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Visit the living museum of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Lake Cook Rd./East of Edens Expwy.; (847) 83-5-.5440.

Work up a sweat at the New Heights Spa, 2l I N. Stetson Ave.; (312) 6169000.

Take in the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Auditorium Theatre,50 E. Congrcss Pkwy.; (312) 902-1500.

Hop aboard the Loop Tour'l'rain for a free train tour of Chicago's downtown Loop,17 E. Randolph Sr.: (312) 7442400.

See the Hancock Observatory. 94th floor. John Hancock Centcr. U7-5 N. Michigan Ave.; (U88) 875-8439.

Sec fbr miles and miles frorr the Sears Tower Skydeck, 233 S. Wackcr Dr.: (312) 81s-9696.

G-P Taking Over Sales For Wood Treater

Privately held Southeast Wood responsibility for Southeast Wood Treating Inc., Montgomery, Al., has Treating's overall sales, marketing and agreed to provide Georgia-Pacific customer service. with exclusive sales and distribution

Southeast Wood has been a lonerights for its production of treated time customer of G-P, which also southern pine lumber. operates two of its own treating plants.

In the transaction, expected to be Alex Hopkins, v.p.-lumber, G-P, said, finalized Aug. l, Southeast Wood "This agreement will provide GeorgiaTreating, Montgomery, Al., will con- Pacific with an excellent product intetinue to own and operate its seven gration opportunity that will allow us lumber treating plants and a planer to deliver treated lumber products mill and will treat lumber for G-P on directly to our retail customer base." an exclusive basis. G-P assumes

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EDI Tops With Distributors

Electronic Data Interchange is the rnost widely utilized technology among building material distributors, according to a recent North American Building Material Distribution Association study.

EDI is used by 49Vo of respondents, the Internet by 47Vo, bar coding by 22Vo, and Vendor Managed Inventory by 9Vo. Computer Telephony Integration ranked fifth. Distributors annually spend an average l.83Vo of total gross sales on technology and 0.57o on technology training and education.

Listings are rtften submitteel months in advance. Always verify dates and locations with sponsor before making plans to attend.

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Hoo-Hoo InternationalAug.9-12, l06th annual convention, Ritz Carlton, Dearborn, Mi.; (870) 353-4997.

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Assn.Aug. 11-15, semi-annual meeting, Coeurd'Alene, Id.; (916) 661-9591

Virginia Building Material AssociationAug. 13-16, summer conference, Ramada Plaza Resort, Virginia Beach, Va.; (804) 323-8262.

National Building Products ExpositionAug. 16-19, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (847) 605-1025.

National Hardware Show/International Hardware Week - Aug. 16-19, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (847) 605-1025.

National Hardwood Lumber AssociationAug. 17-19, lumber grading short course, NHLA Educational Building, Memphis, Tn.; (901) 377-1818.

Hardwood Flooring WorkshopsAug. 17-20, Nashville, Tn.; (214) 931-1876; Lug.24-27, Nashville; (214) 887-2lOO.

Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Assn.Aug. 18-20, committee meetings, Doubletree, Little Rock, Ar.; (301) 231-9050.

Architectural Woodwork InstituteAug. 19-21, annual convention, Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Ga.; (703) 733-0600.

Wood Machinery Manufacturers of AmericaAug.20-23, woodworking fair, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga; (770) 246-0608.

Wallace Hardware Co.Aug. 25, market, Great Smoky Mountains Expo Center, White Pine, Tn.: (423) 586-5650.

Distribution AmericaAug. 27.30, convention, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (847) 296-'1W0.

Florida lfardware Co.Aug. 28-30, market, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (904) 783-1650.

Handy Hardware WholesaleAug. 28-30, fall market, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Tx.; (713) 644-1495.

International Garden FairAug. 30-Sept. 1, show, Kciln Messe, Cologne, Germany; (847) 605-1025.

