Mike Berger
As editor of LBM Journal, Mike Berger brings over 25 years of writing and editorial experience to LBM Journal. He has been writing for the publication since 2017, and prior to that he served for many years as managing editor for HANDY Magazine—at the time one of the country’s largest home improvement publications. He also served as executive editor of Midwest Home, editor of Popular Woodworking Books, and contributor to numerous national magazines including Wood, Do It Yourself, Consumer Digest, Popular Woodworking, Gardening How-To, Street Thunder, and Rider. In addition, he is the author of “The Best Birdhouses for Your Backyard,” “Easy Birdhouses and Feeders,” and “Hoosier Hauntings.” He lives in northern Minnesota along the shore of Lake Superior where he is an avid outdoor enthusiast and volunteer rescue diver.
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In Depth
Experts predict growth despite soft market concerns
LBM Journal Senior Editor, Mike Berger, goes in depth on the growing building envelope and insulation market.
In Depth
Technology makes it easier to decipher data and manage business
For as long as mankind has been involved with trading products or services for currency, we have striven to find effective ways to understand data.
In Depth
LBM dealers can still bring home the gold with fasteners
Fasteners can still bring home the proverbial gold for LBM dealers who can provide product for evolving building trends.
Dealer Profile
A new wind on the North Shore
Founded in 1889, this LBM dealer is possibly the second oldest in Minnesota, yet it is experiencing a renaissance of sorts.
Industry News
A look inside Do it Best’s bid to acquire True Value
LBM Journal sat down with Dan Starr, Do it Best President and CEO, to better learn what this potential acquisition meant not just for individual LBM dealers but for the overall landscape of the LBM industry.
Industry News
Heightened tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports reignite this long-standing debate
The clash between Canada and the U.S. over softwood lumber, which dates back to 1982, is one of the most persistent trade disputes between the two countries.
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Dealer Profile
Optimism prevails at Beisser Lumber
There are two parts to being successful in almost any endeavor—to offer what’s needed today and to plot a course into the future.
Industry News
A building alternative to drywall, subflooring, and more
For most of the past 100 years, residential and commercial construction has relied on three main building products to form the sheathing and underlayment of our structures.
In Depth
With builders looking for new solutions, EWP is poised to reach new heights
Until recently, the construction of large, multistory buildings was relegated to the use of either reinforced concrete or steel for the structure.
In Depth
What power and hand tools do your customers really need?
Of all the things that have helped spur the development of mankind as a species, it is perhaps the use of tools that has had the biggest impact.
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