Co-Founder and CEO of
Wausau Homes Passes Away
- Lumbermens
purchases Idaho-based Alpine Lumber Supply
- China
Boosts Canadian Lumber
- Your
Neighborhood Mill Yard
September 12, 2007
- BWI Finishes First-Phase
of Renovation
- Stock Racks Up Another
Company
- Stiles Welcomes New
Dealer Partners
- Hoiland Leaves WDMA
- Schadewald Joins
Progressive Solutions
- ViWinTech Founder Narvel
"Pete" Brown Dies
- Supply
Chain Execution Market to Grow 10 Percent Annually
- Home
Depot CEO: Will Still Face Headwinds In Much Of 2008
- The
Goal of the Lean Supply Chain
September 4, 2007
- LEED for Homes Opens
for Second Public Comment Period
- EFCO CEO Leaves Company
as Sale to Pella is Finalized
- St. Paul
Midway Menards Makes a Noteworthy Improvement
- Lumber
Mill Does More with Less
- McMinn's
Inc. Sold to International Group
- New
Building Supply Opens
August 28, 2007
- AMD Helps its Members
Stay on Top of Immigration Issue
- The Home Depot
Amends Its Sale of HD Supply
- Pro-Builds Assigns
New Duties to Finkenstaedt and Myrick
- CMI Employees Attain
10-Year Safety Goal
August 23, 2007
- See How You Weigh
Up
- NALFA Helps Builders
Choose Laminate Flooring
- Perma
Treat Lumber in Marion Celebrates
- Home
Builder Fights Back in Ongoing Dispute
- Housing
Starts & Building Permits Fall to Lowest Levels in a Decade
- Pro-Build Goes Robotic
- Timber Products
Hosts Green Seminars
August 14, 2007
- WDMA Adapts and Changes
to Become Market Driven
- AMD Hosts Immigration
Webinar
- Simpson Pledges Four
Years of Support for Habitat
- Cork Innovations Joins
1% For the Planet Program
- Home
Depot Cuts Purchase Price
- States
Taking Immigration Reform Into Their Own Hands
- Log
Shortage, Housing Downturn Cause Ttough Times for Lumber Mills
- Schneider
Lumber to close Sept. 1
- Simonton Names VP
of Operations
August 7, 2007
- IWPA Responds to Combat
Illegal Logging Act of 2007: "Stop Illegal Logging at its Source"
- Keim Lumber Adds On
- On Opening Day
- Several Distributors
Add MiraTEC Trim to Product Mix
- Home
Depot Rocked By Kickback Scandal
- Cutting
Corners
- Home
Myths Meet Reality
- Banker And
Builder Plied Both Trades In A Hardware Store
- AWFS 2007: Time for
Change
- Las Vegas to Host
Industry Summit for Lumber Execs
July 31, 2007
- Fiber Composites
Purchases LP Facility and WeatherBest® Brand
- New
Law on Storm Shutters Helps Homeowners in Connecticut
- DuraBan Gains EPA
Registration
- Two AWFS Sequoia Award
Winners
- ABC Promotes 14 to Managing
Partner
- Home Depot Lowers
the Bar
July 25, 2007
- SFPA Staff Member Certified
as Floodplain Manager
- NuAir and Pro-Build
Partner on Installations
- Local
Building Leaders Take Ecologically-Friendly Measures
- Acacia
Inks Deal With Lowe's
- Teens
Charged in Break-Ins at Putnam Lumberyard
- Former
Lumberyard To Become Residences
- Good
Investment
- Millwork Industry Veteran
Passes Away
July 18, 2007
- Why Give It Away?
- Stock Up On Laminate
Flooring
- AAMA Donates for Hurricane
Research Equipment
- Helping Veterans
Build a Future
- Fire
at Unnamed Lumber Co. in Glendale, Wis.
