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Cedar Coalition Formed

Several western lumber associations have established Stand Up for Cedar, which seeks to have western red cedar removed from the current softwood lumber trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada.

The coalition stresses that the dispute is over structural. construction grade lumber like 2x4 studs, and not western red cedar, which is a highvalue appearance product for trim, siding and other decorative applications.

They argue that red cedar's PhYsical characteristics are distinct from other softwoods; the domestic shortage of cedar leaves U.S. businesses reliant on imports, and the alternatives include plastic, cement and hardwoods from Southeast Asia, not lumber from the South.

The coalition includes Western Red Cedar Lumber Association, Coast Forest & Lumber Association, U.S. Red Cedar Manufacturers Association and the Industrial Wood & Allied Workers of Canada.

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We at Weber Plywood & Lumber Co. would like to thank all of our customers for supporting the concept that quality and service do make a difference.

We've had another great year in sales and look forward to more.

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N.M. Treater Joins Capital

Shollenbarger Wood Treating, Albuquerque, N.M., will now treat exclusively for Capital Lumber Co., Phoenix, Az.

Capital's Phoenix division sales mgr. Chuck Gregory was promoted to mgr. for the Albuquerque division and the new Shollenbarger operation.

Steve Westfall succeeds Gregory as sales manager at the Phoenix division. He had been assistant sales mgr.

In other personnel changes, Ray MacDonald moved from the national accounts office to the Phoenix division as new merchandise mgr. for the Southwest region.

Shollenbarger account mgrs. Carol Dahlquist and Brian Penning moved to the Albuquerque division to assist in handling the treated product line in New Mexico.

All American's Rolling Rehab

All American Home Center, Downey, Ca., finally has completed a year-long remodeling of its 175,000sq. ft. store.

Although the store remained open during the remodeling, c.e.o Greg Fuller noted that the constant moving of departments was challenging for the staff.

"lt was like working on an engine while it was running," he said.

The changes included an entirely remodeled sales floor and garden center. a new store layout, new signage and decor. and a 90.000-item increase in merchandise.

All American has plans next year to remodel the parking lot and store exterior in addition to upgrading the register area and the store's heating and air conditioner systems.

E-Trading System Upgraded

TALPX recently upgraded its emarketplace for building products.

The new system architecture addresses limited role support, disconnected systems, system constraints and management obstacles to e-commerce in the building products industry.

The system is a product of more than two years of industry feedback and uses open XML technology for integration with existing systems.

TALPX president Steve Tonissen believes the new version will overcome obstacles that have typically prevented businesses from taking advantage of e-commerce.

"It supports the need to communicate, gather and organize information, analyze the situation, decide, act, and learn from the results," he said.

Tonissen added that the upgrade "facilitates information management within roles, provides for communication between roles and across enterprises."

Depot Worker Slain ln Seattle

An assistant manager at a North Seattle, Wa., Home Depot was shot and killed a half-mile from work after completing an evening swing shift.

Chris Smith, 27, was found by police Sept. 5 slumped over the steering wheel of his SUV with a gunshot wound to the head.

He was later taken to a nearbY hospital where he died the next day.

Police are not certain whether Smith was confronted in the store parking lot or sometime later.

Witnesses saw a man in a ski mask and dark clothing run from the SUV and head into a nearby cemetery.

Police say they have no suspects and no apparent motive.

Since joining Home Depot in 1999, Smith had worked at four area locations.

Inks Exclusive EWP Deal

Louisiana-Pacific has signed a three-year deal to become the exclusive supplier of engineered lumber used for framing for Pulte Homes, the nation's largest homebuilder.

The agreement provides Pulte with set purchasing terms on L-P I-joists, LVL and rim boards, which are used in framing a house.

It covers all Pulte homes, although currently only half of its floor plans use L-P products. The builder expects to reduce costs by $3 million to $5 million over the three years. The deal is also available to Pulte's recently purchased Del Webb operations.

Dealer Keeps Expanding

"If customers feel that you're prosperous, they'll come to you," said Ben Deal, owner, BJ's Wholesale, Enterprise, Or., and that is precisely what has been happening to Deal, despite a local economy with winter unemployment rates as high as 20Vo.

Head of a business that has seen a 6O7o increase in sales from last year and is currently expanding, Deal emphasizes expansion as the key to success.

"You have to expand or you'll be swallowed up. Get comfortable with your business and you will lose it," he said.

BJ's Wholesale is a family-run business of five that consists of eight buildings on three city lots. Deal is adding a new 12,000-sq. ft. building to cover his lumber and is working on land purchases for future expansions in Enterprise and nearby La Grande, Or.

BJ's Wholesale started in a sinsle building in 1994 as BJ's Tools. Tivo years later Deal added lumber to the mix, and most recently has purchased a truck to cater to customers in La Grande and Lewiston, Id.

Asked if there was any one product or expansion that can account for his success, Deal said it was all important but added, "If you build a business based on your own philosophy, you do better."

In addition to adding landscaping items, Deal plans to hire two more people by next spring.

Activists Stall Timber Sale

Members of an Oregon environmental group delayed timber sale negotiations between Roseburg Forest

Products, Dillard, Or., and the U.S. Forest Service by occupying trees in Oregon's Willamette National Forest.

Under dispute is whether the forest contains the red tree vole, a tiny treedwelling mammal that is allegedly a food source for the endangered northern spotted owl.

According to the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan, a lO-acre buffer must be kept around all vole nests. The Forest Service's initial survey found no evidence of nests.

Derrick Acton, spokesman for the Eugene, Or.-based Cascadia Forest Defenders, claimed he'd personally found several nests. "Their survey is a joke," he said. "They're just going through the motions," adding that Roseburg "isn't going to get any of those trees."

Roseburg president Allyn Ford felt the dispute was unnecessary. "We're going into this thing not like a bull in a China shop," he explained. "We're going to be reasonable folks. We'll work in good faith with the forest service."

Roseburg also stated that in lieu of the current controversy, his company is considering whether to continue with negotiations.

There are a lot of good reasons for carrying L-P Solid Start' products: wide variety, a limited lifetime warranty and the fact that they build great homes.

Full line now available in stock: o LPl" 20 and 32 series l-joists (solid sawn flanged)

. LPf 200, 225 and 300 series l-joists (Gang-Lam'LVLflanged)

. LPI 36 and 56 series l-joists (Gang-Lam LVL flanged) o Gang-Lam 2650 Fb and 2950 Fb beams in standard and billet thicknesses (1-314" to 7" thick)

. Solid Start rim board

For more information, including a copy of our warranty, contact Huff Lumber.