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First-quarter operating income at Ainsworth rose to C$3.4 million (US$3.4 million) behind a 19% jump in sales, but net income still plummeted to C$700,000 (US$697,000), from a C$77.7 million (US$77.4 million) income a year ago. More
Central Network Retail Group (CNRG) added Town & Country Hardware, a Chapel Hill, N.C.-based hardware store chain, as a new partner by acquiring its operating assets. CNRG also added Craig Ward, president of Town & Country Hardware, to its board of directors. More
Interfor slipped into the red during the fourth quarter, from the same period a year ago, with a C$6.5 million (US$6.6 million) loss, despite an almost 8% rise in sales to C$190 million (US$193.8 million) for the period ended Dec. 31. More
Desert Lumber has acquired the assets A.C. Houston Lumber's Las Vegas operations. The deal marks the end of A.C. Houston's presence in the Las Vegas market and means less competition for Desert Lumber in the southern Nevada market. More
Net earnings at Ainsworth plummeted into the red with a C$59.2 million (US$55.7 million) loss in the third quarter, a far cry from the C$10.4 million (US$9.8 million) income the company posted during the same period a year ago. Net sales fell 12% to C$71.8 million (US$67.5 million). More
Canfor swung into the red during the third quarter with a C$9.6 million (US$9.8 million) loss, compared with a C$37.2 million (US$37.9 million) income during the same period last year, the company announced. Net sales grew 2% to reach C$602.1 million (US$614.1 million). More
When the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) takes effect in January, it will raise the energy bar more than any previous code, with a targeted 15% jump in the energy efficiency of new homes vs. the 2009 code and a 28% improvement over 2006. Getting over that hurdle will challenge builders and inspectors. More
Net sales at Ainsworth Lumber Co. fell 24.4% during the second quarter, compared to the same period a year ago, to finish at C$80.5 million (US$81.6 million). The company did manage to shrink its net loss, however, by almost C$5 million to C$13 million (US$13.2 million). More
Interfor remained in the red during the second quarter as its net loss widened to C$5.3 million (US$5.5 million), compared to a C$3.5 million (US$3.6 million) loss during the same period a year ago. More
