SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Carolinas-Tennessee Building Material Association's CarolinasTennessee Leaders group will meet July 17-20 at Kiawah Island, S.C.

Scheduled are a session on how to assign responsibility in an operations department and small group discussions on other important industry topics.

Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association has set its annual summer conference and family outing for July 1720 at the Perdido Beach Resort, Orange

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On tap: a reception, theme party, executive committee and board of directors meetings, fishing charter, golf tournament at Cotton Creek, Temperate Forest Foundation seminar, and employee relations seminar.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association will hold its summer golf outing and awards dinner July 28 at the Spring Lake Country Club, Lexington.

Retailer Diversifies To Survive

Despite heavy competition from the big boxes, one hardware store continues to prosper by offering unusual items and services that its competition doesn't.

In addition to the standard home center fare, Tonjes True Value, Lake Wales, Fl., also sells items rarely requested, such spare parts for pressure cookers.

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