L&W Supply, a nationwide distributor of interior building materials and construction supplies, has announced that Ryan Donegan has been named business development manager of its Northeast Region, specifically focusing efforts on the New England marketplace. Ryan Donegan joined L&W Supply in 2021 and has held several roles, including branch manager. Donegan attended Suffolk University in […]
Andersen Corporate Foundation Announces $2.3 Million in Donations
The Andersen Corporate Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its spring 2023 grant round. The Foundation announced grant commitments totaling more than $2.3 million to 85 nonprofit organizations in its first of two grant rounds this year. As part of this $2.3 million, the Andersen Corporate Foundation has committed $1 million over the […]
Mortgage Applications Decrease in May 31st MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 3.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 26, 2023. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 3.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, […]
ATCO Supports Communities that we Serve Affected by the Wildfires
ATCO announced additional support to those affected by the devastating wildfires that have been impacting communities the company serves in western Canada. ATCO is making a $100,000 corporate donation to the Canadian Red Cross 2023 Alberta Fire Appeals and the Northwestern Alberta Emergency Recovery Fund. We have also established the ATCO Family Fire Relief Program […]
PPG Sets Science-Based 2030 Decarbonization Targets, Reports 2022 Sustainability Progress
PPG announced its near-term 2030 sustainability goals, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets that have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company also marked strong progress against its environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities, reporting increased sales of sustainably advantaged products, more efficient operations, strong momentum towards achieving diversity, equity and […]
Greif Named to Newsweek’s List of the Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces for 2023
Greif, Inc., a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced today the company has been named to Newsweek’s list of the Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces. The 2023 Global Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces is the newest list in the Most Loved Workplace® collaboration with the Best Practice Institute (BPI), a leadership […]
Madison’s Reporter: Lumber Demand Remains Unseasonably Soft
In the week ending May 19, 2023, the price of Western S-P-F 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$360 mfbm, said forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter. This is flat compared to the previous week when it was US$360 mfbm. That week’s price is up by +$9, or +2%, from one month ago […]
Mercer International Inc. Receives Court Sales Order Approval to Acquire Structurlam Mass Timber Assets
Mercer International Inc. (“Mercer” or the “Company”) announced that it has received applicable Bankruptcy Court approval of a sales order approving the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Structurlam”), including a production facility located in Conway, Arkansas (the “Conway Facility”) and production facilities in British Columbia, […]
LL Flooring Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited, Non-Binding Proposal from Cabinets To Go, Subsidiary of F9 Brands, Inc.
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. (“LL Flooring” or “Company”) confirmed that it has received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from Cabinets To Go, LLC (“Cabinets To Go”), a subsidiary of F9 Brands, Inc., to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company for $5.76 per share in cash. Consistent with its fiduciary duties and in consultation […]
Installed Building Products Announces the Election of Marchelle E. Moore to Its Board of Directors
Installed Building Products, Inc. (the “Company” or “IBP”) (NYSE: IBP), an industry-leading installer of insulation and complementary building products, today announced that Marchelle E. Moore was elected as an independent director to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting. After six years of service, Vikas Verma retired from the Board of Directors and did not stand […]