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Construction Suppliers Association named Wes Coodroe as its new president after his father, Ervin Coodroe, became terminally ill (see obituary, p. 35).

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association has installed Chris Quinn. fbrmerly with the lndiana Motor Truck Association, as its

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new executive vice president, succeeding Cene Mueller, who retires in April.

Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association will hold its annual convention and buying show lan.27-30 in Lake Charles.

Mississippi Building Material Dealers Association's annual convention and trade show runs from Jan. 20-22 at rhe Silver Star Resort Casino & Convention Center, Philadelphia, Ms.

SFPA Annual Meeting A Hit

Expect lower housing starts during the first f'ew years of the new millennium, due to rising interest rates and home prices combined with a slowing economy, Resource Information Systems, Inc.'s Bernard Fuller told attendees at Southern Forest Products Association's recent annual meeting.

The good news, said Fuller, is there won't be any recession, and high timber prices will remain.

Over 230 SFPA members, spouses and staff attended the Sept. 25-28 meeting at the Amelia Island Plantation, near Jacksonville, Fl. Themed "Beyond '99 with Southern Pine," the event featured speakers, marketing presentations and officer elections.

Alex Hopkins, Georgia-Pacific, was elected chairman. Other officers fbr 2000: Steven Anthony, Bearden Lumber Co., vice chairman; Vernon Massey, Louisiana-Pacific, treasurer, and Ross Lampe, Lampe & Malphrus Lumber Co., immediate past chair.

Approved at the meeting was a five year "Priorities & Partnerships" program to promote southern pine products through 2004.

Distributor Groups Get Closer

International Hardware Distributors Association and North American Building Material Distribution Association are considering forming a strategic alliance.

The alliance would seek to formalize and broaden collaboration between the two associations, such as by sharing educational programs, networking events and market research.

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