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Featured Builder's Profile / Arlington, Massachusetts
Arlington Coal & Lumber Company
Arlington Coal & Lumber Company has supplied high-quality lumber and building materials to a wide range of professional contractors and homebuilders. With over 90 years of industry experience, the company only strives to provide thier clients with high-quality products and brands.
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LeNoble Lumber Company expands with new distribution location
By Chris Gordon / May 31, 2024LeNoble Lumber Co., Inc., a leading distributor of high-quality lumber, plywood, and building materials, is pleased to announce the opening of its new distribution center in Edison, New Jersey,...
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R.P. Lumber to acquire Thorne Lumber
By Glenn Pierce / May 30, 2024R.P. Lumber Co., Inc. is acquiring Thorne Lumber Company, an independently held hardware and building supplies company with three sites in northwestern Missouri. The terms of the transaction were...
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Cameron Ashley Building Products adds third location in Wisconsin
By Daniel Moore / May 30, 2024Cameron Ashley Building Products has announced the launch of their new distribution hub in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is Cameron Ashley’s third distribution location in Wisconsin. The Milwaukee distribution location...
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New Home Preference Continues Rising
By Jack Bjorklund / May 24, 2024New homes’ appeal is just getting stronger. In a recent NAHB study, 61% of home buyers said their first choice is a newly constructed house when faced with the...
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IG Railing opens wholesale dealers in Texas and Georgia
By Chris Gordon / May 3, 2024Coffman will immediately distribute IG Railing, a well-known brand of frameless glass railing, from its warehouses in Texas and Georgia. IG Railing is built on a patented base known...
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Top Earners: States with Highest Construction Wages in 2024
By Jack Bjorklund / May 2, 2024According to the most recent Current Employment Statistics (CES) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), not seasonally adjusted (NSA) average hourly earnings (AHE) in construction climbed 5%...
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March Sees Significant Drop in Construction Jobs
By Glenn Pierce / May 1, 2024The number of total job vacancies for the entire economy has decreased over the last year as monetary policy has tightened. This is consistent with a somewhat calmer economy,...
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Beacon Adds General Siding Supply
By Glenn Pierce / April 16, 2024Beacon announced that it has finalized the acquisition of General Siding Supply, which is based in Omaha, Nebraska, and has four other offices in Lincoln, Nebraska, Grand Island, Nebraska,...
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NAHB: Builder Sentiment Remained Unchanged in April
By Jack Bjorklund / April 15, 2024Builder sentiment was flat in April, as mortgage rates stayed close to 7% over the previous month and the latest inflation statistics failed to demonstrate improvement in the first...
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US Single-Family Permits Surge in February 2024
By Daniel Moore / April 12, 2024In the first two months of 2024, the total number of single-family permits issued nationwide year-to-date (YTD) reached 155,236. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is a 38.4% rise...