- ReStore
Helping Habitat
- 500
Top Foreclosure Zip Codes
- Information on Managing
Construction Delays
July 10, 2007
- Two Major Millwork
Plants Shut Down
- Southern Staircase
Acquires Stair Parts Inc.
- Arch Chemicals Purchases
Joint Venture
- Construction Forecast
Sees Modest Increase on the Horizon for Residential Activity
- Home Depot Updates
its 2007 Financial Outlook
- Home
Building Prompts Environment, Tree Concerns
- Memories
of An Old-Fashioned Hardware Store
- The
Best And Worst States To Get Sued In
- Lowe's
Unveils Charitable Campaign to Help Texas Flood Victims
July 3, 2007
- Senate Defeats Controversial
Immigration Bill
- Merrick Machine Holds
Hands-On Trade Show
- The Construction
Specifications Institute and BuildingGreen to Collaborate on "GreenFormat"
- New Saudi Arabian Building
Code to be Based on I-Codes
- BiltBest Announces
New 5-Year Labor Agreement
- China
Building Bad Record of Hazardous Exports
- Correct
Building Products® LLC Acquires Tendura Corporation
- People &
Places In the News
June 26, 2007
- New Pre-Hung
Door Association Formed
- Big-Box
Buyback ‘Hit or Miss’
- Hendricks:
'It's All About Treating People Right'
- On
Small Business with Ralph Coker
- LEED
for Homes Public Comment Period Now Open
- Amendment
Puts Immigration Bill Back on Right Track
- Company Announcements
June 20, 2007
- Pro-Build Appoints
Ryan CFO and O'Loughlin SVP of Human Resources
- Changes to Ace's Board
- Benjamin Obdyke Appoints
Melton Product Manager
- Sierra Door Promotes
Wallis to President
- OrePac Wilsonville
Implements Majure Data's WMS/Dashboard
- New Construction Strategies
Radio Network Launches
- CARB Workshop
- CMI Opens Manufacturing
Plant in Texas
June 12, 2007
- Truth Hardware Appoints
Rhoads to Territory Account Manager
- AZEK Building Products
Joins with Wolf Distributing
- HD
Supply Downsizes Area Plans
- Home-Improvement
Hoarder Says He has Receipts
- Composite Lumber Manufacturers
Association Wins Approval of Major Codes Change
- Activant Purchases
Silk Systems of Canada
- Free Download of
the Spring 2007 Window & Door Industry Update Webinar
June 5, 2007
- Faherty Elected to
Atrium's Board
- Lumber
company to close, lay off 100 workers
- Capital Project Management
Webinar
- Centex Awards Pro-Build
Vendor of the Year
- Greenspec®
Adds Three Arch Products
- Bay Industries Acquires
Tru-Arx™
- ECMD Divisions to Set
Up Operations in Houston
- Allied Acquires Into
High-End Calif. Market
- RIA Files Trademark Infringement
Suit
May 31, 2007
- AltBuild a Success
- New Dixieline Facility
in Murrieta
- Pro-Build Headquarters
in Denver
- Take Two American
Clay Plasters and Call Me In the Morning?
