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William Behan has been named president of Columbus Lumber Co. LLC, Brookhaven, Ms., succeeding the late John M. Behan, Sr.

Daniel F. "Duffy" Walters has been promoted to v.p.-sales at Enterprise Computer Systems, Greenville, S.C. Pamela L. Kolb has rejoined the company as senior sales mgr., covering Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Pete Martin is the new store mgr. at 84 Lumber Co., Danville, W.V.

Dr. David Chambers has purchased and plans to reopen Potlatch Corp.'s Warren, Ar., hardwood sawmill, which closed in late July.

Graham Nelson is the new Southeastern U.S. representative for sales and customer account responsibility at Progressive Solutions.

Brent Stinnett has been appointed v.p. of timberlands from Alabama to Texas at Plum Creek Timber Co. Thomas Reed is now v.p. managing forests from Alabama to the Atlantic coast.

John Garner, formerly with Kuykendall Trading, has opened a Tulsa, Ok., office for CLT/Tom L. Davis Lumber.

Don Zachary has moved from president, DW Wholesale Lumber, DeSoto, Tx., to v.p.-lumber for DW Distribution. based out of Greenville, Tx.

John Fierro is the new store mgr. at Home Depot, Silver Spring, Md. Vicente Perez, mgr. of the new Weslaco. Tx.. did not attend the store's opening because of a heart attack; Houston-area mgr. Robert Simmons stood in for him during the ceremonies.

Gary Easton and Gary Knesek, exTrussway, have formed Double G Forest Products, Houston, Tx. Former Trussway associates Clint Liller and Charlie Pharris have also joined Double G.

Mike Balser is the new store mgr. at Lowe's, Cross Lanes, W.V. New store mgrs. in Maryland include Pat Carter, Westminster; Terry Brewster, Hagerstown, and Bob Weber, Salisbury.

Martin Bracamonte has been promoted to v.p.-manufacturing support at Pilkington North America's Laurinburg, N.C., facility.

Rick Trottier has joined Correct Building Products as CorrectDeck product representative.

Kellie Schroeder has been named president of the Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association. She succeeds Jim Costello Jan. l.

David Smith has been promoted to executive v.p. at Metabo Corp.

Cindy Kile, ex-Amarillo Hardware and California Hardware, has been named c.f.o. at Distribution America.

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John Hammack, Hood Industries, Hattiesburg, Ms., was elected to the board of trustees of APA-The Engineered Wood Association. He succeeds John N. Galloway, Hood Industries, who has resigned as a trustee after l8 years.

Noah Hageling is now in charge of retail product pricing at MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Judge Halts Lowe's Project

A circuit judge has stopped the construction of a new $22 million Lowe's in Virginia because of a land dispute.

A judge claims that Lowe's violat- ed state law by trying to move an easement without getting permission from neighbors at its building site in Virginia Beach.

The owner and renter of the nearby property are suing Lowe's, seeking a temporary restraining order and permanent injunction.

The controversy is about a 50-ft. dirt road leading from a lot behind the Lowe's site, through the Lowe's property and on to the main street in front of the properties.

A lawyer for the renter said it is impossible for Lowe's to build around the easement. "It runs right through the front door of the building. In order to build their building, Lowe's has to solve the problem of the easement," he said.

According to the Virginian-Pilot, Lowe's petitioned the Virginia Beach Circuit Court in 2000 for permission to move the easement without the neighbors' approval.

The paper also contends that Lowe's recorded a deed that purported to move the easement without the neighbor's knowledge.

"They went about it in a sneaky fashion." said a lawver for the owner's family. "It really looks like the big guys trying to bully the little guys."

Lowe's says it is evaluating its legal options.

"Lowe's does want to be a good neighbor and a good corporate citizen, and that's what we've been trying to

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The judge's restraining continue until a hearing is permanent injunction.

Lowe's began building in May.

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Doors Swing Open In Fort Worth

Fort Worth Lumber Co.. Fort Worth. Tx., has returned to its roots by opening an on-site door shop and millwork showroom using the name the company was founded as more than 60 years ago.

Fort Worth Sash & Door features a new 55,000-sq. ft. warehouse, including 11,000 sq. ft. of door manufacturing space. "We realized that if we wanted to control the quality of the doors we sell, we should manufacture them ourselves," said Emily Fiesler.

A new 4,500-sq. ft. building is split between office space and a showroom to showcase columns, windows, doors, sidelites, stair parts and trim for custom builders.

Fort Worth Sash & Door will be headed by general manager Mike Pontremole and operations manager Celso Duran, with outside salesmen Jeff Eddy, Forrest Kirkpatrick and stair parts specialist Michael Lynch, and inside sales personnel Pete Howell and Lee Ann Venable.

The new facility opened in early September, but held an official grand opening October 2.