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Today’s strong housing and remodeling markets are a golden opportunity for all companies in the residential construction business. When a company decides to grow...

The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend has definitely reached the LBM world. With the vast majority of Americans owning cell phones (95%, according...

Should we or shouldn’t we? That is one of the questions companies wrestle with when determining what financial information—if any—to share with employees. On...

Today’s headlines are dominated by allegations of sexual harassment, often reaching the highest levels of government and business. Companies across all industries are taking...

The old saw, “You got to dance with them what brung you,” is a nice sentiment, but how valid is it in our business?...

Staffing our companies with quality people has become one of the most serious challenges facing many LBM dealers. Whether that’s due to the mass...

In an industry where many companies are struggling to attract and hire quality candidates, the first order of business should be making sure the...

At what point does a value-added service effectively work against us? One prime example is material takeoffs, which most LBM dealers provide to their...

“Evolve or die.” That jarring little sentence from an LBM Journal reader packs a powerful punch, and in today’s LBM industry, it is more...

As far as your customers are concerned, your employees are your company. With housing and remodeling heating up, and LBM dealers reporting difficulty attracting...