IMPORTED HARDWOOD LUMBER SPECIALISTS

Earl Moore, formerly with Corning Moulding, and his son, Kenny, have opened Moore Fencing, Chico, Ca.

Brad Strosahl is PrimeSource's new v.p. of the western region, responsible for DCs in Denver, Co.;Phoenix, Az.; Salt Lake City, Ut.; Seattle, Wa.; Anaheim and Fairfield. Ca.

Jim Coon has joined Keith Brown Building Materials, Salem, Or., as chief operating officer.

Dick Krieger has resigned from the Softwood Export Council, Portland, Or., to pursue an MBA at Cornell University in New York.

Michael Cole has been promoted to chief financial officer at Universal Forest Products.

Robert Niblock has been promoted to chief financial officer of Lowe's Cos., succeeding Thomas Whiddon, who was named executive v.p. of logistics and technology.

Steve Ingram, Weyerhaeuser Co., Tacoma, Wa., has been elected president of the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau, Bellevue, Wa. Re-elected directors: Philip Davidson, Davidson Industries, Mapleton, Or.; James "Jim" Hallstrom, Zip-O Lumber Co., Eugene, Or.; Jarnes "Jim" Manke, Manke Lumber Co., Tacoma, Wa.; Greg Mobley, RSG Forest Products, Kalama, Wa., and R.R. "Bob" Waltz, Jr., Seattle-Snohomish Mill Co., Snohomish. Wa.

Steve and Dave Echter, owners, Echter Home & Garden Showplace, Arvada, Co., were recognized as a 2000 Member of the Year by TruServ Corp.'s Garden Center division.

Robert A. Ferguson, ex-Willow Creek Greenhouse, Inc., has been appointed president of the nursery unit of Hines Horticulture, Irvine, Ca. Stephen P. Thigpen, president and ceo, has been named chairman.

Marty Fajerman has been promoted to marketing mgr. for wood-polymer composite products at LouisianaPacific Corp. Jim Shalvoy is now in charge of the new composite decking business unit.

Jeff Mumaw has been named technical application consultant for Ca., Az., and Nv., for Senergy, Inc. Mark Austin is district sales mgr., Rocky Mountain region, covering Co., Ut., N.M., and Wy.

Cary Claiborne has been named v.p.financial planning & analysis for Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga. Bob Skiba is v.p.-fi nancial operations.

Jack Merry, communications director, APA-The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, Wa., and Michael Martin, art director, recently received a certificate of merit from the Seattle.

Wa., chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators for APA's 1999 annual report.

Melvin Douglas, 37, a six-year employee of Home Depot, Mesa, Az., was named national freestyle wrestling champion for the eighth time since 1987, earning him an advantage going into the U.S. Olympic Trials.

Dan Green, Red Hill Forest Products, Coeur d'Alene, Id., and son Ryan, 10, vacationed in Washington, D.C., and received a personally escorted VIP tour of the West Wing of the White House.

Les Griese is the new night maintenance man at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.