CALENDAR

February

Vlrglnla Bulldlng Mrterlal Assoclrtlon - Feb. 12, sales seminars, Manassas, Va.l Feb. 13, Richmond, Va.

Carotlnr-Tennessee Bulldlng Materhl AssoclationFeb. l5-17, buying show, Winston'Salem, N'C.

l,umbermens Merchrndlslng Corp.Feb. l5'lE, buying show, Nashville, Tn.

Allied Buildlng StoresFeb. l7-lE, spring show, Arlington' Tx.

Vlrginir Building Maleriat Assoclrtlon - Feb. 20, OSHA/ VOSIIA seminars, Manassas, Va.l Feb.2l, Richmond' Va.

Forest Products Trrfflc AssociationFeb. 2l-22' annual meeting, Peabody Ilotel, Memphis, Tn.

Appafachian Hardwood Manufacturers Feb. 2l-23, annual mceting, Washington, t).C.

Orgill Bros. & Co.Feb' 23-25, spring market' Cook Convention Center, MemPhis, Tn.

(ialbraith Steel & Supply Co.Feb' 24-25, market, Lubbock. Tx.

National Wood Window & Door AssociationFeb. 24-28' annual meeting, Inter-Continental Hotel, Cancun, Mexico.

March

l,ouisiana Building Material Dealers AssociationMarch l-4, annual convention, Holiday lnn Crowne Plaza, New Orleans, La.

Amarillo Hardware Co.March 3-4, market, Amarillo' Tx. Henderson & Baird Hardware Co.March 3-4, Sentry market. (ireenwood Leflore Civic Center, Greenwood, Ms.

Virginia Building Material AssociationMarch 6, store, yard & warehouse planning seminar, Charlottesville, Va.

lnternational Hardwood Products AssociationMarch 610. annual convention, Walt Disney World Swan, Orlando, Ft.

National Home Center ShowMarch 1l-13, McCormick Place, Chicago, ll.

Oklahoma Young LumbermenMarch l6-17' education seminar, Oklahoma CitY, Ok.

Vinyl Siding InstituteMarch l8-21, joint meeting with Vinyl Window & Door Institute, Marco Beach, Fl.

Mississippi Building Material Association - Match22-24, annual convention, Coliseum Ramada Inn, Jackson' Ms.

Associated Building MaterialsMarch 22-25, annual meeting, Saddlebrook Resort, Tampa, Fl.

Southern Pine Inspection BureauMarch 23, annual meeting, Sea Island, Ga.

Oklahoma Lumbermen's AssociationMarch 23-25, spring mart, Oklahoma City, Ok.

Elder Wood Preserving Co.March 24, Cochon de Lait, Mansura Pavillion, Mansura, La.

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers AssociationM arch 24-27, legislative/leadership conference, Washington, D.C.

American Wood Preservers InstituteMarch 26-28' legislative conference, Washington Court Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Hardwood Manufacturers AssociationMarch 29-31, annual meeting, Royal Sonesta Hotel, New Orleans, La.

G-P/Nekoosa Fight Gontinues

Georgia-Pacific Corp. is continuing its legal battle to acquire Great Northern Nekoosa Corp. although Great Northern's poison pill antitakeover defense was upheld by a U.S. District judge in Maine.

Analysts and arbitragers predict that G-P has the upper hand in the $3.47 billion tender offer. Continued legal maneuverings, they say, may only delay what is inevitable, the sale of Great Northern Nekoosa to the highest bidder. G-P says that more than 750/o of Nekoosa's shares have been tendered in their $63 a share offer.

G-P is soliciting proxies for the March 2 meeting of Nekoosa shareholders in an attempt to oust board members. A second shareholder meeting March 20 will consider invalidating the poison pill. GeorgiaPacific also may appeal the latest decision on the pill.

Nekoosa is hoping for the success of a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Connecticut arguing that a takeover would violate antitrust laws.

Major PPI Realignment Underway

Plywood Panels Inc. (PPI) is realigning operations to complete the integration of Davidson-PWP, Inc., which it acquired in 1988.

PPI's New Orleans manufacturing plant will close over the next three months, consolidating operations at a larger facility in Norfolk, Va. Headquarters will remain in New Orleans, along with regional sales and import operations, and warehousing.

Manufacturing of wood-based products will be transferred from PPI's facility in Tualatin, Or., to its plant in Chino, Ca., with the Tualatin plant concentrating on gypsum products. Specialized manufacturing in City of Industry, Ca., will continue. Warehouse/distribution facilities will be in Norfolk, New Orleans and Sacramento, Ca.

Last November, Kenneth E.

Glass was appointed president and ceo succeeding L. Russell Haan who remains a member of the board of directors.

Since then a number of senior management appointments have been made to integrate production and marketing operations company wide: Robert Trojan, chief operating officer, New Orleans; Dietrich L. Petersen, executive vice presidentoperations, Chino; James N. Haynie, executive vice president-marketing and sales, Norfolk; Don MacMaster, Jr., vice president-imports, New Orleans; Robert Taylor, chief financial officer, New Orleans.

Dick Olano, vice president-distributor sales, New Orleans; Vic Johnson, vice president-national accounts, Norfolk; Mike Swanson, vice president-mobile homes and recreational vehicles, Chino.

Commenting on the realignment actions, Trojan said they are "part of a new strategic plan designed to make PPI even stronger and to position the company for long-term profitability. The business objective for all of these actions is to streamline operations so that we can serve our customers even more effectively."