Campbellsport (Wis.) Building Supply, a four-location dealer, named Doug Carlson as vice president of sales and operations. ... 84 Lumber closed its Spanish Fork, Utah, location in July and its Bethel Heights, Ark., store at the end of September ... A.D. Moyer, a dealer based in Pottstown, Pa., announced it will close its Douglassville, Pa., location and consolidate operations at its Pottstown and Gilbertsville, Pa., locations. ... ProBuild named Ron Pieper as vice president supply chain, local markets, and distribution. ... ABC Supply promoted 20 branch managers from around the country to the position of managing partner. They will continue to operate their branches, but will also advise senior management on a wide range of topics, from technology to company policy. ... The Lumber Association of California and Nevada named Bob Palacioz, of Thunderbolt Wood Treating, Riverbank, Calif., as its 2011 Associate of the Year. The association also recognized Sierra Pacific Industries with its President's Award. Association members affirmed Richard McArthur, of Ojai (Calif.) Lumber, as president, and elected Augie Venezia, of Fairfax (Calif.) Lumber and Hardware, as first vice president; Mark Ganahl, of Ganahl Lumber, Anaheim, Calif. as second vice president; and Bobby Senften, of Friedman's Home Improvement, Santa Rosa, Calif., as treasurer. ... Along with its agreement to sell three stores in Maine, New England Building Materials plans to consolidate its locations in Windham and Springvale, Maine, into its home facility in Sanford, Maine. Meanwhile, its Norwood, Mass., store will become a kitchen design center in which building material deliveries will be available via the Lakeville, Mass., yard. ... Millbrae (Calif.) Lumber closed. ... Lancaster (Pa.) Building Supply Windows, Doors, and More opened a new 2,300-square-foot showroom in Lancaster. ... Russin Lumber, a building material manufacturer and distributor based in Montgomery, N.Y., named Tim Tietz as territory manager covering Central and Southern New Jersey. ... Do it Best Corp. promoted Randy Rusk to the position of communications director. ... The Florida Building Material Association recognized outstanding sales achievements at its annual convention last month. Carman Miller of Ro-Mac Lumber, Leesburg, Fla., received the Pinnacle Award as the best retail salesperson of the past year. U.S. Lumber, an Atlanta-based distributor, received the Ken Lipman Award as associate of the year. And Dan Driggers of Huttig Building Products was named outstanding sales person on the wholesale and manufacturing level. ... Tony Shepley of Shepley Wood Products, Hyannis, Mass., was elected chairman of the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association for 2011-12. Jon Hallgren of Curtis Lumber, Ballston Spa, N.Y., became chair-elect. Jonas Kelly of Jay-K Independent Lumber, New Hartford, N.Y., was picked to become vice chair; David Moore of Wiley Brothers, Schaghticoke, N.Y., is the new immediate past chair; and Dick Tarr of Lapointe Lumber, Augusta, Maine, was selected as treasurer. ... Building Material Products, a Wichita, Kan.-based distributor, opened a distribution center in Dallas last summer. ... USG Corp. chairman William C. Foote announced he will retire from the company's board of directors on Dec. 1 and will be replaced by current president and CEO, James Metcalf. ... Boise Cascade has signed a new three-year contract with CEO Thomas Carlile. It also announced that David Gadda, the company's vice president of legal affairs, will retire on Dec. 31. ... Andersen Corp. named Salvatore Abbate as senior vice president of sales and marketing. ... Quanex Building Products, a manufacturer of engineered materials and components, named John Reuter as e-commerce marketing manager. ... Versatex announced a partnership with Coastal Forest Products, a Bedford, N.H.-based distributor, that will allow Coastal to supply New England, Long Island, and Westchester County, N.Y. with a complete selection of Versatex products. ... Lowe's Co. closed 20 underperforming stores in 15 states and cut 1,950 jobs in order to focus on more profitable locations.
