Illinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association will celebrate its 125th anniversary at its annual expo Feb. 17-19 at Prairie Capitol Convention Center, Springfield, In.
Lumber, Huntington, N.Y.; manufacturers and services council chair Roger Dankel, Simpson Strong-Tie, McKinney, Tx., and federated association execs chair Rita Ferris, NRLA.
Mid America Lumbermens Association elected Greg Smith, E.C. Barton, Jonesboro, Ar., as its new president during its recent annual meeting in Branson, Mo. He succeeds Kevin Rasure, Rasure Lumber Do it Center, Goodland, Ks. New 1st v.p. is Dan Prendergast, Moscow Mills Lumber, Moscow Mills, Mo.; 2nd v.p. Jim Bishop, Vesta Lee Lumber, Bonner Springs, Ks.; 3rd v.p. Ed Page, Bowling Green Lumber, Bowling Green, Mo.; NLBMDA delegate Alan Clark, Clarks Building & Decorating, Hot Springs, Ar., and secretary-treasurer Hatch McCray, McCray Lumber, Kansas City, Ks. New directors are Landon Garner, Garner Building Supply, Rogers, Ar.; Patrick Goebel, Star Lumber, Wichita, Ks.; Mark Borchers, Great Southern Wood Preserving, Blue Springs, Mo.; Guy McGillivray, Forest Products Supply, Newton, Ks., and Brandon Alles, Roberts & Dybdahl, New Century, Ks. New state committee chairs are Chris Cleaver, Cleaver Farm & Home, Chanute, Ks.; Adam Hendrix, Chic Lumber & Hardware, St. Peters, Mo., and Gary Smith, Smith & Sons Building Center, Anadarko, Ok. Next up for MLA are its annual Missouri winter meeting Jan. 9-10 in Columbia, Kansas winter meeting Jan. 23-24 in Wichita, and Arkansas state committee meeting Feb. 6 in Little Rock.
North American Wholesale Lumber Association will host a Southeast regional meeting Feb. 13 at Hyatt Regency, Birmingham, Al. Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association will host its annual expo and convention Feb. 5-6 at Marriott Downtown, Indianapolis, In. Educational sessions will focus on
superstars of sales, sales and product knowledge training, and the construction outlook. Networking events will include the tree farmer breakfast, exhibitor reception, and a bonfire bash. Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association kicks off its annual winter meeting Feb. 5-6 at The Grand Hotel, Natchez, Ms. Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Association holds its annual meeting Feb. 26-March 2 in Boca Raton, Fl.
National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association honored Pat Thorne Lumber, Chillicote, Mo., as independent Pro Dealer of the Year during its recent Industry Summit in Nashville, Tn. Cally Coleman Fromme, Zarsky Lumber, Victoria, Tx., was honored as Grassroots Dealer of the Year for her work on the Innocent Sellers Fairness Act (H.R. 2746). New officers are chairman Chris Yenrick, Smith Phillips Building Supply, Winston-Salem, N.C.; chairelect J.D. Saunders, Economy Lumber, Campbell, Ca.; 1st vice chair Scott Yates, Denver Lumber, Denver, Co.; 2nd vice chair Davis Boland, Boland Maloney Lumber, Louisville, Ky.; treasurer Linda Nussbaum, Kleet Building-Products.com
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