- Five LP® Plants
Receive SFI Certification
- Bernanke
Addresses Subprime Issues
May 23, 2007
- APA Renovates With LP
Smartside
- AAMA's Membership Exceeds
300
- Huttig to Distribute
Typar® Weather Protection System
- BuildDirect Teams
Up With DeGeneres and Holmes to Save a Family's Home
- New Web Resource for
Greenbuilding
- Masisa Says Its MDF
Is Ready For New Restrictions
- SierraPine Plant
Recognized For Safety
May 15, 2007
- NOFMA Announces Two
More CWFI Grads
- A.L.L. Turns 70
- DORMA Selects New Technical
Services Representative
- WMMA Members Elect New
Directors
- Free White Paper on
Choosing an Operator Interface for Rugged Environments
- Everyone Benefits From
FSC Certification
- Alternative Building
Materials & Design Expo This Week
- AWFS Continues To Build
Internationally
- Maryland
State Contractors Required To Pay "Living Wage"
May 8, 2007
- YBC Awarded by Andersen
for Showroom
- Leadership Academy
for Women in Construction
- Lake States Lumber
Implements bisTrack
- Endura's Force 5 Passes
DP40
- Atrium Appoints Ractliffe
- 84 Lumber Continues
With Expansion
- Rotolo
to Serve As RiteScreen's West Coast Sales Manager
- Simonton Appoints
Nesselrode
- San
Francisco Condo Owners Threaten to Sue Builder
May 2, 2007
- CARB Increases Requirements
for Everyone
- Pro-Build and
US Components Acquire Another
- Several Promotions
and New Hires at ViWinTech
- Endura Focuses on
Innovations
- Weather Tex™ Wins
at PCBC
- American Contractor
7.5 Is Out
April 24, 2007
- Simpson Responds
With New Foundation Wall Connectors
- Experts to Judge
Hurricane Innovations
- Huttig Lets Go of
Another Distribution Facility
- Moss to Acquire Mayfair
Assets
- Carolina Door &
Millwork Expands
- Martin Becomes
Master Instructor for ViWinTech
- Quality 1st Basement
Systems Helps Out in New Jersey
- Another Home for a New
Jersey Veteran
April 17, 2007
- Ace Expands to Middle
East
- Kommerling USA
Increases Operations
- Structural Preservation
Systems Acquires Delta Pacific Builders
- Commerce Secretary
Gutierrez Applauds Chinese Anti-Piracy Case
- Where Have All
the Wood Handrails Gone?
- Warehouse Technology:
Going Wireless Pays Off!
- Tough
times for Beazer Homes
- Woodgrain
Distribution Takes 155,000 SF in Norcross
April 13, 2007
- NOFMA Gives Thumbs-Up
to Glue Down
- New Board for WCOE
- IBSA Expands
- Simonton Helps Veterans
- Pro-Build Extends
Reach
- Hager Design Group
Shifts Gears
- Things Aren't What
They Used to Be
- Check Out Nortech's
New Catalogue
April 5, 2007
- FrameGuard®
Wins a Green Award
- Desire for Green
Could Mean Remodeling Dollars
- Wholesale Door
Files for Chapter 7
- Pitt State Receives
Gift of Modern Technology
- NFRC Makes Changes
March 28, 2007
- Seeing is Believing
- Maxwell's Annual
Conference
- Snavely Welcomes
Greg English
- Hope Acquires Stronger
Presence in Houston
- The GBI Gets Involved
in Ecobuild
- AAMA Adds 13 New Members
March 20, 2007
- Timbron Appoints
New Director
- CGI Sells Assets
- Weather Shield®
Appoints New Sales Manager
- Atrium Acquires Canadian
Presence
- Pro-Build Regroups
- Survey Says: Long-Term
Low Maintenance
- Move Over American Idol
- TGP Offers Free Video
on Daylighting
- Safety Screens May
Be Required in Minnesota
- Get on Board
- In the Groove
March 15, 2007
- Layoffs and Cut-Backs
Continue
- Weyerhaeuser
Donates to Green Cause
- Expert Predicts Strong
Green Building Market for 2007
- MAi Acquired by Distinctive
Doors Inc.
