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Masco spun off its installation services division into an independent company. More news from Crown Mats & Matting and WOLF. More
The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association elects new leadership. More
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Simpson Manufacturing, parent of fastener maker Simpson Strong-Tie, saw its bottom line drop one-third during the third quarter to $13 million on a 6% jump in revenues to $172.1 million. More
A former CNN and CNBC anchor who reports extensively on Generation Y--Americans born in the 1980s and 1990s and who are now entering the job and home-buying market--calls this cohort "a true lost generation" that could cause the country's next financial bubble to burst. More
Net income at Simpson Manufacturing fell $3.6 million from the same period last year to hit $15.9 million for the second quarter. Net sales at the company, which produces the Simpson Strong-Tie brand as well as other fasteners and construction products, grew 2% for the quarter ended June 30 to $181.7 million. More
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