News Briefs

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P eterman Lumber. Fontana. Ca., has acquired 3 acres for additional lumber shed space; construction will start in about three months

H ome B as e's just-shuttered San Marcos, Ca., unit is being eyed by Costco ...

W.W. Grainger Inc. is closing its two Material Logic e-commerce sites, TotalMRO (virtual catalog for maintenance, repair and operating supplies distributors and manufacturers) and M ROv e rst oc ks. c om, an auction business; FindMRO, which helps companies locate hard-to-find parts and supplies, will be integrated into Grainger.com, the online version ofits catalog

Stanley Works plans to close its closet door accessories factory in San Dimas. Ca.. in the fall

Sears plans to open 10,000-sq. ft. Tool Territory tool departments this year in 155 of its department stores; the nationwide rollout will

Quolity Weslern Cedar Products

bring the chain to 287 Tool Territories in 860 Sears stores

Grossman's I 1-unit Contractors Warehouse, North Highlands, Ca., has joined BuildScape ...

Premdor continues seeking U.S. Department of Justice approval of its proposed acquisition of Masonite Corp. from International Paper Co.; the deal is anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2001

Tumac Lumber Co.. Portland. Or., added a sales office in Mobile, Al., managed by Harry "Hap" Myers, ex-Walker Export Co....

Pacific Lumber Co., Scotia, Ca., and parent Maxxam agreed to pay $3.3 million to 26 homeowners who filed suit blaming a mudslide on clearcutting

Gard'n-Wis€, Denver, Co., has purchased Garden Distributors Northwe st's Clackamas. Or.. distribution center...

Ace Hardware Corp. honored Sherwin-Williams, Master Lock, Culligan and Shop Vac as Vendors of the Year; Newell International was named International Vendor of the Year; Manco, Children's Miracle Network Vendor of the Year, and Globe Union, Import of the Year ...

Georgia-Pacific agreed to sell four of its paper mills plus related pulp production facilities to Domtar...

Louisiana- P acific Corp., Portland. Or.. has laid off more than 2.000 mill workers and about 40 managers in a corporate restructuring since last summer

Willamette Industries, Inc. is investing $80 million upgrading its Simsboro, La., particleboard plant, replacing 30-year-old equipment

Reid &Wright Inc., Bend, Or., is a new distsributor of Rhino Deck.