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Homc Quarters Warehouse opencd a 120,000 eq. ft. wan$ouse store ln Loulsvllle, Ky., John Howard m8r. HomeBasc opeoe<l lts flffi Ollahoma locadon ln Tblsa, Srcve hdercdtttt mgr. ...

Scotty's expects to rebulld a Homestead, Fl., unlt &stroyed by Hurrlcane Andrew as soon as the clty glves an okay ... National Home Centers, Sprlngdale, Ar., and Builders Warehouse Associatiot hrc., Conway, fu., arc worklng on I merger

Builders Square opened a 107,000 sq. ft. prootlpe store at Weklva (Apopka), Fl.

Home Depot purchased a 16 acre site for a store to be opened ln Humble, Tk.,ln June 1993; condnued construction on a 125,000 sq. ft. outlet in Lakeland, Fl., with completlon slated for the end of the year; announced an "ldea store" $milar to oneln San Diego, Ca., for Atlanta, Ga., and expanded tnstalled sales senices into that city (see story p. 26) ...

Loweb opened replacement stores ln Fayetteville and Rocldngham, N.C., longview, TX., and Greenville, S.C.;purchased 11 acres for a Gautier, Ms., store; scheduled constuction of stores in Summerville, S.C., Albany, Ga., and Tallahassee, FI., for spring openings and shopped for a Chapel HilI, N.C., relocation site ...

Mike and Bell Lamb and Larry and Fay Wrisenhunthave acquired Delight Hardware Co., Delight, Ar., ftom Tbm Wilson who is now with Carroll Building and Appliance, Murfreesboro, Ar. ... Izeds Building Products, Atlanta, Ga., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last November, has fiId a reorganizationplan ...

,Ioncs DoIt Cenpr, Upton, Ky., held a rlbbon cudng for lts rewly remodeled gtore Barnes Hardware & Lumber Co,, Felmouth, Ky., rdded a Rcnt-It Center ,,. Country Boy Lumber Cotp., Manassas, Va, has ctnnged Its name tD UA ltuttbcr & ButWing Materials,lnc, ,..

Coraing Lunber plans to move Its Orlando, Fl., branch facillty to a new 6 acre slte ln February Hechinger wlll open Home Prcject Centers ln Falrfax and Dale Clty, Va., next year

Annlversarl a: Gray-Seal Paints (Progress Paint MfS. Co.), Loulsville, Ky., 80th in Dec.; firick ltmber Co., Atoka, Ok., 55th...

For the record: Hotne Depot purchased land for $1.19 milltontn oklatpma city, ok, to build a $10 million store, its socond in the ctty.

Florida Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association and FLBMDA Services Corp. have moved to 1303 Limit Ave., Mt. Dora, Fl. 32757-3122; (904) 3830366 ...

Westwood Forest Products moved into a new warehouse in Browns Summit, N.C. Gcry Kuykendall moved his trading office to Ttrlsa from Muskogee, ok....

Burton Woodworks, Montgomery, Al., will expand their plant from 100,000 sq. ft. to 130,000 sq. ft. ... BMI, Inc., Summit, N.J., opened a new 15,000 sq. ft. mfg. plant in Knoxville, Tn. Adans Whotresalers, /2c., Cincinnati, Oh., has acquired Huner Corp., Lynchburg, Va., and will rename the company Huner-Adarw Whalesalers ...

Georgia-Paclfic formed a Metal Prducn gloup ln a realgnment of lts Building Products Gtoup lnto bnctness unlts acordlng b prcfuct llu, Wayne Any, v_.p.; Jlm hrller, budgs mgr., 8nd ffin Creeden, nadonal oales mgr. the unlt wlll dlstrlbute nails, screws, fasteners, structural connectors and relnfqclng bus

Hitachi PowerT@ls U.S.A. Ltd ls reloculng corporate offices to Gwlnnett Pavlllon, Nqcross, Ga. .., ENAP, hc. has relocated its chlef terrltory mgr. Bob Pearson to Midlothlan, Va.

Gemini Group, Boca Raton, Fl., has purchasd IT Loclcwood San Antonlo, Tk., renamlng lt Gemini Systcms Sofiware Inc. ,,,

W. R. Bonsal Co., Charlotte, N.C., is now excluslve marketing agent in the eastern U.S. for Vlicander Enterprises, Inc. Regal Manufacturing Inc. has moved to Fort Meade, Fl.

Among many Hurrlcane Andrew relief contrlbutorsz HillBehan ltmber Co., Harahan, La.; Darworth Co., LaGtange, Ga.; MacMillan Bloedel Building Materials, Jacksonville, Fl., Pire Hill, fu., and GulSort,Ms.; Mazg Nails, Penr,Il. ...

National Forest Products Association and the American Paper Institute have agreed to operate as one trade association after Jan. I, 1993

Housing starts in Sept. (latest figs.) accelerat&l.4Vo to an annual rate of 1,256,000 apt construction rose 2.7Vo ... building permits increased 3.7Vo ... starts for the first nine months totaled 929,4W (not rcasonally. adjusted) and were 2O.5Vo ahead of last year's rate which was the lowest in 47 years.

