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Frank A. Stanek, owner and president, R.M. Forest Products, Phase II, Loveland, Co., has retired after 44 years in the industry.

Claude Scott, ex-Wisconsin-California Forest Products, has joined Baskins Forest Products, Redding, Ca.

Amy Lodge, ex-Weyerhaeuser Co., has joined Capital Lumber Co.'s Salt Lake City, Ut., office as account mgr. Dennis Mazorra is a new account mgr. in Healdsburg, Ca.

Cindi Hengstler is the new glulam accounts mgr. at Rosboro Lumber Co., Springfield, Or.

Glen Hamann has been promoted to general mgr. at Huttig Building Products. Phoenix. Az.

John Campbell has retired as chairman of The Pacific Lumber Co., Scotia, Ca.

Tim Hutton, ex-Huttig, is new to the Building Products Division's outside sales staff at Building Material Distributors, Galt, Ca., managing the San Francisco/South Bay sales territory.

Tom F. Gideon has been promoted to v.p.-Western timberlands at Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa. He succeeds Jack P. Taylor Jr., who is retiring after 33 years with the company. Sandy McDade will be the new senior v.p.-Canada, when C. William Gaynor retires later this year. Susan Mersereau is the new v.p.-information technology and chief information officer. She replaces Thomas Ped, who will retire later this year. Paul Perkins has been named v.p.-policy and planning of Canadian operations. Reynold Hert is the new v.p. -Canadian forestlands.

Jeff Squires, ex-Ridgewood Forest Products, is the new sales mgr. for Forest Products Marketing, Oroville. Ca. He will be based out of Woodland. Ca.

Doug Priaulx, ex-Crown Pacific, is new to the trading staff at American International Forest Products, Beaverton. Or.

Dan Dutton, chairman and c.e.o., Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, Or., has been appointed to the board of Universal Forest Products.

Rick Gonzales is store mgr. of the new Home Depot in Hanford, Ca. Markesia Harris is store mgr. of the new Aurora. Co.. location.

George Sleet retired Jan. 31 as v.p. and secretary after 38 with APAThe Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, Wa. Thomas G. Williamson is now v.p.-quality assurance & technical services.

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Gary Botts and Gina Mikelson, sales, Idaho Cedar Sales, have relocated to Idaho Timber Corp.'s new Boise, Id., Hq. Spencer Lott has been named sales mgr. of sawmill Idaho Timber of Boise, Boise.

Emil Romero is now in mill sales at Rio Grande Forest Products, Espanola, N.M., and Paul Sebesta is in sales at Albuquerque, N.M.

Mark Allred has been named v.p. of finance and corporate controller for Crown Pacific Partners LP, Portland, Or. L. James Weeks is now v.p. of marketing and sales, overseeing the trading and distribution segment and the mill lumber sales department. True Carr has been promoted to v.p., managing the Alliance Lumber segment.

Rosalie Leone, associate director, is overseeing operations of the National Sash & Door Jobbers Association, following the resignation of executive director Linnea Johansson.

Michael Rosen was promoted to senior v.p.-sales & manufacturing for TruServ Corp.

Edward Daly is now v.p.-operations at the Forest Stewardship Council U.S. Dr. Michael Washburn is the new v.p.-forestry and marketing.

Celeste Wiatrak has been promoted to director of audit services at Ace Hardware Corp.

Christle Petrisevac has joined the sales team at Targetti North America, Santa Ana, Ca. Kimberly Nico is a new inside sales associate.

Theresa Tuchman, Roadside Lumber, Agoura Hills, Ca., has been elected to the board of the local Chamber of Commerce.

Marty Graw is now in charge of special events at Mungus Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Crown Pacific Looks For Help

Burdened by its ninth consecutive quarterly loss and $505 million in debt, Crown Pacific Partners LP, Portland, Or., continues seeking a merger partner or buyer for its assets.

Crown Pacific reported a fourthquarter net loss of $12.2 million on revenue of $106.2 million. For the year, the company lost $59.1 million on revenue of $484.2 million. Officials anticipate a $30 million loss in 2003.

Chief financial officer Steven Dietrich confirmed the companv has discussed the sale of assets with several investors and companies over the last six months. "We are considering a number of things," he said. "Timing is everything. We are not in a position to raise new equity." He called a merger the most likely scenario.

Officials denied local news report suggesting the firm might exit Portland. "Crown Pacific was founded in Portland, we went public while in Portland, and have every intention of maintaining our headquarters in Portland," said Peter W. Stott, president and c.e.o.

Last quarter, Crown Pacific sold its two Inland Tree Farms to pay down $180 million in long-term debt. But the firm doesn't want to sell any more of its 546,000 acres of timberlandparticularly in a low market.

Depot Building No. Ca. DC

Home Depot has acquired 50 acres in Lathrop, Ca., to build a 756,000-sq. ft. distribution center, which will be expandable to 1 million sq. ft.

The new DC will serve 70 Home Depot stores in Northern California.

The site is near a 23-acre.96.000sq.ft. trucking transfer facility recently opened by the chain.