Conifex Timber Inc. (“Conifex”, “we” or “us”) reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. Adjusted EBITDA* from continuing operations was negative $1.1 million for the quarter, which reflected the curtailment of the Mackenzie sawmill for most of the period, offset partially by steady and positive results from bioenergy operations. “Even though the […]
Canadian Pacific Committed to Sustainability, Investing in Solar Power at its Calgary Headquarters
Canadian Pacific (“CP”) has begun work to install a solar energy farm at its corporate headquarters in Calgary. The installation is expected to generate more power than consumed annually at CP’s main headquarters building by early 2021. The project, which will be built over five hectares and see 500 parking stalls covered and a solar […]
Mortgage Applications Increase in August 7th MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 6.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 7, 2020. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 6.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, […]
E.C. Barton & Company Announces Panama City Location Re-Opens as Home Outlet
E.C. Barton & Company has announced that the store location in Panama City, FL re-opened as Home Outlet on Monday, August 10. The store, originally known in the community as Surplus Warehouse, experienced extensive damage due to Hurricane Michael nearly two years ago. “We have been looking forward to this day for nearly two years,” […]
PPG Provides July Sales Update and Increases Third Quarter 2020 Sales Estimates
PPG (the “Company”) announced that aggregate company net sales for July exceeded the company’s original estimate, reflecting a continuation of the solid demand recovery experienced in June. Due to the stronger sales performance in July, the company now expects third quarter 2020 sales volumes versus the third quarter 2019 to be down 6% to 11%, […]
The Home Depot Donates a Half Million Kids Workshop Kits to Nonprofits; Offers Live-Stream and Digital Workshops
The Home Depot® (“The Home Depot” or the “company”), the world’s largest home improvement retailer, is helping kids keep doing while its in-store Kids Workshop classes are paused, donating more than 500,000 Kids Workshop kits over the past four months to more than 100 nonprofit organizations and schools across the country. Various organizations nationwide including […]
HD Supply Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Sell its Construction & Industrial–White Cap Business Segment to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for $2.9 Billion
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (“HD Supply”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Construction & Industrial–White Cap business (also known as “White Cap”), a leading distributor of specialty concrete and construction products and services in North America serving professional contractors, to an affiliate of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for a […]
Art Lewis Joins Conner Industries as New Vice President of Sales
Conner Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce Art Lewis III as their Vice President of Sales and newest member of the executive leadership team. In his new role, Lewis will lead the company’s sales and business development efforts across all of its product lines, including industrial lumber, custom wood packaging, 3PL services, and engineered packaging. […]
Trex Company Publishes 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance Report
Trex Company, Inc. (“Trex” or the “Company”), the world’s No. 1 brand of residential composite decking and railing, leader in high-performance, low-maintenance outdoor living products, and a leading national provider of custom-engineered commercial railing and staging systems, today published its 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Report in conjunction with the launch of a new […]
Obituary: Kenneth E. Ford
Kenneth E. Ford, 72, of Momence, IL, died on Monday, August 3, 2020, at his residence after a courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He was born on May 17, 1948 in Rensselaer, IN, the son of Francis and Lois Peterson Ford. He married Janet Grzetich, on June 23, 1979, in Joliet, IL. She survives. […]