November

Netlonel Forert Producte A$ocletlon - Nov. t-ll, annual mecting, San Diego, Ca.

Ylnyl Wlndow & Doot Inctltutc - Nov. 9.10, business meeting, Wegtin Hotel O'Hare. Cbicago, Il.

Vlnyl Sldlng Inctltute - Nov. l0.ll, business meeting, Westin Hotcl O'Hare, Chicago, Il.

Kcniucky Lumber & Bulldlng Mrterlal Dealerc AssocletlonNov. ll, board meeting, L,ouisville, Ky.

Vlrglnlr Bulldlng Mrterlal AcEoclrtlon - Nov. 12, "Strategies for Success" seminar, Holiday Inn Bells Rd., Richmond, Va.

Smltb Herdwerc Co. - Nov. 13-14, sbow, Carolina Tobacco Warehouse, Goldsboro, N.C.

Arbor Dry Inctltute - Nov. 16, Building with Treee workshop, Orlando, Fl.

Conctructlon Suppllers' Assocletlon - Nov. 1t-19, sales seminar, Ameri-Suites Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.

Wallace Hardwere - Nov. 19-20, fall market, Grand Hotel & Convention Center, Pigeon Forge, Tn.

North Amerlcan Wholesale Lumbcr Assoclatlon - Nov.20-21, regional meeting, Hotel Lr Meridien, New Clrleans, La.

Natlonal Decoratlng Products Show - Nov. 2G22, McComrick Place Nortb, Chicago, Il.

Lumbermen's Club ol Memphls - Nov. 23, nominations, Racquet Club, Memphis, Tn.

December

Vlrglnh Butldlng Materlal Assoclstlon - Dec. 2, credit seminar, Chadottesville, Va.; Dec.9, building code seminar, Richmond, Va.

Lumbermen's Club ol Memphls - Dec. 5, election meeting, Racquet Club, Memphis, Tn.

JAI\UARY

Lumbermen's Club of Memphls - Jan. 7, installation of officers, Racquet Club, Memphis, Tn.

Hardware VYholesalers Inc. - Jan. t-9, winter building products market, Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Orlando, Fl.

Cotter & Co. - Jan. 8-12, winter lumber conference, Buena Vista PalacB Hotel, Buena Vista, Fl.

Natlonal Housewares Manufacturers Assoclatlon - Jan. 10.'13, international housewares sbow, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.

North Amerlcan Wholesale Lumber Assoclatlon - Jan. 10-15, executive management institute, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

ServlStar Corp. - Jan. ll-13, lumber home center market, Marriott World Center, Orlando, Fl.

Southwest Assoclatlon - Jan. 14-17, annual convention & expo, Arlington Convention Center, Arlington, Tx.

Carolinas-Tennessee Bulldlng Materlal Assoclatlon - Jan. 1516, building products buying sbow, Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte. N.C.

House Hasson Hardware Co. - Jan. 16-17, market, Opryland Hotel & Convention Center, Nashville, Tn.

Amerlcan Hardware Manufac{urers Assoclatlon - Jan. 19-21, hardlines technology confergnce, Infomart Dallas, Tx.

Kentucky Lumber & Bulldlng Material Dealers AssoclatlonJan. 19-21, annual convention, Drawbridge Inn, Fort Mitchell, Ky.

Mld-America Lumbermens Assoclatlon elected Ben Mayo, Mayo Building Supply, Bentonville, Ar., president for 1992-93.

Robert Henkle, Grand Country Homeworks, Grove, Ok., is first vice president. Arkansas directors are L. B. Baker, Baker Lumber & Hardware, Trumann; Roger Clenrmons. Davis Lumber Co.. Texarkana; Billy Plyler, John Plyler Home Center, Glenwood; James Terry, OneSource Home & Building Centers, North Little Rock. Oklahoma directors: Henry Bockus, Gordon White Lumber, Oklahoma City; Gary Ketcham, H. E. Ketcham Lumber Dealer, Muskogee; K. C. Rothschopf, Jr., The Lumber Mart, Guymon; Ed Stuart, Roy T. Hoke Lumber Co., Stillwater.

Associate directors: Harris Kimbell, Jr., Curt Bean Lumber Co., Glenwood, Ar.; Bradley Mayeux, Macklanburg-Duncan, Oklahoma City, Ok.

Nancy Irwis, City Lumber Co., Fayetteville, Ar., is NLBMDA representative. Jerry Caldwell, Caldwell Lumber, Wynne, Ar., was appointed to the executive committee.

Mtsstsslppl Butldlng Materlal Dealers Assoclatlonts annual convention and building products trade show chairman James Bumett is coordinating plans for the 67th meeting in Tupelo March 18-20.

The exhibit hall will offer cash spiffs, prizes and cash drawings. An all industry luncheon, president's banquet, golf tournament and activities for spouses are being planned.

Loulsiana Bullding Material Dealers

Assoclation is coordinating a drive to collect funds and necessities for distribution to lumber and building material dealer employees affected by Hurricane Andrew.

Association member Charlie Ceruti. general manager, Weyerhaeuser distribution center, Harahan, headed a convoy of trucks loaded with plywood sheeting, OSB panels, roofing felt and assorted materials for families in Morgan City and St. Mary