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HomeClub Inc. opened new warehouse stores in Lynnwood, Wa., and Stockton, Ca., early this month. both are over 100,000 sq. ft. with adjacent nurseries .

Pay n' Pak Stores, lnc. has opened a new 55,000 sq. fi. warehouse store in Bremerton, Wa., and a 100,000 sq. ft. warehouse unit in Indio, Cu.

Dixieline, San Diego, Ca., plans to open an 8th store this year Handyman locations in National City, Point Loma, Redwood City and Yuba City, Ca., have been leased by Norfox, Inc., National City. Ca., a company newly-fornted by Norman Fox, former Handyman v.p. who retired last year; they will keep the Handymon name . .

Mr. Plywood, on S.E. Stark St., Portland, Or., has been acquired by two former employees, Ed Manus and George Meyers; two other Mr. Plywoods in Portland are being closed by parent co. Erb LumberCo....

Coast to Coast Stores. Denver. Ccr., and Amoco Oil will open four prototype f{ardware X-press and Auto X-press stores in the Denver, Co., area this spring

Grossman's is set to open a warehouse store in North Holly- wood, Ca., in May. .. Four Seasons Garden & Home Centers in San Dimas and La Palma. Ca.. haveclosed...

The Western Lumber Co., San Diego, Ca., plan to purchase the four-unit Lumber One chain owned by Cole Induslries, National City. Ca., has fallen through . Chandler Lumber Co., Van Nuys, Ca., is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month. .

The 84 Luntber Co. plans to sell closed stores in Wy., Wa., Nv.. Or. and Co. LouisianaPat:i/ic has shuttered a retail L-P Ffome Center in Oxnard, Ca., keeping its wholesale-distribution operation open

Coastline Forest Products. a subsidiary o{ Silvercrest Indus/ries, Santa Ana, Ca., is negotiating to purchase a Sacranrento, Ca., distribution center owned by Canfor U.S.A. Corp., lloise, Id....

Weyerltaeuser Co., Tacoma, Wa. wzrs tlre first corporate donor in a new non-profit program the ,4mericart Forest Foundalion established to promote conservation, forestry education and protect environmentally sensilive Iands . .

I:ullnter Lumber Co., Tigard. Or., has opened a new distribution warehouse in the TriCounty Industrial Park...

Daoley Forest Co., City of Industry, Ca., is closing following the recent death of its founder. Joe Dooley ,

Direct Lumber C0., Inc., Oxnard, Ca., has opened a branch office in Arroyo Cirande, Ca., Nancy Finch in charge . . . WTD lndustries, parent company of TreeSource, 1nc., both in Portland, Or., has acquired the former Pacilic Hardwoods mill in Aberdeen, Wa., and resumed full operations at their rebuilt Philomath, Or., sawmill which was destroved by fire almost two years ago

Swaner Hardwoods, Burbank, Ca., plans to build a new mill this summer, total investment $500,000 ... Jordan Harclwood, Carson. Ca.. is adding a storage bldg. . Michigan-Cali.l'ornia Lumber Co., Camino, Ca., expects to complete its sawmill expansiort in July, adding a new Lunden stacker^ a thin-blade

The Merchant Magazine gangsaw and a sorter with 60 bins as well as a new 18.088 sq.

ft.building...

RClairson International has opened a 100,000 sq. ft. plant in Reno, Nv. . ltorrek, Providence, R.1., parent co. of Dxieline Lumbrz, San Diego, Ca., has acquired L.J. Smitlt, a stair parts firm in Bowerston, Oh. . .

Georgia-Paci./ic has established a new paneling product div.. with 141 distribution centers nationwide and four panel- ing plan ts including one in Eugene, Or.... Louisiana-Pacilit is considering re-opening the Silsbee. Tx., waferboard plant which they closed after acquiring it from Kirblt Forest Products

The Natianal Building Materials Distribulars Associarion has nroved into new offices at l4l^l Lake Cook Rd., Suite 130, Deerfield. ll. 60015

Tari.ffs imposecl by Canada last June in response to the 35%r U,S. duty on Canadian cedar shakes and shingles will be dropped; Canada says it's held its market share despite the tariff

The maximum ltome mortgage loan amount that can be purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal llonre Loan Mortgage Corp. is now $ I 53,100. up from a lq86 limit oi $133.250 . .

Palmer G. Lewis Co., Inc., Reno. Nv.; Coast Plywoocl & Laminate Co., Oxnard. Ca.; C. B. Bradley Co. and Coc'hrane Northwest, fuc., both Seattle, Wa., have received Wilsonart distributor excellence performanceawards...

Potlatch 's wood products group had earnings of $26.3 million in 1986, the first profitable yearsince 1983 . Pope & Talbot doubled its '85 earning in '86

Housing starts for Jan. (latest figs.) slowed0.20lt to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.806 million units; single family starts rose 2.40/o; multifamily units dropped 5.50/,; buildfng,,,permits were off 11.6oh; startSin:the west fell4.3o/t,...