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Handy Hardware Wholesale - Feb. 13-15, market, Houston, Tx.r (713) 644-1495.

Mid-America Lumbermen's Association - Feb. 16-17, basic estimating, Oklahoma City, Ok.; Feb. 18-20, estimating seminars, Kansas City, Mo.; Feb. 19, yard foreman training, St. Louis, Mo.; (800) 1 47 -6529.

Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn. - Feb. 17, regional meeting, Snider Industries, Marshall, Tx.; (404) 361-1445.

South Dakota Retail Lumbermen's Convention - Feb. 17-18. Ramkota Inn, Sioux Falls, S.D.; (605) 336-3460.

Midwest Hardware Association - Feb. 17-19, product knowledge expo, Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, Lake Geneva, Wi.; (715) 341-7100.

Sioux Valley Hoo-Hoo Club - Feb. 18, concat, Ramkota Inn, Sioux Falls, S.D.; (605) 336-3460.

Monroe Hardware Co. - Feb. 2O-22, sping show, Birmingham, Al.; (704) 289-3r2r.

Window & Door Manufacturers Association - Feb. 2l-25, annual meeting, Litchfield Park, Az.; (847) 299-5200.

Builder Marts of America - Feb. 23.24, spring market, Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, Nv.; (864) 29'7 -6101.

Northwestern Lumber Assn. - Feb. 23-24, estimating courses; Feb. 25, management & collections seminars, Shakopee, Mn.; (800) 896-5140.

FenceTech - Feb. 25-27, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fl.; (800) 822-4342.

National Frame Builders Association - Feb. 25.27, expo, Louisville, Ky.; (800) 557-6957.

Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc. - Feb. 26-29, annual meeting, Marriott, Ponte Vedra, Fl.; (336) 885-8315.

North American Wholesale Lumber Assn. - Feb. 29.March 3, management school, Downers Grove, Il.; (800) 527-8258.

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Northwestern Lumber Association - March 4.5, Iowa lumber convention, Polk County Convention Center, Des Moines, Ia.; 612\ 544-6822.

Florida Hardware Co. - March 6-7, market, Radisson Twin Towers & Convention Center, Orlando, Fl.; (904) 783-1650.

Hardware Distribution Warehouse - March 6-7, spring dealer market, Mississippi Trade Mart, Jackson, Ms.; (318) 686-8527.

Hardwood Manufacturers Association - March 10-12, national conference, New Orelans, La.; (412) 829-0'170.

Ohio Lumbermen's Association - March 10, annual board meeting, Dayton, Oh.; March 16, product knowledge seminar, Wooster, Oh.; (614) 267-7817.

Kentucky Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association will hold its annual convention & product expo May 3-4 at Caesars Riverboat Complex in Elizabeth, ln.

Speakers include University of Kentucky basketball coach Orlando "Tubby" Smith; builder Gary Katz on the latest techniques with miter saws, mantelpieces and crown mouldings; representatives from the law firm of Goldberg and Simpson on toxic mold, construction defects and lien law, plus experts on housewrap, fasteners for the new generation wood preservatives, and loss control.

Michigan Lumber & Building Materials Association is sponsoring seminars on disaster recovering planning Feb. l7 in Lansing: managing account receivables/lien law review March 2 in Ann Arbor; powered industrial trucks March l0 in Lansins: key account management March 16 in Lansing, and blueprint reading & material take-offs March 30 in Traverse City.

Lumbermen's Association of Texas has booked Greg Brooks, president and c.e.o., Building Supply Channel, to speak at its annual convention & buying market April 15-18 in San Antonio.

Illinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association is sponsoring Bill Darling classes March 8 for small project estimating and March 9-11 on basic residential estimating.

Northwestern Lumber Association is staging its 2004 Iowa Lumber Convention March 4-5 at the Polk County Convention Complex in Des Moines. Ia.

Seminars include "A Key to Protect Your Botton Line: Mechanic's Lien.

Iowa Debt, Credit & Collections Statutes," and "Key in on Mold-Prevention in Building & Remediation."

Oklahoma Lumbermen's Association is holding district meetings with seminars throughout the month.

The schedule includes Feb. 12 in Oklahoma City, Feb. 17 in Krebs, Feb. 19 in Stillwater, and Feb. 24 in Sapulpa.

Indiana Lumber & Builders' Supply Association will close out the winter with a string of seminars at its offices in Indianapolis.

"Customer Service l0l" will be offered Feb. 1l, "Yard Foreman/ Operations" training Feb. 12, "How to Motivate & Retain Employees" March 24, "Mechanics Liens & Bonds" March 25, and "Generation X-ceptional" March 30.

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