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Donna Whitaker has been promoted to sales coordinator at Rayonier Inc., Baxley, Ga. Wren Carter is a new customer sales and service rePresentative.

Joe Bullara, previously with ldaho Timber Corp., is new to sales at Buie Forest hoducts, Boerne, Tx.

Bill Franks, ex-Westem Forest Products, is new to Louisiana-Pacific's D.C. in Conroe, Tx.

Mike Johnson has been named v.p. of Eastern operations at Idaho Timber Corp.'s new Henderson, N.C., manufacturing facility. Keith LaRue has been appointed general mgr. Tommy Richardson is new to sales. At Carthage, Ar., Kevin Ramer is now general mgr. of sawmill operations, and Greg Sunderland, sales mgr. Chip Emms is new to sales in Fort Worth, Tx. Bret Plummer is now in sales in Lake City, Fl.

Ollie McCormick has retired from McCormick Lumber Co., Mt. Sterling, Ky., after 47 years. Dan McCormick manied Tracy Linn Easley June 20, 1998.

Jeff Ramey has joined the commercial sales team at Wheat Lumber Co., Grapevine, Tx.

Ralph Guthrie is the new held technical mgr. for Boise Cascade Engineered Wood Products' Albany, Ga., office. Other new field technical mgrs: Joe Pelatt, Atlanta, and Mike Ocker, Raleigh, N.C.

Jim Burt, ex-Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co.. has been named senior merchandising mgr.-hardware for MooreHandley Inc., Birmingham, Al. David Follis, ex-M.A. Bruder & Sons, is senior merchandising mgr.-paint.

Mike Tracy has been named senior v.p. and general mgr. of proprietary brands for Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga. Store managers at new locations include: Steve Dickinson, Memphis, Tn.; Ernest Baidoo, Allen, Tx., and David Jackson, Clarksville, Tn.

Don Belt is now senior v.p.-mktg. & strategic business initiatives at TruServ Corp. New to the co-op are: executive v.p.Jogistics Tim Troy, ex-Sears, and executive v.p.-business development Brian Schnabel, ex-Elmer's Products.

Gary Cartrette is new to sales at Gilman Building Products, St. Marys, Ga. He had been with Rayonier.

Robert Islinger has been named senior v.p.-strategic planning and marketing for Payless Cashways. Shawn Hepinstall has been promoted to v.p.-merchandising.

Curtis Allen has been named plywood sales mgr. at Hunt Forest Products, Ruston, La.

Mark A. Kaufman has been appointed senior v.p.-regional merchandising and product development for Lowe's Cos., North Wilkesboro, N.C.

Paul Tindall, Norbord Industries v.p. of marketing and sales, has retired.

Ray Grillith has been promoted to v.p.merchandising for Ace Hardware Corp. Michael Bodzewski is now v.p.-sales & mktg.; Wayne Wiggleton, staff v.p.-LBM; Ken Nichols, staff v.p.-new business; Dan Prochaska, staff v.p.-retail support-East; Bill Bauman, staff v.p.-retail supportWest. David Myer, v.p.-retail support, assumes responsibility for the Ace Hardware Paint division.

E.J. Lamulle, Jr., APA-The Engineered Wood Association, Slidell, La., retired with the rank of colonel from the U.S. Air Force after 30 years of service, the last 25 in the reserves.

Tom Long is now general mgr.-storage systems at Clopay Building Products. Bruce Spencer is the new general sales mgr. of architectural ceilings for Celotex Corp., Tampa, Fl. Rob Malandra is now regional sales mgr. for roofing and building products, and Mike Fought, regional sales mgr., architectural ceilings.

Dick Erickson, Weyerhaeuser Co., was named v.p. of the newly merged Environmental Health & Safety Services dept., replacing Jack Larson, v.P.Energy and Environment, who retired in July.

Vesta lleritage has retired from McShan Lumber Co., McShan, Al., after 2l years.

Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus, Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., have opened a new facility in Area 51, Nevada.

TruServ Teams With Visa

TruServ is teaming with Visa U.S.A. on a variety of advertising and marketing activities, including pointof-purchase materials and signage.

During the one-year partnershiP, the two companies will collaborate on a series of value-added offers for consumers who use their Visa cards at participating True Value, ServiStar and Coast to Coast locations. The initial promotion rewards consumers using their Visa cards with a25vo discount off True Value paint.