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Blue her Lu m ber, A lbuquerque, N.M., is building a new drivethrough store as an anchor operation fior a home services business park on the west side of town . . . Kelsevville Lumber. Kelseyville. Ca.. has expanded its showroom to 4500 sq. ft. and added 12,000 sq. ft. of warehouse

Coast American Corp. and Amoco Oil Co. have ended their Denver, Co., market test of combination hardware/self-service gas stations with Amot'o bowing out while Coast America seeks a new partner for the Hardware X-Press venture

Driscoll Building Materials, Albuquerque, N.M., will have a grand opening this month for its relocated store in the Corrales area . . Front Ronge Lumber Co. is the new name for Hartmuller Lumber Co., Denver, Co., with new owners John and Marv Gunzner

Ace Hardware, St. Helens. Or.. is adding a 5,073 sq. ft. addirion plus off-street parking. . Kennedy Lumber, Springer, N.M., which has been purchased by Candelario Building Products, Raton. N.M.. is operating as the Springer outlet for Candelario.

Builders Square has opened an 80,000 sq. ft. store in Albuquerque, N.M. Gary Weiss is the new owner of the Coast to Coast Hardware Store in Woodburn, Or. Holladay Lumber & Hardware, Salt Lake City, Ut., has closed

Carl Diebold Lumber Co..

Wood Village, Or., has purchased 25 acres in Troutdale, Or., for possible relocation Lafayette Lumber. Lafayette, Co., has relocated to a former Diamondyard...

Inter-Mountain 14holesa le Nordware Co., lnc., has opened a 45,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Denver, Co... Jensen-Byrcl, Spokane, Wa., has expanded with a 252.000 sq. ft. distribution center . Ace Hardware Corp. is building a 362,000 sq. ft. DC in Rocklin (Sacramento), Ca.

GF Co., San f)iego, Ca., has formed a new division, Paci/ic Pine Producls, to market doors, jambs and mouldings, Dennis Lowe, v.p. and sales mgr. Tuba.for Mill, Morton, Wa., has relocated its sales office in Tacoma, Wa., Sandy Bremner, salesmgr....

Taltlar Lurnber & Treoting. Beaverton, Or., has established a wholesale div., Douglas J. Bergquist, mgr., and purchased Forest Grove Lumber Cs., Forest Grove, Or., to operate as a division of the parent co.

Ca nadian Forest Products, Y ancouver, 8.C., has a new lumber mfg. plant in Beilingham, Wa. . . . Holding Lumber Co., Adams Lake, 8.C., a div. of Whonnock Industries, is now named Adams Lake Lumber.

Precision Lumber Co.. Portland Or., is set to begin production at its new reman plant in The Dalles, Of., Jan. l...Houston Lumber Co., Las Vegas, Nv., has opened a new door plant and a l0 acre truss plant.

Martin Forest Products, Healdsburg, Ca., closed its Dublin, Ca., office on Dec. l...Gregory Forest Products will close its Fontana, Ca., DC and reman plant, selling the site, inventory and machinery; this has no effect on its Or. sawmills and plywood plant which are separate entities

Michigan-California Lumber Co., Camino, Ca.. has added a lumber shed and a new road to facilitate traffic ... West Coast Timber Praducts, a new Encinitas (San Diego), Ca., wholesaler, owned and operated by Dave Alward and Bill Wessner will handle sales for the Redcling Power Sawmill, Anderson, Ca,. when it is completed in mid '88, and the new Lassen Forest Prodacts. Nubiber. Ca.

Morgan Produt'ts ltri. has purchased Heritage Hardwoods, Inc.. Shawano, Mi., for $10 million cash . . Mitek Industries, lnc., in a joint venture with Bowater PLC has purchased Gang-Nail Systems, Inc., from Reland PLC and Braas & Co. GmbH.

Hydro .Systems has moved from North Hollywood, Ca., to a 40,000 sq. it. facility in Simi Valley. Ca... . LouverDrape, 1nc.. has purchased a$7.1 million bldg. in Valencia, Ca., for mfg. anddistribution...

Z- Brick Co. has been purchased by Contech Brands, a div. of Rexnord Chemical Producls. which will close the Woodinville, Wa., Hq., while retaining opefations at the I'ort Wayne, In.,plant...

Housing starts reached the lowest level in more than four years in Oct. (latest figs) with an 8.206 drop to an annual rate of 1,513,000 . . single family starts fell lolt with multi familv starts off 1601r permits fell3-.40k...

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December

BatimatDec. 8-15, international building exhibition, Paris, France.

Lumber Merchants Association of Northern CaliforniaDec. 11, insurance trust meeting, San Jose, Ca.

Portland Wholesale Lumber AssociationDec. 11, annual Christmas party, Red Lion Lloyd Center, Portland, Or. National Building Material Distributors AssociationDec. 11-12, "The Best Seller List" workshop, Irvine, Ca.

San Joaquin Valley Hoo-Hoo ClubDec. 12, Cal Bowl trip & tailgate party, F-resno, Ca.

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