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127-Year-Old Illinois Lumberyard Closing
A Quincy, Illinois lumber business is closing, the The Herald-Whig reported Monday. Bernzen Lumber Co. has been in the same family for 127 years and...
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Three Inquiries to Improve and Impart Insight
The Salesman in my office was baffled. His eyes dilated, unflinching. His face slack jawed to the extent I saw his adenoids. Slowly his...
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Nasdaq: US, Canada Start Lumber-Trade Talks
A report out of Ottawa, Canada this morning says the U.S. and Canadian governments have begun talks toward renewing a lumber trade agreement between...
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Michigan Lumberyard Closing Amid Pension Fund Lawsuit
Port Huron Building Supply Company in Port Huron, Michigan will close at the end of March. After nearly 70 years in business, the lumberyard...
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Can You “Time the Market” for the Sale of Your Company?
“TIMING THE MARKET” is something that every investment counselor advises against for your personal finances, and it’s no different when selling your business. In...
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Affordability Edges Up in Q4
WASHINGTON—Modest home price and interest rate decreases resulted in a slight increase in nationwide housing affordability in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to...
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FAIRWAY partners with Key Wholesale to Reach Northern Iowa, Southern Minnesota
Mount Joy, Pa.-based Fairway Building Products, LLC has teamed with Key Wholesale Building Products, Inc. to extend the distribution of FAIRWAY Railing Systems.
FAIRWAY’s LandMarke vinyl...
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It’s Spring Training for Deck Season
Can you imagine a Major League Baseball team going into the season without first gathering for spring training? No matter how many times they’ve...
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Housing Starts Dip in January
WASHINGTON—Nationwide housing starts dropped 3.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.099 million units in January, according to newly released data from the...
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Are Higher Gross Margins in Your Company’s Future?
When I wrote my book, “Gross Margin,” I did a considerable amount of research to learn the gross margins achieved by retailers outside the...
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