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Pa.v 'N Paft, Kent, Wa.. has agreed to a leveragec! buvout from a group that includes senior nlanagement (see p. 35 for story) . . Builders Square has a lhird location under eonstruction in Denver, Ctl. .

84 Lumber. Salinas" Ca.. has reopened after being closed for extensive remodeling... Dixieline Lumber Co. has openecl a new store in La Mesa. Ca.. utilizing a fornr er Handl'nnr site

Ponderosa True Value Hardware. Pagosa Springs, Co., has moued into the Federal Lumber Co. loca- tion which it recentlv acquired

Lattoga Curp. has consolidated Spenard &dlders Supply in Alaska with Lumbennen's in Oregon an<l Washinglon, (see p. 35 for story)

. . Ta.vlor Lurnber Co.. La Junta. Co.. has remodeled .

Scharpf"s Tv,in Oaks Builders Supply, Albany, Or., has moved to a new site. Willov's Lumber Co., Inc., Puyallup, Wa., has relocated to new facilities . Mears Luntber (b., Bakersfield. Ca.. has closed voluntarily after 52 years . . Rarbie Hames, F'ife, Wa., has moved to new offices, complete with model home site: Karsten lernagel is pres. of the firm . .

Budget llornp ('anteris the new name for Frederic'k Lumber Co.. Frederick, Co. . . Bill l)owd. owner of Blua Masa Lumber. Gunnison, Co., and Jeff llooms have acquired County Line Lumber, Erie, Co. .

Wrigltr Lumber. Wright, Wy., has reopened as R and T Lumber . . Anderson Lumber. Grace. Id.. has closed after 91 years

Tri-Lakes Lumber', Palmer Lake, Co., has been purchased by Chris and CeCe Layton

Bronson Cross Lumber Co., 1rc.,has moved its yard and offices to Lathrop, Ca., and opened a sales office in Livermore staffed by lrv Cross. Glenn Miller, Mike Zalove, Melanie Boulos and Robin Cross; the Union City localion has been closed fttllmer Lumber Co., Tigard, Or., has expanded its Tualatin, Or., warehouse to 25,000 sq. ft. Cascade Empire,Hillsboro. Or.. is nroving into expanded facilities in Kruse Woods Corp. office park, Lake Oswego, Or. . .

Trans Paci/ic *port, Lake Oswego. Or., now 7 years old, has opened a new re-manufacturing plant in Fontana, Ca. .

Jack Tweedy. Tweecly Lumber Sa/es, Laguna Niguel, Ca., has celebrated 24 successful years for his company b.v voluntarily liquidating the firm to pursue the joys of retirement.. Feather Riier Moulding Cb., Oroville. Ca.. believed to be one of the oldest fir moulding plants in the U.S., has been for sale since May .

Golclen Srarc Moulding has permanently closed its Rocklin, Ca., plant and moved its Hq. to White City (Medfortl). Or., and opened a new moulding plant there Long Beach Plywood, Long Beach, Ca., is celebrating its 49th ycar in business .

GeorS4ia-Paci/ic Corp. has completed its purchase of U.S. Plyruood Corp., for approximately $215 million . . Bruce Fiber [nternational, Dee, Or., plans to buy the Clnmpion lnternotional hardboard plant in Dee

Domtar, Inc. is selling its gypsum wallboard plant and gypsum quarry near Las Vegas, Nv., to a unit of James Hardie Industries Ltd. of Australia; no terms have beendisclosed...

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A{pine [nternational will sell a veneer and chip planl in Goshen, Or., and veneer plants in Ronald, Wa., and Klamath Falls, Or., to llTD lndustries, Portland, Or.. which also has acquired 17,000 acres of Oregon timberland from Times Mirror Land & Timber Corp. . .

Fibreboard Corp.'s lumber sales group has moved into new offices in Concord, Ca.; hardwood plywood sales remain at the Standard, Ca., mill. . AIICoast Forest Products. Chino. Ca., has closed its Tempe, Az., branch . .

Pacific Supply, Oakland, Ca., has new yards in Visalia and Fresno, Ca.. Snow Mountain Pine Co. has moved its sales and mktg. office to Bend, Or., from Ff ines, Or. . . Sequoia Supply, Irvine, Ca., has opened a new DC in So. Springfield, Mo.

Suncrest Forest Industries, Inc., has moved to a new location in Medford, Or. . Cedar Valley Shingle Systems has -started production in its new Hollister. Ca.^ plant

Phoenix Cement Co." Phoenix. Az., has been acquired by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for $58 million from Gifford-Hill Cement Co. . . . Clairson Commerical Products of Cali.fornia, Inc.. is acquiring Acme Wire Produtrs and Acme Display, Garden Crove, Ca. ..

PaciJit Lumber Co. has stopped logging operations in Humboldt County in northern Ca. p*nding an environmental lawsuit hearing... Louisiana-PaciJic's Fibreboard Corp. unit has received an additional $144 million in insurance coverage for asbestos related claims (see p. 40 for story)

Housing starts for May (latest fies.) fell 2,70/a ta an annual rate of 1,620,000, seasonally adjusted . single family starts drop- ped 7.60/o; multi-family starts were- up, while building permits for future construction dropped again, to their lowest level-ih a year and a half.

July

Fenestration World '87 - July 8-9, window/door trade show & seminar, Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, Mn.

Dubs Ltd. - July 18, golf, Meadow Golf & Country Club, Fairfax. Ca.

Ganahl Lumber Co. - July 19, Golf Classic, Los Serranos Country Club, Chino Ca.

Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club - July 24, annual golf tournament and BBQ, Hidden Valley Lake Course, Middletown, Ca.

San Joaquin Valley Hoo-Hoo Club - July 24, Coast Frolic golf & dinner, Black Lake Golf Resort & Shore Cliff Lodge, Pismo Beach, Ca.

International Lawn, Garden & Power Equipment Expo - July 27-29, Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.

August

National Wood Window & Door Association - Aug. 1-5, summer meeting, Westin Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Ma.

American Hardware Manufacturers Association - Aug. 9-12, Hardware lndustry Week/National Hardware Show, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.

Lumber Association of Southern California - Aug. 13., board of directors meeting, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Laguna Beach, Ca.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club - Aug. 14, golf & dinner, Costa

- Mesa Country Club, Costa Mesa, Ca.

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association - Aug. 20-23, summer meeting, Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, Ca.

Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club - Aug.21, golf tournament, Baywood Golf & Country Club, Arcata, Ca.

W.O.O.D., Inc. - Aug. 31, annual golf tournament, Heatheridge Country Club, Denver, Co.

HouseWorld Expo - Aug. 3l-Sept. 2, sponsored by The Interface Group, international housewares industry show, Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nv.

September

Lumber Association of Southern California - Sept. 9, Second Growth dinner meeting, Hyatt House, City of Commerce, Ca.

Yakima Hardware Co. - Sept. 13, market, Yakima Convention Center. Yakima. Wa.

Hoo-Hoo International - Sept. 13-16, annual convention, Seattle Sheraton Hotel. Seattle. Wa.

W.O.O.D., Inc. - Sept. 16, membership luncheon, Holiday Inn North. Denver. Co.

Morse Hardware Co. - Sept. 21, market, Holiday Inn, Bellingham, Wa.

American Architectural Manufacturers Association - Sept. 27-Oct. 1, fall meeting, Marriott Desert Springs, Palm Springs, Ca.

Woodmac Asia 87 - Sept. 30-Oct. 3, forestry, woodworking & furniture supplies show/conference, World Trade Centre, Singapore.

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