Like many Americans, columnist Don Magruder worries about this nation's dependence... More
Mead Lumber Co., the 25th-biggest LBM operation on the ProSales 100, continued its growth this year by purchasing Dakota Craft Inc.'s Cheyenne, Wyo.-based Truss Craft division. More
A Red-Yellow-Green report is designed to bring attention to items that you will run out of in seven or 14 days. More
The national forest and panel products purchasing manager for Allied Building Products Corp. took issue today with a ProSales article in which a veteran timber economist said lumber prices are near their peak and likely will begin dropping "fairly sharply" in May or June. More
Lots of buyers at lumberyards are getting nervous about the recent trend toward... More
While terms of the deal were not disclosed, Home Builders said it is making "a substantial investment in the Wilson community" and remodeling the former Stock location. This is the latest chapter in series of acquisitions of former Stock locations since the LBM titan emerged from Chapter 11 earlier this summer. More
84 Lumber has closed five more yards and two component plants as well as cut 28 headquarters positions in recent weeks. More
Five Star Group of East Hanover, N.J., distributes paint and accessories in a 13-... More
The housing slump has put extra strain on the always-tough relationship between builders looking to trim construction costs and suppliers grappling with smaller orders and shrinking margins. But the downturn is also forcing these trade partners to call a truce--however temporary and sometimes one-sided--in order to form a common front in their fight to survive this frail economy. More
