How much personal value-add can you deliver?
There are two separate and distinct types of value-adds that customers and prospects consider when deciding where to buy: the first is the one...
84 Lumber CEO named among top executives
EIGHTY FOUR, Penn. — Maggie Hardy Knox, president of 84 Lumber and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, has been named a 2019 Fox Rothschild Outstanding CEO...
Below-average remodeling growth expected by 2020
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Annual gains in improvement and repair spending on the owner-occupied housing stock are projected to continue decelerating through early next year,...
Real Issues. Real Answers. Aging out
What’s a dealer to do when several key, long-term associates are nearing retirement, and young pros aren’t exactly lined up to take their place?...
LMC awards CAMO Drive system first place for new products
Grand Rapids, Mich. — National Nail’s CAMO Drive earned first place in the New Products Showcase at LMC’s 84th Annual Meeting in San Diego....
NAHB study: Home building employment across state and congressional districts
A new NAHB study presents the most recent and comprehensive estimates of home building employment, including self-employed workers, by state and congressional district. NAHB Economics...
Bliffert Lumber & Hardware opens Germantown, Wis. location
MILWAUKEE — Bliffert Lumber & Hardware, a family-owned and operated company that has been in business in the Milwaukee area since the late 1800s,...
Five Questions With: Jason Blair, True Value
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Q: There’s no shortage of challenges facing lumber/ building material dealers. In your view, what do you see as their single biggest challenge?
A: Labor,...
Franklin Building Supply among Best Places to Work in Idaho
Franklin Building Supply, with locations in Idaho and Northern Nevada, has been identified as one of the Best Places to Work in Idaho in...
Hayes to oversee softwood plywood and lumber at Roseburg
Springfield, Ore. – Roseburg has named Gary Hayes business manager of the company's softwood plywood and lumber businesses.
Hayes previously served as Roseburg's business manager...