Kelseyville (Calif.) Lumber has opened a new $9.5 million superstore: The 81,000-square-foot building includes a garden center, restaurant, coffee cart, and products ranging from lumber to sleeping bags. ... Foxworth-Galbraith announced Feb. 2 it is closing its truss and wall plant manufacturing facility in Prescott Valley, Ariz. The move follows the closing of facilities in Delta and Grand Junction, Colo., including a truss plant and yard. ... BB Lumber & Hardware, Bellingham, Wash., is closing after more than 60 years in business. Likewise, Reed Lumber Co., Christiansburg, Va., is closing, also after 60 years in business. ... Iverson's Lumber Co. is closing its operation in Milford, Mich., and consolidating its business at its Highland, Mich., yard, a press report said. ... The American National Standards Institute approved the NAHB Green Building Standard, which should help NAHB in its competition with the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program in becoming the premier green building standard for homes. ... Sutherlands Lumber and Home Improvement Centers will buy the BMC West retail outlet across the street from it in Fort Collins, Colo., and consolidate the locations, a press report says. ... The Alexander Lumber Co. yard in Galesburg, Ill., is reportedly set to close by the end of February. ... San Antonio (Fla.) Building Supply has closed. There's a possibility that a previous owner will purchase the company and reopen it. ... Great Central Lumber Co. will close its Alton, Ill., yard March 9. Many of the 50 employees affected reportedly will move to other Great Central facilities. ... Carter Lumber is closing its yard in Battle Creek, Mich., and consolidating those operations into a yard in Kalamazoo.
