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Featured Builder's Profile / South Kingstown RI
Liberty Cedar
Leading top quality specialty wood products, tropical lumbers & domestic hardwoods, custom milling and flooring, trim packages, timbers and other materials serving Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Long Island with excellent customer service. Delivery to other areas via common carrier.
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PRO-DIG and Dirt Dog Manufacturing have been acquired by Consolidated Equipment Group
By Bobby Craig / October 17, 2023Consolidated Equipment Group, LLC (“CEG”), based in Alexandria, Minnesota, is a portfolio company of Dominus Capital, L.P. (“Dominus”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of PRO-DIG, LLC (“PRO-DIG USA”,...
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Trumark Homes Expands Western United States Operations with Purchase of Wathen Castanos Homes
By Phil Garcia / October 12, 2023Trumark Homes, an award-winning home builder with divisions in California and Colorado, announced the acquisition of Wathen Castanos Homes to expand its presence in Central California. This expansion is...
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Zoom Drain Opens New Franchise Location in Indianapolis
By Alex Matthews / October 9, 2023Zoom Drain, a leading provider of drain and sewer services, opened its newest franchise on September 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Zoom Drain of Indianapolis, located at 208 Gradle Dr...
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Holcim US Aggregates Operations Recognized for Community and Environmental Excellence
By Chris Gordon / October 5, 2023National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), the leading voice and advocate of the aggregates sector, recently celebrated Holcim US aggregates operations in Massachusetts, Illinois, West Virginia, Minnesota and...
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Cameron Ashley collaborates with Roseburg Forest Products on Louisiana Distribution
By Owen Everett / September 27, 2023Cameron Ashley Building Products (Cameron Ashley) announced a distribution agreement with Roseburg Forest Products, a leading manufacturer of sustainable wood products, on September 25. Cameron Ashley’s three Louisiana distribution...
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Construction Employment Sees Nearly 3% Increase Since August 2022
By Jack Bjorklund / September 25, 2023Nonfarm payroll employment climbed in 33 states and the District of Columbia in August, while it decreased in 17 states. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, total nonfarm...
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GAF Energy Opens Kansas City Sales and Client Operations Center
By Daniel Moore / September 21, 2023GAF Energy, the top provider of solar roofing in North America and a Standard Industries subsidiary, is building a new sales and customer operations center in Kansas City, Missouri....
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ABC: Construction Backlog Indicator Remains Stable in August, Contractors Confident
By Jack Bjorklund / September 12, 2023An ABC member poll performed from August 21 to September 6, the Construction Backlog Index fell to 9.2 months in August, a 0.1 month decrease, according to the Associated...
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Westlake Royal Rebrands Palight Trimboard to Skytrim PVC Line
By Daniel Moore / September 7, 2023Westlake Royal Building Products, Inc., a Westlake subsidiary, announced the rebranding of Palight Trimboard as Skytrim, a sophisticated collection of PVC trim options. Skytrim is a complete line of...
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NAHB: Major Metro Areas Experience Biggest Drop in Single-Family Construction
By Jack Bjorklund / September 5, 2023According to the latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Home Building Geography Index (HBGI) for the second quarter of 2023, multifamily market growth also declined...