Mike has more than 25 years of experience in the lumber and building materials industry, including a long career at BMC, including serving as the Vice President for a $800 million division of that company. 

The LIRA projects that year-over-year spending for home renovation and repair will increase by 2.5 percent to reach a record $526 billion by the first quarter of 2026.

The prestigious award recognizes the successful acquisition of True Value Company, marking a significant achievement in the home improvement industry.

The U.S. may revisit trade policy for Canada and Mexico, China, as U.S. negotiations are unsettled, and the effects of the 10% tariff on building products from other countries are difficult to predict. Moreover, exactly what will happen at the end of the 90-day hiatus is unclear.

Veer Plastics is a family-owned global manufacturer of engineered protective packaging products with a strong focus and understanding of kiln-dried lumber, treated lumber, engineered wood, composite decking, and everything in between.

Seeing a rising need in the homebuilding market for components, co-founders Joshua Ratcliff and Stinson Dean said their focus has been finding solutions for homebuilders to do more work with less labor. 

Through their partnership with Convoy of Hope, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing disaster relief, Georgia-Pacific employees handed out items such as bleach, Brawny Paper towels, water, and canned food among other relief items.

Overall housing starts decreased 11.4% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.32 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.