Jack Bjorklund
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By Jack Bjorklund / July 12, 2021
NKBA Projects Kitchen and Bath Spending Will Skyrocket
The National Kitchen & Bath Association has revised its spending projections for 2021. The National Kitchen & Bath...
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By Jack Bjorklund / June 23, 2021
EP Henry has been Acquired by Oldcastle APG
EP Henry, a privately held manufacturer of hardscape and masonry products in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United...
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By Jack Bjorklund / June 21, 2021
Westlake Chemical To Acquire Boral’s North American Building Products Business
Westlake Chemical Corp. will pay $2.15 billion for Boral Ltd.’s North America building products business, the companies announced....
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By Jack Bjorklund / June 8, 2021
Canada’s Interfor Acquires 4 Georgia-Pacific Sawmills in the United States
Interfor, a Canadian lumber producer, has agreed to buy sawmill operations in Bay Springs, Mississippi, DeQuincy and Fayette...
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By Jack Bjorklund / May 25, 2021
US LBM To Acquire American Construction Source
US LBM, announced today the acquisition of American Construction Source (“ACS”), a leading national building materials distribution platform...
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By Jack Bjorklund / May 21, 2021
Dupont Launches a New Froth-Pak Spray Foam Formula Without HFC
DuPont has reformulated its Froth-Pak two-component polyurethane spray-foam insulation, eliminating hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blowing agents and lowering the product’s...
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By Jack Bjorklund / May 17, 2021
NAHB: Softwood Lumber Prices Still Rising in April
Softwood lumber prices have risen by 121.1 percent year on year. According to the latest Producer Price Index...
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By Jack Bjorklund / May 2, 2021
Soaring Lumber Prices Add Close to $36,000 to the Cost of New Single-family Home
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported in February that high lumber prices had added more than...
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By Jack Bjorklund / April 23, 2021
HBI: Construction Industry’s Worker Shortage Impacts Housing Affordability and Supply
According to a report released today by the Home Builders Institute, the construction industry is facing a 200,000-person...
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By Jack Bjorklund / April 22, 2021
NAR: Existing US Home Sales Fell 3.7% in March
Yesterday, the National Association of Realtors released existing home sales data, including a new high for the median...