American Forest & Paper AssociationAug.3l-Sept. 2, conference, Marrion Downtown, Chicago, Il.; (415) 278-5372.

World Wood SummitAug. 3l-Sept. 2, conference, Marriott Chicago Downtown, Chicago, Il.; (800) 228-9290.

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Lumbermen's Club of Memphis,Sept. 10, luncheon meeting, Racquet Club, Memphis, Tn.; (901) 682-2838.

Hardware Distribution WarehousesSept. 12.13, mart, Hot Springs Convention Center, Hot Springs, Va.; (800) 256-8527.

West Texas Wholesale SupplySept. 12-13, market, Abilene Civic Center, Abilene, Tx.; (915) 677-2851.

Florida Building Material AssociationSept. 15-19, annual show, Marriott World Center, Orlando, Fl.; (352) 383-0366.

National Lawn & Garden Trade ShowSept. 16-18, Philadelphia, Pa.; (203) 847-9599.

Cedar Shake & Shingle BureauSept. 18-19, annual meeting, Grand Okanagan, Kelowna, B.C.; (206) 453-1323.

Kentucky Forest Industries AssociationSept. 18-19, expo, Laurel County Fairgrounds, London, Ky.; (502) 875-3136.

Center for Forest Products Marketing & Management at Virginia TechSept. 18-21, selling short course, Marriott Hotel, Roanoke, Va.; (540) 231-5876.

National Hardwood Lumber AssociationSept. 18-21, l00th annual convention, St. Louis, Mo.; (901) 377-1818.

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Assn.Sept. 23-26, annual convention, San Diego, Ca.; (202) 547-2230.

Mississippi Building Material Dealers Association will hold its mid-year board meeting Aug. 2l-22 at the Grand Casino and Convention Center in Tunica County, also the site of the Feb. I l-13 annual convention and trade show.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association Education Foundation presented its first scholarships to: Johnston Sanders Boyd, sponsored by Haydon Building Materials, Cadiz; Tina Nicole Elliott, sponsored by Stratton Lumber Co., Nicholasville; Brandon Ray Harris, sponsored by Hartford Building & Supply, Hartford, and Mark Young, sponsored by Leitchfield Lumber, Leitchfield.

Mid-America Lumbermens Association plans a mill tour in Maine Oct. 5-10.

Industry Questions Timber Sale Losses

A report that U.S. Forest Service timber sales lost more than $88 million last year is providing ammo to preservationists calling for an end to federal timber sales. But, the record loss figure was calculated using a new, unorthodox method of accounling.

"The Clinton Administration seems willing to manufacture any excuse to end federal timber harvests," said Independent Forest Products Association president Frank Gladics. "But the Forest Service's decision to expense the cost of road construction in the year the road is built, rather than depreciating the cost over the lifetime ofthe road, is an outrage."

Previous Timber Sale Program Information Reporting System reports dealt with roads in a way that the IRS demands all private landowners adhere to. "The Forest Service has now adopted an accounting practice which would put any other landowner in an IRS office for a long talk," Gladics said. "Given this Administration's aversion to selling timber, it's a wonder they haven't found a way to charge the cost of the Department of Defense against the timber program."

The Forest Service timber sale program generated $2.1 billion of economic activity in 1996 and over $4.7 billion as recently as 1991. The program generates over 60,000 direct, indirect and induced ruraljobs, 82,000 less than in 1989.

Timber revenues (as high as $1.5 billion in 1989) helped offset the costs of this $3.3 billion agency. During the last l0 years, Forest Service employee productivity (measured by amount of timber volume sold per employee) fell by more thanTovo.

Each year, 6 billion bd. ft. of timber worth over $858 million dies in National Forests, enough to build 520,000 average size houses.

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Dave Fowlie is the new mktg. mgr. at Chemical Specialties Inc., Charlotte, N.C., replacing Tom Bailey, who has left the co.

