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Do you want their attention?

Reach EVEBYcompany attending the Noilh American Wholesale Lumber Association's 2002 Traders Market TM by advertising in a Special Section appearing in both The Merchant Magazine and Building Products Digest.

NAWLAS 7th annual Traders Market November 8-9 in Dallas brings forest products buyers and sellers together in a no-nonsense format, Attendance is expected to once again be up, so manufacturers should make every effort to ensure their customers and prospects know they're exhibiting and reserve the time to see them. Your ad will:

I REACH I6.000 INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS

This special color section devoted entirely to the Traders Market will appear in the October issues of both The Merchant and Building Products Digest.

r REACH Att REGISTERED ATTENDEES

The Traders Market issue will be sent before the show to registered attendee companies, even if they're not regular subscribers to our magazines.

I Expanded Directory Tisting

Only advertisers in the Traders Market section will enjoy an expanded listing in the section's company directory including phone and Fax numbers and reps attending the market.

I Vatue Priced

All full-color ads in our special Traders Market section will be heavily discounted from regular monthly rates - and include all 4-color, bleed and production charges. Call for details,

Jerry Kolker, founder, owner and president, Middle Atlantic Wholesale Lumber, Owings Mills, Md., has retired after 50 years in the industry. He is succeeded by his daughter, Mary Lou Carlson.

Alan McMoran is new to lumber sales at Gary Pack Discount Inc., Clinton, Ar.

Pete Albritton and Stan Majure are new traders at LowGradelumber's Laurel, Ms., office.

Mark Bendon is new to sales at North Bay Distributors, Elkridge, Md., covering the Wilmington, De., area.

Jim and Dena Eidson are closing Southside Building Supply, Springdale, Ar., and retiring after 35 years in the business.

Matt Vordermark has been named mgr. of Carolina Builders, Fayetteville, N.C.

Todd Snuggs, ex-Midland Building Materials, has joined Allied Building Stores, Monroe, La., as a panel trader.

Gary Cole and Phittip Humphreys are new to the Greeneville, Tn., sales office of Klumb Forest Products.

Peter Devers has been promoted to mgr. of Stock Building Supply, Durham, N.C.

Nathan Gorman has joined the sales staff of G-Plex, Peachtree City, Ga.

Lars von Kantzow has resigned as president and chief executive officer of Pergo Inc., Raleigh, N.C.

Kevin Atchison and Cliff Lee, both ex-Timberland Resources, are new to SYP sales at Wood Lumber Co.'s new office in Duncan, S.C.

Tom S. Jones, president, Southern Pine Inspection Bureau, Pensacola, Fl., will retire early next year after 44 years with SPIB.

Kathy Willoughby has been been named mgr. of Weyerhaeuser Co.'s Wright City, Ok., wood products facility. She had been serving as interim mgr. since Jerry Dansby's death in June.

Staton Douthit has been named v.p., general mgr. and chief operating officer of TimberTech Texas, Cibolo, Tx. Russell Childers, Forney, Tx., is new to sales, covering the Dallas/East Texas/Houston markets.

Cliff Allen is now mgr. at Ridout Lumber Co., Rogers, Ar.

Larry Mercer, executive v.p., Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., will be promoted later this year to an advisory position assisting chairman and c.e.o. Robert Nardelli until Feb. 20O4. He will be succeeded by Troy Rice who will take over as senior v.p.-operations. Eric Peterson will replace Rice as president of the Northwest Division.

Bill Gates, chairman, Microsoft Corp., recently acquired 1 million shares of Home Depot stock valued at $36.7 million.

Harry F. Geair has been promoted to v.p.-general counsel at Bowater, Greenville. S.C.

Pam Kolb has joined Enterprise Computer Systems, Inc. as senior sales mgr. based in Dallas, Tx. She had worked for Dataline before it was acquired by Enterprise.

Ty Schmidt has been named chairman and acting c.e.o., Channelinx, Greenville, S.C. He replaces Jack McGovern, who has resigned. Kurt Herwald is the new acting c.f.o., replacing Steve Reynolds. Jim Zielinski, c.f.o., Hanley Wood, has resigned as chairman of the board.

Andrew Hickam is the new store mgr. at Lowe's, Conway, Ar. Judith Harrison, principal and senior consultant, Judith Harrison & Associates, has been appointed to the TruServ board of directors.

Greg Balestrero will resign as executive director of the Construction Specifications Institute, Alexandria, Va., in early November to become executive director of the Project Management Institute. CSI president Phil McDade, past president Ross Spiegel, president-elect Edith Washington, and the executive committee expect to appoint a successor by early next year.

Rick Dunning has joined the Temperate Forest Foundation as v.p.-development.

Rich Woods is a new fine hardwoods specialist at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

"For the good of our economy. we need common-sense fbrest policy. We can and we must manage our forests. We must keep them disease-free. We must have reasonable forest policies so as to prevent fires, not encourage them."

- President George W. Bush, during a recent stop at Mount Rushmore

Kitchen & Bath Design Online

Homeowners can now remodel their kitchens and bathrooms-electronically-using Home Depot's new Online Kitchen and Bath Desien Center.

Located at www.homedepot.com. the tool allows customers to mix and match colors, products, wallpaper and more in a virtual room environrnent. Customers can then print a summary with visuals of their design choices and take it to any Home Depot store fbr assistance.

The tool was designed by imaging sofiware company Scene 7.

News Briefs

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Velux Ame rica, Greenwood, S.C., has acquired the assets of Kenergy Skl,light Co. from Vetter Windows & Doors

Weyerhaeuser Co. is permanently closing the corrugating medium machine at its Hawesville, Ky., containerboard plant ...

TruServ Corp. received a CIO100 Award for the second year in a row from CIO Magaaine,ionoring 100 companies that demonstrate integrated technologies and procedures to improve products, services and relationships with partners and clients

Carolina Aluminum & Vinvl Ctt.. 43-y ear-olcl Greensboro, N.C.-based window manufacturer. has filed fbr Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation ...

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Amerit'a opened a new 97.200-sq. ft. Hq. building in Houston, Tx. ...

Rinker Material.s Corp., West Palm Beach. Fl.. agreed ro pay $540 million fbr cement comDanv Kiewit Materials, Omaha, Ne.

Elc'or Corp., Dallas, Tx., will spend $77 million to add a second shingle production line at its roofing plant in Tuscaloosa, Al., more than tripling capacity ...

3M held a grand opening Aug. 23 for its new 200-acre asphalt roofing shingle granule plant in Pittsboro, N.C.

North Bay Distributors, Elkridge. Md.. is now carrying Berenson decorative hardware and in the fall will begin selling Liberty decorative hardware ...

Timberlake Cabinet, Orlando, Fl., was named Lennar Homes' regional Vendor of the Quarter.