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Los Angeles Hardwood Lumbermants ClubNov. 12, dinner meeting, Del,acey's Club 41, Pasadena, Ca.; (714) 538-2250.

Building Industry ShowNov. 12-13, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, Ca.; (9()9) 396-9993.

Lumber Association of California & NevadaNov. 12-14, annual convention, Hilton Hotel, Palm Springs, Ca.; (916) 369-7501.

North American Building Material Distribution AssociationNov. 12-14, annual convention, Hyatt Regency, Chicago, It.; (888) 747-7862.

Ceramic Tile Distributors AssociationNov. 12-15, annual management conference, Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego, Ca.; (630) 545-9415.

Western Building Material AssociationNov. 13-16, annual convention & building products showcase, Doubletree InnJantzen Beach, Portland, Or.; (360) 943-3054.

Paint & Decorating Retailers AssociationNov. 22-23, fall show, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (800) 737-0107.

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Construction & Building Vietnam '98Dec. 1-4, Hanoi, Vietnam; (408) 986-8384.

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Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers AssociationDec. 2, yard foreman seminar, Embassy Suites, Phoenix, Az.; Dec. 10, bankruptcy seminar, Driscoll University Center, Denver, Co.; (303) 793-0859.

Restoration & RenovationDec. 2-3, buildings & real estate show, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, Ca.; (203) 8,{0-5384.

Sacramento Area WholesalersDec. 4, holiday lunch, Carmichael, Ca.; (916) 736-3353.

National Oak trlooring Manufacturers AssociationDec. 5. 6, annual meeting, Memphis, Tn.; (901) 526-5016.

Pacilic Loggng ConferenceDec. 6-8, Las Vegas, Nv.; (503) 885-8022.

Western Building Material AssociationDec. E, estimating workshop; Dec. 9, customer service workshop; Dec. 10, installed sales seminar, WBMA Hq., Olympia, Wa.; (360) 943-3054.

Portland Wholesale Lumber AssociationDec. 11, Christmas lunch, Doubletree Inn-Jantzen Beach, Portland, Or.; (503) 648-4156.

Western Forestry & Conservation AssociationDec. 14-16, conference, Seattle, Wa.; (503) 2264562.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumbermants ClubDec. 18, Christmas party, Balboa Bay Club, Newport Beach, Ca.; (714) 538-2250.

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International Housewares ShowJan. 10-13, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (847) 2924200.

Building Products International ShowcaseJan. 11-13, Bell Harbor Conference Center, Seattle, Wa.; (253) 922-6&0.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Assn.Jan. 1l-15, estimating seminars, Holiday Inn; Casper, Wy'; Jan,18-22, Embassy Suites, Denver, Co.; (303) 793-0859.

Western Hardwood AssociationJan. 14, board meeting, Doubletree Inn at the Quay, Vancouver, Wa.; (360) 83+5202.

National Association of Home Builders .- Jan. l5-1E, Intemational Builders Show, Dallas, Tx.; (202) 822-0254.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association installed Kip Oram, Alpine Lumber, Denver, Co., as president succeeding Mary Hartung, Thatcher Building Suppjy, Thatcher, Az., during its recent management conference.

At the event, regional winners of a best salesperson survey were innounced. Top outside salespeople and runners-up: (Az.) Sam Taylor; Boise Cascade., and Dave Sullivan, Huttig, both Phoenix; (Co.) Mike Douse, R/W Specialties, Henderson, and Dorothy Rowland, U.S. Mix Products, Denver; (Id.) Steve Felt, Max Ker & Son Lumber, Idaho Falls, and Terry Brown, Weyerhaeuser, Boise; (N.M.) Greg Cheshire, Cheshire Sales, and Terry Freeze, National Mfg. Co., both Albuquerque; (Ut.) Wade Paff, Boise Cascade, Salt Lake City, and (Wy.) Bob Gengler, Boise Cascade, Rapid City, S.D., and Barry Star.k, Hillman Fasteners, Evansville, Wy.

Phone sales: (Az.) Debbie Delgado, Boise Cascade, and Tom Marrin, Weyerhaeuser, Phoenix; (Co.) Mike Kimrey, American Building Specialties, Denver, and Sue Brandt, Georgia-Pacific, Englewood; (Id.) Shag Mulhuser, Metal Sales, Spokane, Wa., bnd Judy Ahrens, Boise Cascade, Boise; (N.M.) Carolyn Kidd, Cameron Ashley, Albuquerque, and Tom Hill, Cheshire Sales; (Ut.) Shawn Heiden, Boise Cascade. and Billie Hubbard, Salt Lake City, and (Wy.) Marty Weaver, Boise Cascade, Denver, and Mike Wood, Empire Building Supplies, Bozeman, Mt.

A half-day bankruptcy law seminar is set for Dec. l0 dt Denver University, Western Building Material Association's keynote speaker will address "The Y2K Bug" at its annual convention showcase Nov. l3-16 in Portland. Or.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada has enlisted Senator K. Maurice Johannessen as opening speaker at its Nov. l2-14 annual convention in Palm Springs.

RlSl Sees Slight Slowdown

Resource Information Systems, Inc. predicts a25%o chance of a recession slowing down the U.S. economy in the first half of next year.

RISI expects consumers and businesses to bend but not break as the economy's growth slows from 3.7Vo in the first half of this year to l%o to ZVo in fourth quarter 1998 and the first half of 1999.

By mid-1999, the Fed should lower interest rates another 75 basis points to 4.5Vo.

RISI forecasts housing starts to remain at the 1.6 million level through year's end, begin to slip in early 1999, and bottom out late in the year at I.45 million units, less than 2Vo below 1997's total.

U.S. softwood lumber consumption is predicted to reach a record 53.8 billion bd. ft. this year, but dip 4Vo next year. Still, notes RISI, "Even though we expect demand to fall for the year, 1999 will remain the second highest year on record for U.S. softwood lumber consumption."

Avison Sells Oregon Mills

Investment group Floragon Forest Products Inc. has agreed to acquire the manufacturing facilities of Avison Lumber Co., Molalla, Or.

After the expected November 15 close of the deal, Floragon will operate as Avison Forest Products. out of Molalla. Avison Lumber Co. president Bill Avison will stay on as a consultant. Present executives and employees will continue in their current capacities, headed by general manager Buck Mehl.

Timber Resources Forest Products, Lake Oswego, Or., will be the exclusive sales. and marketing group for Avison.

Burney Menill is president and Ben Beddingfield, chief operating officer of Floragon, a new venture funded by investors in the South.

"We plan to maintain and enhance the current manufacturing operations of Avison," said Beddingfield.

In 1995, Avison acquired the Brazier Forest Industries' Molalla stud mill plant, permitting efficient processing of small diameter logs. The combined facilities produce a wide range of lumber products including custom cut specialty items, studs, dimension lumber, glulams, engineered wood, fingerjointed and laminated lumber products.