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Weyerhaueser Co., Federal Way, Wa., donated $1 million in grant money and lumber harvested from Mt. St. Helens to Habitat for Humanity Weyco is considering expanding its U.S. homebuilding business through acquisitions after record profit last year from sales of residential property, particularly in hot markets such as San Diego, Ca., and Las Vegas, Nv. ...

Andersen Corp. agreed to buy Eagle Window & Door

Brink Forest Products, Prince George, B.C., will open a sawmill by the end of the year

Ptrco, Scotia, Ca., secured two loans totalling $65 million to pay off its revolving credit debt with Bank of America ...

Ain sw orth Lumb e r. Vancouver. B.C., will spend over $400 million to build two OSB plants in Prince George and Quesnel, B.C., if its high bid for two large pine stand licenses in the central Interior offered by British Columbia's Ministry of Forests is accepted

Terranova Forest Products has been renamed Masisa S.A., following the merger of Latin American parent companies Terranova S.A. and Masisa S.A. ...

G-P Gypsum plants in Tacoma, Wa., and Wheatfield, In., were certified for recycled content by Scientific Certffication Systems

Elk Composite Building Products purchased the principal assets of RailWayz Inc.

Correct Building Products relocated its composite decking production to alarger facility in Biddeford, Me. ...

Ace Hardware Corp. honored Hampton Products International, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co., Colorite Plastics, Shell Lubricants Channel, and Vanco Internutional as 2005 Vendors ofthe Year...

Specialty Construction Brands renovated and expanded its R&D laboratory in Palatine, Il. ...

The Empire Co. Inc., Zeeland, Mi., has purchased Kok's Woodgoods, Inc., Zeeland

LP Weatherbest added a Tuscan Walnut color to its Premium Grain decking...

Cascade Capital, Tacoma, Wa., celebrated its fourth year without an accident ...

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Issaquah Cedar & Lumber Co., Issaquah, Wa., is installing an eight-user bisTrack business software system

Protecto Wrap Co., Denver, Co., is now a feature sponsor of DIY Network's Best Built Home 2005 promotion

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