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Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association will hold its annual fall conference Oct. 3-5 at the Sonnenalp Resort, Vail, Co.

Steve LeFever, chairman and founder, Business Resource Services, will present the keynote address, "Maximize Performance: Identify & Manage the Drivers of Profitability & Cash Flow."

Western Building Material Association is preparing its first Suppliers Show to educate dealers on products such as siding, decking, treated wood, engineered wood, insulation and housewrap, doors, windows, stair parts, moulding and millwork, and stains and finishes.

To be held some time next month in the Seattle area, the show will offer product knowledge, installation information, and sales advice. The format is expected to offer about four concurrent sessions in the morning, lunch with a speaker, and then about four more sessions in the afternoon.

According to Suppliers Council chairman Tom Stumpf, WBMA eventually would like to conduct three shows per year throughout the region.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada's Associates Council is sponsoring Dr. Don Rice instructing on "Planning and Managing for Greater Profits" Sept. l7 in Sacramento, Ca.

Also on the calendar are LACN's 4th annual PAC golf tournament Sept. l2 at Westridge Golf Club, La Habra, Ca., and a 2nd Growth meeting Oct. 3 at the Marriott Hotel, Ontario.

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association will sather Oct. 9-10 at the Hotel Inter-