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Bruce Mallory, ex-Louisiana-Pacific, has been named vice presidentmanufacturing at Hampton Affiliates, Portland, Or.

Jeff Keen has joined Imperial Do-itCenter, Blythe, Az., to manage the hardware end of the business.

Mike West, ex-D-Stake, is a new lumber trader at Vanport International, Inc. (dba Vanport Forest Products), Boring, Or.

Raymond Luther, ex-Welco Lumber, has joined the sales staff at Mary's River Lumber, Corvallis, Or.

Terri Collins, ex-Pacific Wood Laminates, is new to American International Forest Products, Beaverton, Or.

Matthew O'Farrell is now with Arboles Trading Co., Boise, Id., as a member of the trading and Purchasing staff.

Casey Pratt is new to Seneca Wholesale, Ogden, Ut.

Alan C. Matsumoto is the new assistant vice president and controller at Honsador Lumber Corp., KaPolei, Hi. Daniel R. Von Allmen is assistant vice president and mgr. of Honsador's Portland, Or., suPPort facility; Larry M. Araki, assistant vice president and sales mgr. for the Honolulu. Hi., branch; William G. Parks, assistant vice President and branch mgr., Maui, Hi., and Corinne K. Yoshida, assistant vice president and branch mgr., Hilo, Hi.

David Nachreiner is the new general mgr. of Milgard Windows, Tualatin, Or.

Bob Snyder will lead the new housing components/MSR department of Georgia-Pacific, Denver, Co., covering the western U.S. Michael Tompkins has been promoted to v.p. and mill mgr. for G-P's Camas, Or.. mill.

Matt Pekrul has been named store mgr. of the new Home DePot in Mira Loma, Ca.

Tom Hilton. Plum Creek Manufacturing, Columbia Falls, Mt., has retired.

Francis Bouchier has joined the sales team at Marshfield DoorSYstems, Laguna Niguel, Ca., serving the Southern California, Southern Nevada and Hawaii territories.

George J. Harad, Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, Id., has been elected as chairman of the board of the American Forest & PaPer Association. Mark A. SuwYn, Louisiana-Pacific, Portland, Or., has been named first vice chairman; Aubra H. AnthonY, AnthonY Forest Products Co., El Dorado, Ar., was elected second vice chairman. and Arnold M. Nemirow, Bowater Corp., Greenville, S.C., is immediate past chairman. lue

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Jennifer K. Phillippi, business mgr., Perpetua Forests Co. and Rough & Ready Lumber Co., Cave Junction, Or., has been apointed to a fouryear term on the Oregon Board of Forestry. Also new to the board are natural resources attorney Barbara Craig, Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, Or., and Stephen Cobbs, associate dean for research, college of forestry, Oregon State University.

Lee Nobman. c.e.o.. Golden State Lumber, Petaluma, Ca., is scheduled to face trial for tax evasion June 27.

Colleen Rocha Levine has been named mgr. of legislative affairs for the National Lumber & Building Materials Dealers Association. T.J. Cantwell is now mgr. of regulatory affairs, and Nikki Mayers coordinator of member services.

Russ and Cheryl Woodmansee, owners, True Value Hardware, Florence, Az.. received the Business of the Year Award from the local Chamber of Commerce.

Bob and Linda Adams. owners. Madison Lumber & Hardware, Ketchikan. Ak.. were named Citizens of the Year by the local Chamber of Commerce.

Breeze Cross, president, Truckee Tahoe Lumber Co., Truckee, Ca., was honored as Citizen of the Year by the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce.

Jack Martin, Setzer Forest Products, Inc., Sacramento, Ca., was presented the keys to a blue 2004 commemorative Corvette at a luncheon Feb. l3 to celebrate his 50 years with the company.

Maxie Mumm Delay has joined the shipping department at MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

The Hi-School retail chain of Clark County, Wa., has sold its signature pharmacy business to concentrate on lumber and hardware.

Late last month, Hi-School Hardware True Value opened in the Fourth Plain area of Vancouver. Wa.. the first in its redesigned format and-at 20.000 sq. ft.-its largest unit.

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Walgreens has purchased HiSchool's pharmacy operations and will either operate pharmacies next to Hi-School Hardware stores, such as in downtown Vancouver, or assume all of Hi-School's space, such as in Minnehaha.

