Jack Bjorklund
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By Jack Bjorklund / December 7, 2021
Orgill Reach More Than 1 Million Items Available to Retailers in its Ecommerce Database
Orgill scored a critical milestone in its efforts to help independent merchants improve their eCommerce capabilities during the...
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By Jack Bjorklund / December 3, 2021
Zillow: Homebuilders Still Playing Catchup During Construction Boom
We have officially entered a housing permit boom, and homebuilder optimism is near an all-time high. A new...
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By Jack Bjorklund / November 20, 2021
ABC: Detailed Report on Contractor’s Tech Usage
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) issued its first Tech Report, a study of the new technologies and...
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By Jack Bjorklund / November 17, 2021
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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By Jack Bjorklund / November 17, 2021
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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By Jack Bjorklund / November 12, 2021
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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By Jack Bjorklund / October 26, 2021
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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By Jack Bjorklund / October 14, 2021
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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By Jack Bjorklund / September 29, 2021
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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By Jack Bjorklund / September 15, 2021
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....