Spartan Railing is pleased to announce a partnership with Building Material Distributors, Inc to distribute their premier line of Spartan Railing to dealers throughout California and select counties in Nevada. Spartan Railing, a patented frameless glass railing system with integrated LED lighting is comprised of mounting hardware (spigots), low-iron glass, and LED globes, providing an […]
Madison’s Reporter: Equitable Supply-Demand Balance Flattens Lumber Prices
Some crazy weeks on the Futures Board created uncertainty but as March carried on cash (or print) prices flattened out. Industry players hoped a balance of supply and demand has been reached, so price volatility settles down and true volumes of lumber are sold into this spring. The inventory of homes on the market continued […]
The Tragically Hip Partners with Canadian Tire to Help Keep Girls in Sport
Canadian Tire Corporation (“CTC”) is teaming up with iconic band The Tragically Hip to raise awareness for the need to empower girls across the country to be leaders in sport. According to Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities’ (“Jumpstart”) 2022 State of Sport report by Ipsos, 45% of Canadian parents say their child is currently not involved in playing […]
Service Proposes to Reclassify Northern Long-Eared Bat as Endangered Under Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposal to reclassify the northern long-eared bat as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The bat, currently listed as threatened, faces extinction due to the range-wide impacts of white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease affecting cave-dwelling bats across the continent. Bats are critical to healthy, functioning ecosystems […]
NAHB: Property Taxes are Largest Share of State and Local Tax Receipts
Property taxes accounted for a whopping $672.5 billion state and local tax receipts between the fourth quarter of 2020 through the final quarter of 2021, according to NAHB analysis of the Census Bureau’s quarterly tax data. As NAHB tax economist David Logan reports in a recent Eye on Housing post, property taxes constituted 36.2% of state and local […]
Paper Excellence Donates $50,000 to Vancouver Island University for Scholarship Program
Paper Excellence announced today that it is donating $50,000 to Vancouver Island University (VIU) to create a Paper Excellence student awards scholarship program. Over the next five years, ten $1,000 scholarship awards will be distributed each year. Paper Excellence operates two mills on Vancouver Island¬—Catalyst Crofton and Catalyst Port Alberni—and one mill on the Sunshine […]
Canadian Pacific and TCRC-T&E Reach Agreement to Enter Into Binding Arbitration and Return to Work Tuesday
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (“CP”) today announced that it has reached agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (“TCRC”) – Train and Engine Negotiating Committee to enter into binding arbitration. “CP is pleased to have reached agreement with the TCRC Negotiating Committee to enter into binding arbitration and end this work stoppage,” said CP President […]
Paper Excellence Donates $50,000 to College of the Rockies for Scholarship Program
Paper Excellence announced today that it is donating $50,000 to the College of the Rockies to create a Paper Excellence student awards scholarship program. Over the next five years, ten $1,000 scholarship awards will be distributed each year. Paper Excellence operates Skookumchuck Pulp mill which is located just north of Cranbrook and Kimberley in the […]
Woodgrain to Acquire Huttig Building Products
Woodgrain Inc. (“Woodgrain”) and Huttig Building Products, Inc. (“Huttig,” or the “Company”) are pleased to announce a definitive agreement has been reached whereby Woodgrain will purchase Huttig, a leading distributor of millwork, building materials, and wood products. This acquisition will significantly increase Woodgrain’s distribution network, its product offering, and its value-added services. “Huttig has a […]
Ashley Furniture HomeStore Opens New Store in Guadalajara, Mexico
On February 15, Ashley Furniture HomeStore in Guadalajara, Mexico celebrated the opening of the new 15,000 sq. ft. showroom located on Avenida Patria #120, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The Guadalajara store is significant for the expansion of the Ashley brand in Mexico, located in one of the main markets of the country, with a population […]