Industry News
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Tractor Supply Company to Increase Carhartt’s Presence in More Than 100 Retail Locations
Tractor Supply Company has stated that it intends to expand its Carhartt offering in dozens of stores. This year, more than 100 Tractor Supply stores will get a new...
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Marvin to Bring Halio Smart-Tinting Glass to Residential Market
The collaboration between Marvin and Halio will bring Smart-tinting glass to the residential construction market as homeowners demand design, comfort, flexibility, privacy, and control, as well as energy efficiency....
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LP Announces $150 Million Investment in Maine OSB Mill Conversion
Louisiana Pacific Corp. is investing $150 million to convert its LP Houlton Maine OSB mill into a SmartSide engineered wood strand siding manufacturing facility. In the coming year, the...
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RP Lumber Acquires Stock+Field Farm & Ranch Stores
R.P. Lumber Co. (Edwardsville, Illinois) has agreed to buy the assets of the Stock+Field family of stores and will begin operations this month under new management. The stores will...
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ABC: Construction Input Prices Continue to Rise
According to an ABC analysis report, construction input prices are continuing to rise. Softwood lumber prices rose 6.8 percent in the previous month and are up 83.4 percent since...
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Big Creek Lumber Establishes Forestry Scholarship
Bud and Lud McCrary founded Big Creek Lumber in Davenport, California, in 1946, with a combination of hard work, ingenuity, a foundation in the skilled trades, and a passion...
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Lapointe Lumber Being Acquired by Hancock Lumber
Hancock Lumber announced the acquisition of Lapointe Lumber. The move will bring together two long-standing family businesses in Maine. Since 1947, Lapointe Lumber, a fourth-generation independent building materials supplier,...
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ABC Supply Opens New Location in Salt Lake City
ABC Supply Co. Inc., the country’s largest wholesale distributor of roofing, siding, and other select exterior building products, has opened its newest location in Salt Lake City Utah. ABC...
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NLBMDA: Ready to Launch Virtual LBM Advocacy Week 2021
National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) ready for the upcoming LBM Advocacy Week (April 12 – April 16). Members of Congress will meet virtually with lumber and...
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Report: Employment in Residential Construction Industry has Surpassed Pre-Pandemic
Employment in residential construction has surpassed pre-pandemic levels. In the last 11 months, approximately 518,000 new residential construction jobs have been created. According to the National Association of Home...
