Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

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Bison's Ch. 11 Hearing Delayed

A federal bankruptcy judge in Houston delayed by one week a hearing on Bison Building Materials' Chapter 11 filing. Judge Wesley W. Steen pushed the date for the next hearing to the morning of July 24. More

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Bankruptcy Judge Grants Bison's Initial Ch. 11 Requests

A federal bankruptcy court judge today granted Bison Building Materials' opening requests under Chapter 11 protection, set a final hearing for July 15, and extended until Aug. 27 the deadline for Bison to reveal its financial plans and list of top unsecured creditors. More

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Bison Cites Housing Slump, Credit Squeeze for Going Into Chapter 11

Bison Building Materials, citing the double whammy caused by an ill-fated expansion and a credit squeeze from its main bank, filed Sunday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, making it the third company in the top 15 of the ProSales 100 to seek federal protection from creditors in the past two months. Initial motions--including a request to delay an enumeration of Bison's largest unsecured creditors--will be heard Wednesday at U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston. More

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Bison Building Materials Files for Chapter 11

Bison Building Materials, the 14th biggest LBM dealer on the ProSales 100, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors, partly as a result of legacy costs incurred by its failed expansion outside its Houston area core. More

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84 Lumber Reopening Yard in Houston

84 Lumber announced today it will reopen its Houston facility on July 1, a move that 84 said show it is ready to gain a larger piece of the overall LBM market and cease to be a shrinking violet. More

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One Las Vegas Company Buys Another

A.C. Houston Lumber Co. of Las Vegas, Nev., announced it has acquired Sandlin Lumber, also of Las Vegas. A.C. Houston will continue to operate both yards in the city. More

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Texas Lumberyards, Distributors Struggle Back To Service After Ike

Lumberyards and distributors in Houston and along parts of Texas' Gulf Coast struggled to recover from the damage inflicted over the weekend by Hurricane Ike. One yard was believed destroyed, several dealers reported building damage, and continued power outages forced some operations to remain closed. More

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Colorado's Alpine Lumber Buys Five Yards From Nevada's A.C. Houston

Alpine Lumber Co., Westminster, Colo., has purchased five lumberyards from Las Vegas, Nev.-based A.C. Houston Lumber Co., Alpine president Bill Miller confirmed Monday, April 7. The stores are in Angel Fire, Gallup and Farmington, N.M., and in Crested Butte and Durango, Colo. Financial details weren't disclosed. More

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Roll of the Dice

Vegas industry veterans say that the local market is driven and dictated by... More

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BMC West and Lone Star Plywood & Door

Think a 125,000-square-foot millwork distribution facility sounds impressive? So did Lone Star Plywood & Door when it built one on Tomball Parkway in Houston back in 1977. More

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