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New Owner at Wolf River Lumber

Wolf River Lumber, New London, Wi', has a new owner: Welter Forest Products, Marathon City, Wi., which operates as Granite Valley Forest Products.

Welter entered into an agreement with GreenStone Farm Credit Services to buy the assets of Wolf Investment Acquisition, which purchased Wolf River Lumber in summer 20 l0 and kept it running.

"Everyone at Granite Valley Forest Products is happy to welcome the hard-working and dedicated staff of Wolf River Lumber to our organization," said Gus Welter, president of Granite Valley Forest Products. "We look forward to continuing operations at Wolf River and being actively involved in the local community."

BlueTarp Launches Marketing Services to Dealers' Customers

BlueTarp Financial, Portland, Me., a trade credit and marketing services provider for the building supply industry, has launched a new eMarketing platform to help its business partners increase sales by keeping dealers better connected with their customers.

Offered exclusively to qualified customers, BlueTarp eMarketing Services provides customized emails to the dealer's customers. These regularly distributed emails include direct advertising, exclusive eDeals, and eSurveys that provide customer insights to dealers. The BlueTarp eMarketing Services team will provide analytics, including how many customers opened the email, results of the surveys, and sales trends over time.

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"Our field and market research shows the average contractor buys from seven different suppliers on a regular basis and 60Vo of these contractors want direct email communication," said c.e.o. Scott Simpson. "Any time suppliers can get their name in front of contractors-with BlueTarp doing most of the heavy lifting-the better it is for their business. We help our dealers increase sales, while giving them time to focus on providing outstanding customer service and growing their business."

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Michiqan Hardwood Producer WorkS to Enlarge, Restart Sawmill

Besse Forest Products. Gladstone. Mi., is trying to secure tax incentives that would allow the expansion and reopening of its hardwood sawmill in Escanaba, Mi

"We arc considering building new structures and buying new equipment to increasc the capacity the current mill configuration provides." said c.f.o. Dan LaMarchc. "The benefits to the city would be the creation of 20 to 25 jobs, thc continual purchasing of supplies and equipment from local vendors, and anothcr piece of land within the city limits that is being productive again."

The increascd capacity is needed in the wake of a fire at its sawmill in Newbeny. Mi.

Dykes lnstalls Solar System

Dykes Lumber Co. is adding a 200-kilowatt rooftop solar system at its store in Long Island City, N.Y.

This is the third system for Dykes. following previous installations by EnterSolar at stores in Weehawken, N.J.' in 2009 and Aberdeen. N.J., in 201 I

The new project will utilize ConEdison's new Remote Net-Metering program, allowing surplus electricity generated by the Long Island City rooftop system to be credited to other Dykes locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. N.Y.

Tool Manufacturers Change Hands

Stanley Black & Decker, New Britain, Ct., agreed to sell its Hardware & Home Improvement Group to Socctrum Brands Holdinss Madison, Wi ., for $ I .4 billion

HHI brands include Kwikset, Weiser, Baldwin, Stanley, National and Pfister.

In addition, Danaher, Washington, D.C., and Cooper lndustries, Dublin, Ireland. agreed to sell jointly owned Apex Tool Group, Sparks, Md., to Bain Capital Partners fbr$l.6billion.

Apex brands includc Crafisman tools, Lufkin tape rules. Crescent wrenches. GearWrench wrenches. and Jobox storase oroducts.

PROVIA, Sugarcreek, Oh., launched entryLlNK Fusion to make ordering of windows and patio doors easy for dealers and distributors. The webbased interface works with all browser forms, including mobile devices. A new webinar series explains the process and demonstrates its features and capabilities.

ALt FROM THE SAME FAMILY TREE.

Each member of Great Southern Wood's family of quality building products has a job to do - and each one does it well. Folks count on our wide range of products when building their homes, decks, fences and more. So, if you want to build it to last, keep it in the family.

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YellaWood@ Brand Pressure Treated Pine

The treated product consumers ask for by name. They know that for the best protection against rot, fungal decay and termite attack all they need to look-for is the little "yeila tag."

MasterDeck- Brand Pressure Treated Pine

MasterDecKis the ultimate deckino material. Hand-selected from #1 & BTR or C & BTR grade lumber, these 2xG boards are avallable in a vaiietv of profiles and options including water repellent and KDAT.

N-Durz@ Brand Borate Treated Lumber

The brand of choice for pressure treated protection in framing applications. This borate treated'"'"*il?,i,Jf;

RainWood@BrandPressure Treated Pine

Protecb against fungal decay and termite attack, with the added protection of a built-in water rcpellent.

KDAT Products

Dried under controlled circumstiances. our kiln dried lumber products are manufacturcd to minimize shrinking, o.rpping and warping.

FlameFreez@ Brand Fire Retardant Lumber

When exposed to flame, FlameFreez@ brand products form a "char barrier'' to insulate the wood and dow the fire's spread.

YellaWood@Columns

Engineered for structural integrity with a beautiful appeamnce, the beit columns are easy to spot.

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SOUTHERN FOREST Products Association helds its annual meeting Oct. 9-10 at The Grove Park Inn, Asheville, N.C. Reception attendees included [1] Huck DeVenzio, Sandy & Jeff Miller. [2] Joe & Andrea Kusar. [3] Crawford Murphy, Richard Kleiner, Michael DeVere. [4] Joe Patton, Mike Warren, Mike Gulledqe.'[5] Scott Vande Linde, Racy Florenc6. t6i [irad Bratton, Bryan Smalley. [7]

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Jim & Nancy Loy. [9] Bud Utsey. [10] Vince Almond, Rebecca & William Almond. [11] Bob Glowinski, Cathy Kaake,Vladimir Kochkin. [12] Tom Rice, Rob Taylor. [13] Kerry & Tqql Kessler. [14] Kerlin Drake, Rick Radoczy. [15] Brent Gr-ay,-Patrick Hanigan. [16] Richard & Rachel Elton. Rosalvnn & Vernon Barabino.