LBM Journal
PHOTOS: NLBMDA Members Visit Capitol Hill
At this year's Spring Meeting & Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. earlier this week, LBM dealers and those who serve them took to...
BlueLinx to Realign Distribution Facilities
ATLANTA — BlueLinx Holdings Inc. today announced in a press release an operational efficiency initiative to improve its working capital performance and reduce the...
Harvard Study Shows Robust Remodeling Growth Ahead
Cambridge, Mass.— Strongly accelerating growth in home improvement and repair spending is expected heading into 2017, according to the newly re-benchmarked Leading Indicator of...
Do it Best Corp. Leader Receives State Award
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA – Indiana Governor Mike Pence has named Do it Best Corp. President Emeritus Bob Taylor a Sagamore of the Wabash, the...
Housing Starts Down 8.8 Percent in March
WASHINGTON - Nationwide housing starts fell 8.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.089 million units in March, according to newly released...
Builder Confidence Holds Firm in April
WASHINGTON - Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes remained unchanged in April at a level of 58 on the National Association...
Snavely Forest Products Announces New Positions
PITTSBURGH — Snavely Forest Products has announced that Mike Kudis recently joined the company in the position of business analyst and Laura Snavely has...
Canfor Completes Wynndel Acquisition
Vancouver, BC — Canfor Corporation announces today that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Wynndel Box & Lumber Ltd. located in...
R.P. Lumber Expanding to 60th Location
R.P. Lumber of Illinois is expanding to Moberly, Ill., according to the Moberly Monitor-Index. The company currently has 59 locations primarily in Illinois, but also...
Simpson Strong-Tie Backs Habitat Strong Program
Pleasanton, Calif. – Simpson Strong-Tie, manufacturer of engineered structural connectors and building solutions, today announced its support of Habitat for Humanity’s new Habitat Strong program...