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Forge Lumber earns industry award

8/17/2010

Forge Lumber of Cincinnati has been named Independent Pro Dealer of the Year by Home Channel News.

Marjam Supply named 2010 Pro Dealer of the Year

8/11/2010

The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based pro dealer delivered impressive growth in 2009, while expanding to 22 locations.

LP posts $22 million profit

7/30/2010

Louisiana-Pacific (LP), one of the industry’s leading producers of oriented strand board (OSB), siding and engineered wood products, reported net sales of $447 million for the second quarter of 2010, an increase of 67% from sales of $267 million during the same quarter of 2009.

NAHB: Single-family starts find post-tax credit bottom

7/20/2010

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) interpreted June housing starts data as a sign that single-family starts may be finding a bottom after the expiration of home buyer tax credits April 30.

Millwood Lumber joins US LBM Holdings

7/1/2010

Millwood Lumber, a one-unit pro dealer in the heart of Winchester County, N.Y., has been acquired by East Haven Builders Supply, a subsidiary of US LBM Holdings.

NAHB: Sobering sales number not unexpected

6/24/2010

Sales of newly built, single-family homes declined dramatically in May following the expiration of a popular home buyer tax credit program in the previous month, according to newly released figures by the U.S. Commerce Department.

May new-home sales plunge

6/23/2010

Reeling from the expiration of the home buyer tax credit, new home sales for May decreased 32.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 300,000, compared with the downwardly revised April figure of 449,000.

Owens Corning launches “That’s My Roof” contest

6/22/2010

Toledo, Ohio-based Owens Corning announced the launch of a new contest to promote its Duration Series Designer Colors Collection shingles.

In May, a step backward for starts

6/16/2010

As a tax-credit expires, housing starts fell below the 600,000-level for the first time this year, dropping to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 593,000. That's 10% below the revised April figure of 659,000. The good news? Starts are up 7.8% from last year's rate.

Builder confidence declines in June

6/15/2010

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes dropped five points in June to 17, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo House Market Index (HMI).

Atrium opens new DC in Florida

6/15/2010

Window and door manufacturer Atrium Cos. has opened a new distribution center in Sanford, Fla., that will serve as its new headquarters.

Pending home sales rise for third straight month

6/2/2010

The Pending Home Sales Index rose 6% to 110.9 from an upwardly revised 104.6 in March, and is 22.4% above the April 2009 figure of 90.6.

New home sales up again in April

5/26/2010

Lifted by a race to cash in on the expiring home buyer tax credit, new home sales for April increased 14.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000.

Construction jobs show gains in 29 states

5/24/2010

Stimulus-package projects and new-housing starts are creating new jobs, but an economist warns that construction employment levels may remain low for months to come.

Existing-home sales up again in April

5/24/2010

Existing-home sales increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.77 million units in April, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Canadian timber companies, environmentalists reach pact

5/21/2010

Canadian lumber suppliers have agreed to suspend logging in boreal forests for three years; environmentalists pledge an easier path to green certification.

Consumers ready to spend on homes

5/14/2010

A survey by American Express finds that 62 percent of homeowners are planning some kind of renovations in 2010, with an average spend of $6,200.

Zarsky Lumber expands

5/13/2010

Victoria, Texas-based pro dealer Zarsky Lumber has purchased Coast Lumber of Port Aransas, Texas.

ABC Supply to acquire Bradco

5/11/2010

The transaction will create a national distributor of exterior building materials with 479 locations in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Combined sales of the new entity will be about $4 billion.

Stock properties go on the auction block

12/7/2009

A real estate advisory firm -- Tranzon Integrated Property Group -- has announced that 25 surplus properties will be auctioned as part of Stock Building Supply’s post-bankruptcy proceedings.