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Andersen Windows, Inc. will disribute its windows and patio doors in Mexico with the addition of two Mexican-based distributor partners, Cristalum S.A. de C.V and%drios Prosal

A Califurnia lien law bill has been passed that repeals the requirement mandating a preliminary 2Fday notice prior to recording a mechanic's lien and prior to the filing of a stop notice to every contractor with whom the claimant has contracted ...

Housing starts in July (latest figs.) jumped 6.7Vo, the fourth straight monthly advance and largest gain in 16 months, to an annual rate of 1.38 million ... single-family starts rose 6.87o, multifamily construction climbed 6.5, and building permits rose 5.37o ... the West posted a2.2Vo increase in stafts

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