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Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association anticipates its biggest buying show ever in conjunction with its annual convention Jan.8-ll at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside.

LBMDA has moved to new offices at 224F"loida St., Ste. l0l, Baton Rouge, La. 70801. New phone (504) 3&43l7,Fax 504-383-4317. The post office box and 800 number remain the same.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association members graduating from a recent Bill Darling estimating seminar included: Andy Purcell and Ronnie Harris, Hill-Motley Lumber Co., Bowling Green; Mary Beth Hunt, Congleton Lumber Co., Lexington; Chris Cunningham, Kentucky-Indiana Lumber Co., Louisville; Tim Moore and Mike Doyle, Fugate Lumber Co., Eddyville, and Thomas Wheeler, Fourshee Building Supply, Cadiz.

Among the Tennessee retailers completing the course: Randy Pleiman, Norvell & Wallace Lumber, Nashville;

Mike Sams and Tommy Hale, Haynes Bros. Lumber Co., Murfreesboro; Kenneth Hamilton, Wes Shugart and Mark Donegan, Stewart Lumber Co., Brentwood; Raymond Burr and Brian Wyatt, Stewart Lumber, Murfreesboro; Bill Terry, Stewart tamber, Dickson, and Randall Jones. Jones Lumber Co.. Henderson.

Carolinas.Tennessee Building Material Association will again have a sales contest to promote its annual convention Ian. 22-24 at the Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, N.C. Prizes include free publicity and booth space at the 1999 show, plus $5fi) each for the exhibitor and dealer.

Lumberments Association of Texas directors approved Steven Herren as new sergeant-at-arms, replacing Emmett McCoy, who resigned after announcing his retirement. Jim Blount was named cochairman with Tom Mace on the safetv and security committee.

EGS Merging With Dimensions

Enterprise Computer Systems, Inc., Greenville, S.C., is merging with Dimensions, Salt Lake City, Ut.

Dimensions majority shareholder Stephen Littlefield will be nominated to the ECS board, and Randy Faris will continue as president of the Dimensions Division of ECS. Accounting and human resources functions likely will be relocarcd to Greenville.

ECS had sales of $20 million in 196 and expects sales of $30 nillion this year and $40 million in 198, following the merger. At that time, over 45% of the top 250 building material dealers will be using ECS software.

rh"I heard of a man who decided to commit suicide by lying on the railroad tracks-he died of starvation."

- Steve Gwalney Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Eugene, Or.