McCoy’s Building Supply in Spicewood, TX, located at 23400 TX 71 W opened on May 23. The new store features 15,000 square feet of inside retail space and a paved, drive-thru lumberyard. Store hours are Monday through Friday from 7am to 7pm and Saturday from 7am to 5pm. The store is closed on Sundays to […]
NAHB: Rising Home Prices Keep More Buyers on the Sidelines
NAHB’s latest Housing Trends Report revealed that the majority (67%) of buyers who were actively house hunting in the first quarter of 2022 have spent at least three months searching for a home without success. And the most common reason these long-term searchers cite for not having bought is their inability to find an affordable home (48%). Other […]
Ace Hardware Honors Fallen Heroes With 1 Million American Flags
Ace Hardware is collaborating with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (“VFW”) once again this year to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country by giving away 1 million American flags nationwide on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Consumers who visit a participating Ace store on May 28th will receive […]
Avon Plastics Hires New Territory Sales Manager
The Avon Plastics Sales Team is excited to announce the addition of Steve Campbell as Territory Sales Manager for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets. Born in California, raised in Lancaster, PA, Steve is an accomplished leader in the Construction Industry for over 25 years. Experienced in sales and marketing, project management and business development, Steve […]
Skyline Champion Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2022 Results
Skyline Champion Corporation (“Skyline Champion”) announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended April 2, 2022 (“fiscal 2022”). Last year’s results included an extra week during the fourth quarter compared to fiscal 2022. Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2022 Highlights (compared to Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2021) Net sales increased 42.5% to $638.1 million U.S. […]
PPG’s Diane Kappas Recognized as ‘Woman of Influence’ by Pittsburgh Business Times
PPG announced that Diane Kappas, PPG vice president, Global Sustainability, has been named a 2022 Woman of Influence by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The recognition honors the Pittsburgh region’s most influential businesswomen across every industry and profession who have a strong track record of performance and have made a difference in Western Pennsylvania and its communities. “Diane […]
Builders FirstSource Releases Inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (the “Company”), the nation’s largest supplier of structural building products, value-added components and services to the professional market for new residential construction and repair and remodeling, today announced that it has published its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. The report offers an overview of the comprehensive initiatives and programs the Company […]
Update on Fire at Tolko’s High Prairie Division
The fire department team that was monitoring Tolko’s High Prairie division following an early morning fire (previous article) have now left the site and handed the plant back over to Tolko. One employee was injured in the fire and is currently at home resting. As part of Tolko’s established procedures, a structural engineer will assess […]
Obituary: Donald Lois Fowler
Don Fowler passed away May 7, 2022 at the age of 97. He was born April 24, 1925 in Wickliffe, Kentucky to William Henry Fowler and Della D. Frayser Fowler. In his early years he worked as a shoe shiner, telegram messenger, draftsman at the bomber plant where he met his Esther. After they married, […]
Fire at Tolko’s High Prairie Division
Tolko can confirm that at 5 a.m. MT on May 20, 2022, a fire started at Tolko’s High Prairie division. The mill was evacuated, and the local fire department worked to extinguish the fire. All employees have been accounted for; one employee was injured and sent to hospital, and they are now recovering. The fire […]