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Hardin Plwtbing Co., Junction, Tx., is building an adjacent 7,00G sq. ft. warehouse for its new Kirzble Builders Supply division ...
Pelham Home Center, Pelham, Ga., has closed
Ridout lttnber Co. has opened its 14th location, on 5 acres in Fort Smith, Ar.; Dennis Joyce, mgr. ...
F oxworth-G albraith Lumber has closed its Pecos, Tx., yard
H&M Lurnber Co. has moved into a remodeled former WaMart in West Helena" Ar.
Junior's Building Materials, Ringgold, Ga., has closed its Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., yard
Graddy Sales, Salem, Ar., has remodeled its sales floor
Georgia Building Supply Center has moved to a larger facility in Americus, Ga. ...
Fon Smith Truss & Supply,Fott Smith, Ar., is now selling retail as well as producing tnrsses
84 Lumber Co. has opened a new 34,000-sq. ft. store with 2.5acre warehouse on 5.5 acres in Blairs, Va., Chris Martinelli, store mgr., and a 34,000-sq. ft. yard in Union City, Tn., Chip Turner, store mgl.
J&R Supply, Pineville, Ar., has remodeled its sales area and offices...
Payless Cashways is closing stores in Webster, Lake Jackson and San Antonio, Tx. ...
Delta Lumber Co., Elaine, Ar., has rebuilt its building following last year's arson fiie
McCoy's Building Supply Center has opened an 18,000-sq. ft. store with 10,000-sq. ft. warehouse on 4.1 acrqs in Stephanville, Tx.; Mike Cox, mgr.
Lawe's has opened a 130,00G sq. ft. superstore in Russellville, Ar., and a 150,000-sq. ft. unit in Denton, Tx., John Sester, store mgr.; hopes to begin stocking its 750,000-sq. ft. Valdosta, Ga., regional DC Dec. l; will build a new store in Orlando, Fl., and plans a 131,575-sq. ft. location in Jackson, Tn., to anchor the proposed 66-acre Jackson Towne Center; the existing Jackson store would either be closed or firned into a contractor yard to mart its 50th anniversary, [,owe's pub lished a 160-page coffee table book ofphotos and anecdotes ...
Scotty's this month will open its 6th Thmpa, Fl., location-a 9,7W sq. ft. hardware store in University Plaza; an 8,700-sq. ft. hardware store in Largo, Fl., its 3rd, Pat Dean, store mgr.; a 7,100-sq. ft. hardware store in Inverness, Fl., its 2nd, Kevin Foy, store mgr., and a 10,000-sq. ft. unit in Nokomis, Fl., Frank Secula, store mgr. ...
Home Depot last month opened a new store in Norman, Ok., and a smaller, 80,000-sq. ft. Expo Design Center #5 in Miami, Fl; plans a 102,00Gsq. ft. storc plus nursery in Hermitage, Tn., and will level a deserted Kmart on 14 acres in Griffin, Ga, to build a 100,00Gsq. ft. unit by the summer ... Depot raised $l billion in a public offering of convertible notes
Builders Square's long shuttered Daytona Beach, Fl., location is giving way to a flea rnarket-type mini-mall...
Hardware Wholesalers Inc. is about to launch two Do-it Best brand credit cards, one for consumelr, one for contractors
Wholesalers & Manufacturcrs
Georgia-Pacific has closed its sawmills in Bellamy, Al., and Pearson, Ga.; the Pearson heating plant remains open
Hughes Wood Prcducts, Houston, Tx., has fild for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and believes its largest creditor may force sister eo. HoustonWdtech, Houston, also to file banknrptcy by early November
I-Wood Forcst Prcdtrcts, Pr,ovidence Forge, Va, has closed ...
Chandkr ltunber, Dallas, Tx., purchased Potlatch Corp.'s War. ren, Ar., specialtbs mill to c@vert production to mouldings, finger- joint studs and engineered wood producs; Steve Serq daily qcra tions; Robert Petersm, gen. mgr., Dallas national sales office ...
Deltic Timber Corp., Waldo, Ar., is the new name for Dcltic Farm & Tmbcr after being spun off by Murphy Oil Co.; Deltic's $40 millim in assas ircludcs two sawmills and 340,flD acres of timberland in Arkansas and Inuisiana...
Jenkins Wplcsab Suppty C.o., North S/ilkesboro, N.C., has joincd the CMS family of ry nies, Austell, Cra
McShn ltntbcr, Mcshan, AL, has begun operations at its new 60,0fi)-sq. ft. millwork facility, Melruse Millwor*s
Cancrcn Ashlct BuiWing Products, Dallas, Tl., ufrich plans to buY 50 millwort Plants in 6c Ext five years, has agJed to pchasc Metrc Roofng &tppty, Spingdalc, Ar., and certain ass€ts of Midwcst Insulation and Roofing, Tblsa, Ok; Midwest Ttatnal, Oklahoma City, Ok.; Insulation Exteriors, Springdale, Ar., rnil Llidwcst Iwulotion and Siding, Springfiel4 Mo. ... Cameron Ashley also opened a financial services division for contracSors ...
Insulation Materials Corp. of America, Bartlesville, Ok., was purchasedby Nonaco, htc.
Housihg starts in Sept. Qatest figs.) fell 6% a a seasonally adjusted annual rare of 1.438 million single family starts plunged nearly 9% ... building lrrmits, which have droppcd in five of ftc last six monfts, tdl2.9% to a se& sonally adjusted rale of 1.38 nillion ... year4datc starts are still lO.7% ahead of last year's totals ...
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