Bill Burkholder and Le Ann Fenton, both ex-Willamette Industries, have formed Panel Partners, Inc., Charlotte, N.C., specializing in panel products for industrial uses.

Michael Landis has been named co-mgr. of 84 Lumber, Valley Station, Ky. New mgr. trainees include: Michael Kidd, Blairs, Va.; Rich Stratton, Union City, Tn.; Chris Olmstead, Oak Ridge, Tn.; Robert Smith, Charlottesville, Va., and Stuart Helfrich, Henderson, Ky.

Candace Hobbs is the new regional sales & marketing mgr. for Weyerhaeuser's Southern Lumber & Plywood Business, Hot Springs, Ar.

Dolores Neal is the new mgr. of Home Depot, Venice, Fl.

Richard J. "Dick" Reidy, ex-Weiler Wilhelm Window & Door Co., has been named v.p.-finance of WoodWare Systems, Memphis, Tn.

Doug Walters, v.p. of sales, has assumed marketing responsibilities at Mellco Inc., Perry, Ga.

David E. Tyler has been promoted to v.p. of advertising at Lowe's Cos.. Inc., North Wilkesboro, N.C. Garry Rackley is store mgr. with Brian Britt and Jerrie Awtrey co-mgrs. at the new North Myrtle Beach, S.C., unit. Bob Beene is store mgr. at Cool Springs, Tn.

Shannon S. Murray was named retail sales coordinator for Al. and Ga. at Ames Lawn & Garden Tools.

Susan Boydstun is the new retail development mgr. for Triangle Pacific Flooring Group, Dallas, Tx. Joel King and Tony Battaglia are sales specialists for, respectively, the Florida panhandle and Va. Jesse Colburn is regional training mgr. in Fl.

Marc Daoust has been appointed president of Canada's Norbord Industries Inc. Harvey Joel has been named v.p. of marketing and sales, succeeding Paul Tindall who has retired after 44 years in the industry.

Andy Raye is now Southeast territory mgr. of the flooring group at Bostik.

Matt Givens is the new Southem division v.p. of sales for General Products Co., Fredericksburg, Va. Walt Wilson is Northem division v.p. of sales.

David L. Moyer has been named senior technical representative for Celotex Corp, Tampa, Fl.

Timothy H. Brannon is the new v.p., Asia Pacific and managing director of Rayonier New Zealand.

Valentine Azbelle has been named certification administrator for the National Wood Window & Door Association.

Randy Gerhold is the new v.p. of the Expertise line at RealWodd Corp.

Randall W. Scott is now executive v.p. of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, Alexandria, Va., replacing Bill Carmichael who has retired.

R. Scott Vansant has been appointed chief financial officer for Euramax International plc., Norcross, Ga. Mitchell B. Lewis, group v.p., has been promoted to corporate business development director.

Ken Proctor, sales representative, Champion International, Jacksonville, Fl., has earned an MBA degree from Jacksonville University.

Joy Tina Sullivan, J.M. Huber Corp., Atlanta, Ga., wed Paul lvan Ericson, Home Depot, Atlanta, May 2.

Joseph Briggs has joined Union Camp, representing its new engineered wood product line in Tx. and Ok.

Peter Pallatta was appointed marketing mgr. for Truecraft Tools.

Scott Carl Helvie, mgr., 84 Lumber, Memphis, Tn., wed Charity Renee Madgett May 16.

A. Bourne Loozer is the new employee counselor at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Ace Opens Up To Prospects

Nearly 70 prospective retail stores attended Ace Hardware's first-ever Platinum Retail Conference to evaluate the co-op's retail success strategies.

Held recently in Colorado Springs, Co., the four-day event featured a review of Ace's historical trends, various seminars and breakout sessions, and an afternoon ofrecreational activities.

Ace's next such conference will be at the fall convention Oct. 8-12 in Philadelphia, with another planned in conjunction with the January LBM show in Phoenix.