The 6th District Court of Appeals in Santa Cruz, Ca., overturned a ruling that struck down county laws that limited where trees could be harvested and sided with logging interests.

County law banned logging on land that was not zoned for timber production. which meant that logging was not possible on property zoned for homes and farms.

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Boise Cascade Corp. has announced that a decision on whether to part with its wood products or paper businesses will not be made until late this year or well into 2005.

"Last July, when we announced our intention to purchase OfficeMax, we said we are committed to evaluating strategic alternatives for our paper and forest products businesses," said

Merchants in the building products and home improvement businesses now have access to "the finest check acceptance services available" through the formation of a new company determined to make check acceptance as easy as cash or credit card transactions.

EnCircle. Miami. Fl.. was created by the merging of check guarantee company Insta-Check and electronic check conversion firm BankServ Check Services, LLC.

Boise spokesperson Ralph Poore. "That evaluation is ongoing and complex, and will take 12 to 18 months to complete."

Although no deals are imminent, the evaluation process will include discussions with possible buyers as well as exploration of every possible option, including no change, restructuring, and spin-offs.

Services include point-of-sale verification and guarantee programs, electronic check conversion systems, collections, consolidated returns, check imaging, administrative returns handling, and preapproval of COD ship- ments before material is even loaded on a truck.

According to v.p.-marketing Steve Bloom, "EnCircle services all levels of building supply and home improvement companies, with programs specifically designed for everyone from single store operations to large national companies."

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Capital Lumber Co., Phoenix, Az., has acquired a 12-acre site with 20,000 sq. ft. of warehouse storage in Dallas, Tx., for a new Central Texas DC (Bob Wilber, mgr.; Vaughn Corban, merchandise mgr.)

Murphy Sales Co., Sutherlin, Or., will take over sales of plywood produced at the Yakima, Wa., mill recently acquired from Boise by Yakima Resources; Mark Gryziec heads the sales department; Kinzua Resources, Pilot Rock, Or., is handling lumber sales, under Brian Benson

Power Wood Corp., Vancouver, B.C., has opened an on-site, full service western red cedar distribution center in Surrey, B.C., providing distribution of high-end cedar products, light remanufacturing, sorting, grading and truck/container loading

Lumber Traders, Inc.. Port Angeles, Wa., has formed an Employee Stock Ownership Plan that allows employees over time to buy out Angeles Millwork & Lumber Co., and Hartnagel Building Supply owners Arnold and Debbie Schouten...

Beach. Ca.-based manufacturer of specialty anchoring products, has been acquired by USP Structural Connectors ...

Homax, Bellingham, Wa., has been purchased by investment group Olympus Partners, Stamford, Ct., for $100 million

Riverside Forest Products Ltd., Kelowna, B.C., agreed to buy Lignum Ltd., Yancouver, B.C., for $100 million cash and stock; Lignum chairman and c.e.o. Jake Ken will become Riverside's vice chairman and Lignum president Conrad Pinette becomes a v.p.

International Forest Products, Vancouver. 8.C.. offered $280 million to buy four sawmills and other assets from bankrupl Doman Industries Ltd.

Sutherlands has opened its first large format home furnishing store, a 38,000-sq. ft. Sutherlands Furniture Outlet, in Greeley, Co. (Dennis Schick, general mgr.) ...

Royal Wood, Phoenix, Az.based maker of exterior trim components, has been acquired by Screen Tight, Georgetown, S.C.

Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa., has put up for sale an additional 300,000 acres of timberland in central Georgia to pay down debt ...

Marvin Wood Product, Baker City, Or., was honored with a

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Corbond Corp. has acquired a facility in Belgrade, Mt., to convert to spray-on insulation manufacturing by next year ...

PCBC was recognized as one of the 50 fastest growing tradeshows in North America by exhibit square footage according to Tradeshow Week; this year's show is June 15-18 in San Francisco, Ca....

Tata Enterprfses, Berkeley, Ca., is now distributing Stratum mosaic stone tile

New Web sites: Power Wood Corp., Vancouver, B.C., www. powerwood.com ... GeorgiaP ac ific, www. gp.com/build.