Jack Bjorklund
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NAHB: Homebuilder Confidence Exceeds Expectations, Buyer Demand Remains Strong
According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), home builders’ confidence exceeds...
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Building Materials Prices Increased at a Record Year-to-Date Rate Through October
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Producer Price Index (PPI) report, prices for goods used in...
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Brickworks Launch a New Design Studio in Baltimore
Glen-Gery Corporation’s parent company, Brickworks North America Corporation, announced the grand opening of its Design Studio in Baltimore....
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West Fraser Timber to Acquire U.S. South OSB Mill
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. signed an agreement to purchase Georgia Pacific’s oriented strand board (OSB) plant near...
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Lumber Prices Fell for the Third Time in a Row in September
Prices paid for goods used in residential construction fell 0.8 percent in September, owing to lower lumber and...
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Georgia-Pacific Plans Major Investment in Pineland, Texas Lumber Complex
Georgia-Pacific has announced the modernization of one of its finest sawmills in Texas. Pineland Lumber Complex in Pineland,...
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Rising Lumber Prices Propelled a Long-Simmering Canada/US Dispute to the Forefront
The cost of lumber in the United States grew by 288 percent between April 2020 and June 2021....
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Certainteed Launches Insulpure Building Insulation
CertainTeed has introduced InsulPure, their newest insulation product, which includes a new and enhanced fiberglass composition meant to...
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US LBM Acquires Michigan’s Northern Building Supply
Northern Building Supply, a full-service building products distributor and retailer with two locations in northern Michigan, has been...
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US LBM Expands in Southeast and Mid-Atlantic; Completes Three Acquisitions
US LBM, a leading specialty building materials distributor in the United States, has acquired three companies: North Georgia...
