NEWS ERIEFS

Sunrise Build'N'Grow closed all 12 No. Ca. locations . . HomeBase had a grand re-opening celebration for a remodeled and expanded San Bemardino, Ca., stofe.

Ernst Home Improvement Cen/ers have opened new units in Orem andRiverdale,Ut. EphrataLumber Co., Ephrata, Wa., is now Able Building Supply Inc., parl of Jim Tumer's chain, TomThomasmgr.

Grossman's Western Dlv. opened a store in Reno, Nv., with plans to open a Medford, Ot., unit later this year Coast to Coast Hardware, Priest River, Id., has been renovated andrenamed Priest River Hardware Do-it Center. .

LaGrande Lumber Co., LaGrande, Or., added an Andersen Window Center Lumbermen's Buildin g C e nrers, Olympia, Wa., was recognized for outstanding achievement in print advertising by the National Advertising Bureau.

Home Depot expects to open a 125,000 sq. ft. store in Santa Clara, Ca., by the end of the year and is negotiating to build a store in East Palo Alto, Ca. . .

Wasco Lumber Co., Wasco, Of., closed . . PortervilleTruss & Bttilding Supply, Porterville, Ca. was liquidating with plans to close at the endofMuy...

Modesto Lumber Co., Modesto, Ca., is closing after 114 years (see story p. 25) .Payless Cashways cancelled its stockoffer (see story p. 33).. Latham Lumber Sales, Roseville and Dixon, Ca., is closing.

Tyee Forest Products, Gary Yeager, Vic Wisniewski and Todd

Andetson ownefs, acquired Pacific Pine Co., Portland, Or. Enterprise Lumber Co., Adington, Wa., is leasing LiberQ Lumber, /i:tlington, with an option to buy; with two westem red cedar mills, their output incteases to 36 million bf annually. .

Southwest Hardwood Co., Tucson, Az., moved into a new 25,000 sq. ft. warehouse/office complex on May l, giving the fitm a total space of 40,000 sq. ft. . . Hubbard & Johnson Lumber,Palo Alto, Ca.,has closed. .

D&D Saw and Supply, San Diego, Ca., and Califurnia Saw,Otay Mesa, Ca., fotmedAlliance Tooland Supply, based in San Diego Louisiana-Pacific plans to close its Western Div. sales office, Samoa, Ca., by month's end.

Clint Bower Forest Producfs, Corona del Mar, Ca., has a new telephone number, (714) 640-4400 Teco/Lumberlokmoved to2230 Davis Ct., Hayward, Ca. 94545; (510) 887-8500.

Califurnia Hardwoods, San Juan Capistrano, Ca.,, is going out of business . Sylvan Lumber Co., Citrus Heights, Ca., has closed after 46 years with owner Jim Carter putting property and buildings up for sale.

Anniversaries: White Bros., Oakland, Ca., I2Ath; Thunderbo lt Wood Treating Co., Riverbank, Ca., l5th. .

Steve Anderson Lumber Services is a new Riverside, Ca., contract lumberhandler Rogerslnternational is new in Eugene, Or., specializing in exports to Japan, Chris Rogers owner.

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Kelleher Corp.'s new Auburn, Wa.. distribution warehouse stocking moulding and clear lumber will open in July to service Or. and Wa.. Snider Lumber Products will move its Turlock, Ca., operation to Chinese Camp in late summer of early fall.

U SG Corp. is considering a Chapter llbankruptcyfiling Southern Pacific increased single and joint line lumber and panel ptoducts transportation prices 4% west of the Rocky Mountains including Denvef,Co....

Califurnia Energy Commission postponed implementation of new residential building efficiency energy standards until Jan. l, 1993 .. compromise old growth forest legislation adopted by a House subcommittee would cut timber sales in Northwest national forests by more than half of 1980levels

The God Squad voted to exempt 13 of 44 Oregon BLM timber sales from the Endangered Species Act and Dept. of Interior secretary Manuel Lujan released a new preservation plan for the northern spotted owl (see story p.2I).

Tlte Commerce Dept. ruled Canadiansoftwood lumber imports are unfairly subsidized (see story p. 19) Lindal Cedar Homes, Seattle, Wa., planted 2,000 red cedar seedlings in Washington's Olympic National Forest.

American Wood Preservers Association members approved ACQ as a preservative in a voice vote at their annual meeting; membership vote by ballot will take place this month North American WoIesale Lumber Association members nixed a merger with the National Building Material Distributors Association (see story p. 19).

Housing starts plummeted lTVo to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.115 million; building petmits dropped 3.3% western starts wereoff 16.7% despitethesharpest decline in eight yeafs, starts are strll 14% above 1991 levels for the first four months.