- 84 Appoints Two
VP's
- Wausau Gains Florida
Product Approval
- Gorrell Receives "Sustained
Excellence" Award
- Triumph Makes Television
Debut
- WMMPA Talks Business,
Enjoys the Sun
- NAHB on the Hill
- NOFMA Elections
- Mikron Launches New
Website
- Direct-File with
Customs
March 06, 2007
- Another Brick in
Dixieline's Wall of Companies
- Three Acquisitions
Are a Charm for 84 Lumber
- Home Depot Outlines
Goals for 2007
- Myrick Joins Pro-Build,
Leaves 84 Lumber
- Bob Vila Turns to Owens
Door
- Precision Entry
Challenges Employees to Step-up in 2007
- Resort Makeover:
The Ritz-Carlton takes on a lighter, less formal look that's more in tune with
its South Florida surroundings
- HD Supply White Cap
Agrees to Buy GSI
- State Senator Faces
off Against Builders
February 28, 2007
- Mid Am and Crown Heritage
Join Forces
- Ohio Company Gets
Force 5™ Certified
- Calm After the Storm;
WDMA Members Learn about Future of Construction at Annual Meeting
- WMMPA Annual Meeting
- Owens' Woodport®
Doors to be on Bob Vila
February 20, 2007
- Flakeboard Says
Goodbye to a Veteran
- Fletcher Appoints
Two New VPs
- Republic Lands an
Investor
- ASSA ABLOY Acquires
Pemko
- Weyerhaeuser
Tightens the Belt by Selling
- Environmental Friendliness
Makes Business Sense
February 16, 2007
- Home Depot Evaluates
Wholesale Distribution Arm
- BMHC Terminates Acquisition
of Willis Roof Consulting
- Woodgrain Millwork
Acquires Monarch Windows and Doors
- MI Windows and Doors
Unveils Brand Realignment Strategy
- AAMA Offers New Documents
- Wholesale
Revenues Rise 9.8% in 2006
- Local
Woodworking Company Utilizes Safety Equipment for Work Opportunities
February 8, 2007
- St. Louis Homebuilder
Helps Family and Foundation of Recent Kidnap Victim
- New Products Abound at
IBS 2007 in Orlando
- Builders Can Forego
Pressurized Blower Door Test
- Jeriko Aims to Revolutionize
Modular
- Pro-Build Unveils
New Branding
- Nationwide Builds
for Boomers
- Hurd Consolidates Vinyl
Plants
- Huttig Names Gurley
VP of Marketing and Product Management
- Gossen and Jain Join
Forces
- Lumber,
hardwoods businesses swapping products
- Westby
Moulding cuts workforce
January 31, 2007
- Avalon Doors Selected
for Trump Oceanfront Estates
- Arrow Lumber Celebrates
10th Anniversary
- Web Portal Helps U.S.
Companies Sell to China
- DAC Expands to Facilitate
Upscale Showroom Requirements
- Builders Beginning
to Bring Home the Digital Age
January 23, 2007
- Architectural Testing
Receives ANSI Accreditation
- AAMA's Skylight Council
Launches Newsletter
- Wentworth Joins
BlueLinx
- Organizational Changes
at Gates
- Lumber Down but Other
Materials Up
- ElkCorp Announces
Dueling Bids
- Green CommunitiesSM
Develops Leadership Forum
- ASU Makes Green Affordable
January 16, 2007
- Setting the Precedent
in a Slowing Market
- Glover Appointed
President of Dixie Pacific™
- WDMA Appoints Prentice
Director of Marketing
- Atrium Closes Shelton
Facility
- Hurd's Medford Facility
Deunionized
- Seismic Proportions
- Majure Data Launches
New Website
- Weyerhaeuser
Extends Lowe's Contract
- AWFS Wants You
January 9, 2007
- Moss Makes Organizational
Changes
- Elshof Joins Simonton
- Smitty's Acquires
Fairfax Millwork
- Win Your Own Ace Hardware
Store
- Certainteed Moves
Indoors
January 3, 2007
- Downturns and Corporate
Dodgeball
- Nardelli Agrees
to Leave Home Depot
- Contact Lumber
Changes Name to "Contact Industries"
- BlueLinx Names Interim
CFO
- ElkCorp Agrees to
Acquisition
- Truth Hardware Joins
With FineRep
- Window and Door
Industry Update Available for Free
- ICC Moves into a "Green"
Building
- BuildDirect Named
a Top 24 Exporter