WestRock Company today announced it will permanently cease operations at its mill in Panama City, Florida, by June 6, 2022. The mill produces containerboard, primarily heavyweight kraft, and fluff pulp, with a combined annual capacity of 645,000 tons. Select grades of containerboard currently produced at the mill will be manufactured at other WestRock facilities. “A […]
NAR Promotes Jon Waclawski to Vice President of Political Advocacy
The National Association of Realtors® on Thursday announced the promotion of Jon Waclawski to vice president of political advocacy from his role as senior political compliance counsel and director of legal affairs. In his new role, Waclawski will lead strategy for all of NAR’s federal, state, and local political programs while continuing to advise on […]
7 Reasons Leaders Fail: The Road to Repentance
The seven leadership fails discussed in our article series don’t have to sink the ship—all can be remedied. Business literature, especially in the high-tech era of startups and large-scale entrepreneurship, is rich with stories of people who failed repeatedly before they succeeded. Often, these are tales of hard luck, adversity, or markets that weren’t quite […]
USDA Seeks National Softwood Lumber Board Nominees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”) is seeking nominations for the Softwood Lumber Board to fill seats for four members whose terms expire Dec. 31, 2022. Nomination applications for the seats are due April 20, 2022. Appointed members will serve three-year terms. The Softwood Lumber Board is seeking nominees for one […]
Mortgage Applications Decrease in April 6th MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 6.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 1, 2022. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 6.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted […]
Trex Launches Helpful “How-To” Resources With Trex® Academy™
With DIYers representing a considerable portion of the deck building/intending category, Trex Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of high-performance, wood-alternative decking and railing, and leader in low-maintenance outdoor living products, today announced the launch of Trex® Academy™ – an online multimedia content hub dedicated to helping DIYers bring their deck dreams to life by providing […]
Madison’s Reporter: As Market Finds Balance Most Lumber Prices Remain Even
Softwood lumber buyers and sellers wrestled with price levels. While inventories in the field remained light, many customers were still waiting for wood they had ordered weeks ago, so were reluctant to buy given ongoing higher prices. Some secondary suppliers, at reloads and wholesalers, were offering wood at a discount to producers. Sawmill order files […]
7 Reasons Leaders Fail: #7- Lack of Vision
Most companies have a vision statement. Why don’t leaders? A lack of imagination can hinder the ability to lead and prevent a company from seizing opportunities to thrive. Many leaders get into the habit of being an ‘idea person,’ only to be stymied in realizing they don’t have the solution to every problem. Even in […]
Annual Home Price Growth Again Hits New High in February, CoreLogic Reports
CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for February 2022. U.S. home price growth registered a year-over-year increase of 20% in February, another series high and marking 12 months of consecutive double-digit gains. Annual price growth has been recorded every month for […]
Westlake Ace Hardware Expands in North Carolina
Westlake Ace Hardware announced today it has signed lease agreements to open two new stores in the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area. Westlake Ace currently owns and operates 11 stores in North Carolina; five located in the Raleigh-Durham metro area, and six in the Outer Banks. Westlake Ace plans to open stores at 9101 Leesville Road (Pinecrest […]