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Bargain Lumber, Roseburg, Or., is closing after 20 years; inventory should be liquidated by the end of the month. said David Levin

Franklin Building Supply has begun expanding its 8,800-sq. ft. store in Caldwell, Id.,to 2I,270 sq. ft. for a summer completion

Pacific Coast Home & Garden is the new name of Pacific Home Do it Center, San Luis ObisPo, Ca., following its sale from Arnold Volny, Norbert Volny and Bill Oberholser to Rob Rossi

McLendon's Hardware oPened a 110,000-sq. ft. replacement store Dec.27 in a former hospital a few blocks from its long-time Renton, Wa., location

Lake s ide Lumb e r, Lake Oswego, Or., acquired 5 acres near Tualatin, Or., to build a new 70,000-sq. ft. Hq. and warehouse

McKeever's Ace Hardware, Wickenburg, Az., is negotiating to buy 2.2 acres to build a 15,000-sq. ft. store -triple the size of its current facility-with 5,000-sq. ft. garden center ...

Pacific Lumber relocated its Hq. to a 5,000-sq. ft. building across the street from its Lake Oswego, Or., lumberyard and truss plant ...

Hennick's Home Center, Ban' don, Or., is building a 22,500-sq. ft. replacement store

Ace Hardware,San Mateo, Ca., was closed Dec. 31 by owner JaY Misty after 25 years in business

Habitat for Humanity oPened a 5,000-sq. ft. ReStore new and used building material outlet in Anchorage, Ak.

Home Depot oPened new stores Dec. 16 in Hilo, Hi., and Stanton, Ca., and is unveiling new locations this month in Ontario, Red Bluff and Selma. Ca.

Home Depot will construct a 103,000-sq. ft. store in Phoenix, Or.; acquired a 102,000-sq. ft. building in Riverton, Ut., to open a new store June 23; won court approval to proceed with Plans for a 102,000-sq. ft. unit on 17.5 acres in Corvallis, Or.; in the spring will add a 26,350-sq. ft. garden center to its recently opened store in Burlington, Wa.; is considering a site in Ceres. Ca.. and has teamed up with weddingchannel.com fot a giftregistry...

Lowe's Cos. oPened new stores Jan. 4 in Westminster, Co.; Glendale, Az., and Kalispell, Mt.; Dec. 31 in Greeley, Co., and Dec. 14 in Wasilla, Ak. ... openings are planned for Jan. 18 in Fremont, Ca., and Jan.25 in Lancaster, Ca., and Meridian, Id. ...

Lowe's expects to open in the fall in the former Builders Square building in N. Portland, Or. ...

Grainger added a Grainger Express outlet Dec. 20 in Santa Clarita, Ca. ...

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Sierra Pacific will build a stud mill adjacent to its existing sawmill in Aberdeen, Wa.

Big Valley Lumber Co., Bieber, Ca., has reopened its wood chiP plant, which had been shut down for the last three years

Boise Cascade, LLC, Boise, Id., agreed to sell 2.2 mlllion acres of timberland located across the Pacific Northwest, Louisiana, Alabama, and Minnesotato Forest Capital Partners, LLC, Boston, Ma., for $1.65 billion in cash

Plum Creek Timber Co., Seattle, Wa., purchased over 48,000 acres of forestland near Greenville, Me., from Hancock Timber Resource Group

SierraPine Lrd., Roseville, Ca., sold its Moncure, N.C., particleboard plant to Aconcagua Timber ...

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Olympic Resource Management, Poulsbo, Wa., took over management of more than 500,000 acres of forestland in Wa. and Or. for Crown Pacific Partners, Portland, Or. (see related story, p. 34) '..

Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal WaY, Wa., plans to appeal a decision bY the U.S. Distict Court in Oregon to srant class-action status to a law-suit claiming Weyco unlawfully monopolized the U.S. finishedalder lumber market

West Fraser Timber Co. anticipated a Dec. 3l close for its acqui- -sition of Weldwood of Canada Ltd. from International PaPer Co. ...

Sierra Pacific Windows, F.ed Bluff, Ca., surpassed production of a milestone 1 million windows late last year

Weyerhaeuser reached SafetY & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) status at four Oregon operations-its Coos BaY and Springfield timberlands, Eugene building materials DC, and Wilbur pole facility ...

Distribution America Presented a Vendor of the Year Award to Califurnia Hardware Co., Ontario, Ca., for asset management and the Soaring Eagle Award to Jensen Distribution Services, SPokane, Wa., for program leadershiP

U.S. Borax, Boron, Ca., received a 2004 Environmental & Economic LeadershiP Award from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger'..

Canadian sofnuood tarffi werc lowered from 28Vo to 2l%o bY the U.S. Department of Commerce ..'

Anniversaries: Bremer's Ace Hardware, Yuba City, Ca.,95th .'. Harwood Products, Branscomb, Ca.,55th Berkot Manufacturing Co., Sun Valley, Ca., 50th Mount Storm Forest Products, Windsor. Ca.. 25th Pinnacle Peak Ace Hardware, Scottsdale, Az., lst...

Housing starls plunged 13.lvo in Nov. (Iatest available figures) to aI.77 million annual rate ... single family starts fell II.7Vo ta l'448 million; multi-family was down 19Vo ... permits sliPPed 1'57o.

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