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$2.42Billion Fiscal year sales for Do it Best Corp. in 2003.

1,090 Vendors with no-adder programs.

20 Average years ofexperience for a Do it Best Corp. lumber trader.

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Do it Best Coqp. operating overheadthe lowest in the industry. 1 I

The one and only firll-service co-op in the industry. Do it Best Corp. provides everything that pro-oriented dealers, home centers and hardware stores need.

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The amount of long-term debt maintained by Do it Best Corp.

Mid-South Building Material Dealers Association has set its midyear table top shorv and board meeting for Aug. 13-14 at the Hilton Hotel & Conference Center, Jackson, Ms. The event rvill also include committee meetings and a talk by Southern Forest Products Association's Richard Kleiner on raised floor systems.

Ohio Lumbermen's Association has scheduled an installed sales seminar July 27-28 at the Embassy Suites, Dublin, Oh.

Southern Building Material Association's summer management conference & leaders meeting takes place Aug. 5-8 at the Ramada Plaza Resort Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, Va. SBMA executive committee and education committee meetings are on the agenda. Seminars include "The Economy & the Election," led by Dr. Ed Seifried, Lafayette University; "ls It a Contract?" by James Vann, Vann Sheridan LLP. and "Five Reasons The Trump Would Say, 'Mr. Dealer, You're Fired!"' by Deborah Hayden, Hayden & Associates.

Youths in attendance (ages 0-17) can take part in their own activities, such as "Dora the Explorer Party," "Captain Graybeard's Treasure Hunt," "All American Carnival." and "Klub Kids."

Events for the entire family include tennis, golf, and sandcastle building tournaments.

Illinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association hosts a series of lumbermen and golf outings through the summer.

The Northern Illinois Whing Ding is July 14 at the Oak Club of Genoa, Genoa, Il.

The Western Illinois outing is July 2l at Gibson Woods, Monmouth, Il.

The Rock River Lumbermen's outing and legislative fundraiser will be held Aug. 5 at the Silver Ridge Golf Course, Oregon, Il.

The Northern lllinois outing is Cahokia Lumbermens Outing at Governors Run, Carlyle, Il., August 12.

Michigan Lumber & Building Materials Association plans a statewide golf outing Aug. 4 at Hawk Hollow Golf Course, Bath, Mi. Activities include a horse race. awards dinner, and driving accuracy contest.

Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association has chosen "Golden Opportunities" as the theme of its annual conference July 29-31 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, Ca.

Art Holst, former building material salesman and referee in four NFL Championship games and two Super Bowls, is keynote speaker.

Seminar topics include mill technology, closing execution gaps, green building, and marketing and advenising endeavors. A trade exposition is also scheduled during the conference.

An induction ceremony for SLMA's new chairperson, Sandi Sparks, Sparks Lumber, will take place during the final night of the conference.

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association hosts a "How to Handle an OSHA Inspection" teleconference July l4 at I p.m.

The seminar will provide tips on what to do and what not to do during an inspection, how businesses are selected for inspection, and how to avoid one of the strong potentials for an inspection.

National Hardwood Lumber Association holds a four-day hardwood lumber grading short course July 20-23 at the McKeever Environmental Center, Sandy Lake, Pa.

A five-day course follows Aug. l620 in Memphis, Tn.

Epoch Plans Expansion

As a result of increased demand for its EverGrain composite decking materials, Epoch Composite Products, Lamar, Mo., has broken ground on a new 167,000-sq. ft. manufacturing plant.

Epoch's current 200,000-sq. ft. manufacturing plant in Lamar will continue to operate once the new facility is open. Both plants will produce EverGrain Decking.

According to spokesperson Rene Robinson, "EverGrain entered the marketplace with regional distribution, and now it has national distribution."

The new plant is expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of this year, and will add about 50 jobs.

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