Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced the issuance of its fourth annual stewardship tear sheet which includes performance highlights and progress made through 2022 on its sustainability priorities. The report’s release comes in conjunction with Earth Week. “For all of us at Tractor Supply, Life Out Here represents […]
JCHS: Home Remodeling Market Projected to Contract by 2024
After more than a decade of continuous growth, annual spending on improvements and repairs to owner-occupied homes is expected to decline by early next year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released today by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. The LIRA projects that year-over-year expenditures […]
LP Building Solutions Partners With Outland Youth Employment Program
LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, has announced a partnership with the Outland Youth Employment Program (OYEP), a cornerstone initiative of Canadian-based nonprofit Dexterra Community Initiatives, which manages a national network of innovative education, training and work opportunities for high school-aged Indigenous youth. “LP’s involvement with the OYEP Indigenous forestry program exemplifies the company’s […]
Atlas Engineered Products Reports Record 2022 Year End and Fourth Quarter Financial and Operating Results
Atlas Engineered Products (“AEP” or the “Company”) (TSXV: AEP) (OTC Markets: APEUF) is pleased to announce its financial and operating results for the year ended December 31, 2022. All amounts are presented in Canadian dollars. “The AEP team continued to work hard to overcome all the challenges that 2022 brought our way, which I believe […]
Union Pacific Reports First Quarter 2023 Results
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported 2023 first quarter net income of $1.6 billion, or $2.67 per diluted share. These results include $107 million in other income from a one-time real estate transaction. This compares to 2022 first quarter net income of $1.6 billion, or $2.57 per diluted share. “We delivered greater network fluidity […]
PotlatchDeltic Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition
PotlatchDeltic Corporation (the “Company” or “PotlatchDeltic”) announced that Jerry Richards will relocate to accept an opportunity with another company. Mr. Richards has resigned as the Company’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective April 19, 2023 and he will be focused on ensuring a smooth transition through his final day on May 12, 2023. Mr. […]
Report: Early Morning Fire at Walker Lumber Company in Woodland
According to local news reports, Walker Lumber Company, Inc. (HQ: Woodland, PA), had a fire erupt at their site Wednesday morning. WTAJ reports that early in the morning of Wednesday April 19, 2023, a fire erupted on site and destroyed the sawmill building. Walker Lumber Company President, Nicholas Ince, told WTAJ the “sawmill was abandoned and […]
Blue Book’s Trent Johnson Interviewed on Freight 360 Podcast
Blue Book’s Lumber Team Manager, Trent Johnson, joined Freight 360’s Nate Cross and Benjamin Kowalski on their podcast to talk about the lumber industry and how it ties into freight brokering and transportation.
MoistureShield Expands Distribution in Utah, Colorado and Idaho with J.M. Thomas Forest Products
MoistureShield®, a signature brand at Oldcastle APG®, is partnering with J.M. Thomas Forest Products to expand distribution of the manufacturer’s full composite decking portfolio at all branch locations in Ogden, Utah; Denver, Colorado; and Boise, Idaho. “We’re excited to partner with J.M. Thomas Forest Products as we continue to expand product distribution across North America” […]
Mortgage Applications Decrease in April 19th MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 8.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 14, 2023. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 8.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, […]