Atlas Engineered Products (“AEP” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025. All amounts are presented in Canadian dollars. Financial and Operating Highlights Hadi Abassi, President and CEO of AEP, commented: “I continue to be proud and impressed with the effort and results […]
Champion Homes Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Iseman Homes, Inc.
Champion Retail Housing, a subsidiary of Champion Homes, Inc. (together, “Champion” or the “Company”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Iseman Homes, Inc. and certain affiliated companies (“Iseman Homes”) including its 10 retail sales centers in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming. This acquisition enhances Champion’s ability to strengthen […]
White Cap Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire the Business of Advanced Fastening Supply
White Cap, the leading distributor of specialty construction supplies and safety products for professional contractors, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business of Advanced Fastening Supply (“AFS”), a Wisconsin-based supplier of fasteners, tools, safety products and other accessories to commercial and residential end markets. AFS operates three locations in Appleton/Greenville, Madison and Waukesha, […]
Atlantic Plywood Announces Strategic Partnership with Sayerlack® Innovative Wood Solutions
~ Wholesale Plywood and Panel Products Distributor Broadens Product Offering ~ Atlantic Plywood, a leading distributor of premium wood products and industrial supplies, is proud to announce a new partnership with Sayerlack® Innovative Wood Solutions, a global leader in innovative wood coating solutions. This strategic collaboration will allow Atlantic Plywood to expand its product offerings […]
ATCO’s Efficiency Initiatives to Save Alberta Utility Customers More Than Half a Billion Dollars
Among the updates ATCO provided to share owners at its recent Annual General Meeting was that its ATCO Gas and ATCO Electric businesses are on track to deliver more than $500 million in savings in distribution rates to its Alberta customers during the current regulatory rate period of 2023-2028. Distribution rates are the costs of […]
Madison’s Lumber Prices Index May 23, 2025
The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending May 23, 2025 is: US$474 mfbm. This is down -0%, or -$1, from the previous week when it was US$475. This is down -4%, or -$22, from one month ago when it was US$496. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed averages) please go […]
Stora Enso Wins the Prestigious Red Dot Design Award 2025 for Marimekko’s Gift Packaging Portfolio
Stora Enso has been awarded with the Red Dot Design Award for the scalable and recyclable gift packaging portfolio for a range of Marimekko’s products. The first boxes were launched in May 2024 The Red Dot Award was granted for outstanding design and creative performance in the category of Product Design 2025. The products selected […]
Statistics Canada: Investment in Building Construction, March 2025
Overall, investment in building construction decreased 0.9% (-$192.2 million) to $22.2 billion in March. The residential sector declined 1.8% to $15.3 billion while the non-residential sector was up 1.3% to $6.8 billion. Year over year, investment in building construction grew 5.4% in March. On a constant dollar basis (2017=100), investment in building construction decreased 0.8% from the previous month to $13.2 billion in March and […]
U.S. Census Bureau: Monthly New Residential Sales, April 2025
Notice of Revision: With this release, seasonally adjusted estimates of housing units sold, housing units for sale, and the months’ supply of new housing have been revised back to January 2020. All revised estimates are available on our website. The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the […]
PPG Recognized on Financial Times ‘Europe’s Best Employers 2025’ List
PPG announced that it has been recognized as one of “Europe’s Best Employers 2025” by the Financial Times. The list includes companies that are highly recommended by their own employees and employees working at other companies in their industry sector. The list was compiled via an independent, anonymous survey developed by rankings firm Statista from […]