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RP Lumber Acquires Stock+Field Farm & Ranch Stores
By Zach Myers / April 11, 2021R.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
By Jack Bjorklund / April 11, 2021According 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
By Zach Myers / April 8, 2021Bud 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
By Phil Garcia / April 8, 2021Hancock 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
By Jack Bjorklund / April 8, 2021ABC 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
By Bobby Craig / April 8, 2021National 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
By Vince Harvey / April 7, 2021Employment 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...
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Binford Supply has been Sold to Fencing Supply Group by U.S. Fence Solutions
By Daniel Moore / April 7, 2021Binford Supply has been sold to Fencing Supply Group by U.S. Fence Solutions Co., a portfolio company of investment firm Building Industry Partners. FSG is an affiliate of The...
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TAL Holdings LLC Acquires Mount Vernon Building Center
By Glenn Pierce / April 6, 2021Mount Vernon Building Center is being acquired by TAL Holdings. Over the next few weeks, TAL will relocate its reload center to the MVBC location. TAL Holdings LLC, an...
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American Construction Source Expands Its Operations in Minnesota
By Owen Everett / April 5, 2021The acquisition of Foley Lumber and Milaca Building Center by American Construction Source (ACS) has been announced. Milaca Building Center and Foley Lumber will continue to operate under their...