NEWS BRIEFS

Builders Emporium is hdding a going-out-of business sale (sec story p. 38) ..,, Ernst opencd a South E,veretl, Wa., stclrc Sept. 2, workecl on a Spanish Fork, U1.., opening and planned building in Bend" Or., whilc a local union stepped up its battlc against the chain, displaying placards soliciting dissatisllcd custormers on the sides of nearly 100 Metrer Sealtlc, Wa." buses ...

Jim Mcrchant, a 30 yoar voteran witlt Mill Vallet' Lrunber Co., Irtc., Mill Valley, Ca., is now tlre sole owner', Doris Merchant. v.p., ancl Katherinc O'ltourkc. scc:. Copeland Ltunber Ytrds, Bishop, ca., plans to nrove to a larger localion

Eddie L.a Mar, owncr, Lrrka Che.lan Buildirtg Suppll', Mansott, Wa., opencd a branch in ncarby Chelan, Darreil Carpentcr, rngr,, Brett La Mar, asst. nlgr. Mrtttrt'.y Home Center, Paradise, Ca., is ciosing ... O. Duvis Luntlter Sules, San Pablo, Ca., is liquidating al'ter 40 ycars with owncrs rctiring

Spenard Ruilders Supplt', Anchorage, Ak., offered d-i-y clinics during the summcr ... Cotter & Co. (True Vtiue Hurdware) has put moving Hq. front Chicago, Il., on hold for two to fbur years ... Mead Ltunber Co. sontracted for Prcfitrtuster Contputer S1:ste.nl't, Irtc. to upgradc systerns at 16 stores inciuding C0. and Wy. units ...

HomeBase, whicir is moving into Indiana and expanding Chicago locations, opened Bakcrsfield, l,ong Beach and Kearny' Mesa (San Diego), Ca., locations Sept. 4 ... Home Depot opened Rancho Mirage, Ca., ancl Seattle, Wa.. stclrcs; startcd construction in l,enron Grove (San Dicgo) and Murrieta, Ca., and Albuquerclue.

N.M.; rcceivcd an oka.y to build in Encinitas, Ca., and sought pernrits 1o build on tile :;ite o1' a razed F rederir:k & Nelsott 's store in Seatlle, Wa.

Anniversaries: -/orre.r Lumber Co., I-ynwood, Ca., 70th; sistcr co. Jones Wlrolesule Lumber, 34tlt Hawnii Wood Preserving Co., Kahului, lli., 2l st ...

.1. E. Higgins Lumber Co. has acldcd a lunrbcr yard in San Dicgo, Ca., Bill Dyer, div. nlgr. l)ave I)uncan & Katherinc Watts Sairr have purcrhasc<I thc assets of lydltJ Luntber, North Hollyworld, Ca., Itont auction, renaming the yard and urill Ruilders Resourcc. ...

Goldirrg Strlli v-urt hunber Sule,s rnovcd to 3176 l)ullnran St., Suitc i03, l).O. Rox 1078.5, Costa Mesa, Ct. 92621 -078-5, tclepirone (7 1.1) ,s_57-.s55 I, FAX 7 t4-557 -6622. Scpt. 4 anil nrarked the opening of a Secluirn. Wu., olfice (P.O. Box 1.599. Sequinr, \\ra. 98382) staflccl hy Bili Sullivan...

Spokturc Ruilders Supplt,, Spr;krnc, Wa., and Coetr d'Alene Hurdwoods. Cocur d'Alcne, Id., arc jointly distributing Ranger Ml)F mouldings in the Inlan<J Northr.vcsl ... Voorlrces Wootl & Mttrtttfttclttt'r,tl Prodtu ti is a tt.'rv rvholesalcr in Eugcnc, 0r.

Itockl' M ourtttti rt ]; o re.s t Protllcls, Laralrie, Wy., is consoliclating its Plunms Moulding opcration, moving the Crescent Mills, Ca., oflice to I-ararnie; CliJ'ton Mouldirtg, Clil'ton, Tx., is not al'fectecl Fibreform Wood P rodrtct,:' Iiltcrililti0rtaL Pine l)ivisiott salcs olficc ntoved l1oui lJcllcvue. Wa., to llocklin. Ca. ...

IY(',\tent Luntber Co" hm closc<I ils lrst retril lucilit) (scc story p. 39) ... FotLrph, ftir:.. Grants Pass,

The Merchant Magazine

Or., will re-cvaluate production and emplol.rnent in mid-Oct, al1er curtailing production and laying olf 55 last niontlt .." Reliable Wltolesale has not recovered 15 units of 3" CI)X stolen from its F0n1ana, Ca., lacility although the truck taken with thc plywood was touncl

Louisiana-Pacific's Kirbl, Forest Industries will build l,-P's l8th OSB plant in Jasper, Tx., with a 19tlr to be located in Roxboro, N.C. ... Potlctcli Corp" wants to expand its Cook, Mn., OSB nrlg. facility ".. G-l Holdings Inc. and GAF Roofing Mau{actttrirtg Corp. clropped thcir purchrsc ol Georgia- Paci"fic'.s rooling rn1g. business

Mt:dford Corp., Wlrile City Or., and Metlite Coqp. consolidated as I{etlite Corp., Lurnber Division ... Crovt,rr Puci.l'ic:. Portland, Or." is acquiring asscts of DAW Foresl Prorlrrc:ts, L.P. l.ake Oswego, Or., inciucling a Bcnd, 0r., sawnrill, a Ilednrond, Or., plywood plant and ronran facility, l'orcst Scrvice sales undcr contract and private cutting contracts ... Seuttle-Snoltr;nislr Mill opencd a new snrall log sawmill at Snohomish. Wa....

Pro Hordtuure, In,c., Englervood, Co., purchast:d Ntttional Prtirtt Distributors. Irtc.. Des Plaines, I1. Geor"gia-Puci.fic Corp. donatrld gypsun] wallboard, lunrber. plywood" paneling and rooting nratcrials to hclp Midwest iloricl victims ".

Potlatc:lr Wtod Prodtrcts Group c:arncd $.10.6 rnillion in second (luartcr 1993 Pl1'Ganr s second quarter 1993 earnings were up I lVc ".. ktttisiana-Pncific dcclared a quarterly cash dividend ol i i0 a share

EPA is giving up elforts to tbrce registration o1' cedar wood as a pcsticide ^.. ltates for 30 year, fi.red-ruIe mortgages fcll bclow 1cI, far the llrst lime in 2-5 years

I{ou.sittg s/(rrr.r declir:ac| 2"7c/o in July (latesL iigs") to an annual adjustecl ralcr of i,212,000 singlc fanriiy starts slid 1.7%: multifariily 9.5q(, .. pernrits were up )vo starls leli I 1.970 in the West.