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Hammers, who retired executive the expansion centered across the western United as States. VP Lowe’s of sales & purchasing. Also Over the past 18 months, opened more than a dozen retiring are facilities, including in Riverside, Ca. Charlie Epperson, VP Jeff Kauffman has been promoted Melinda Garcia, previously with labor relations & benefits; Over the coming yearofand a half, the chain is expectedJeff to to mgr. of Curtis Lumber, Schroon Builders FirstSource, has joined Thomas, of distribution corporate open 50 more cross-dock terminals,director seven bulk Lake, N.Y. the sales force at Tague Lumber, group fulfillment sales; andcenters. Everett Clark, centers, and four e-commerce It recently Philadelphia, Pa. John Davey has been named general senior VP of credit. Jodi Fontana inked deals for new distribution space in California, Arizona mgr. of Dealer Supply & Lumber now senior VP–accounting and Dan Johnson, ex-Interstate + Lakelandamong is and Washington, other states. Co., Greenville, S.C. Tom Coast Liddy,e-commerce VP–safety Lumber, is a new outside salesLowe’s controller; In October, opened a West & fleet services; Todd Nowels, account mgr. with Roe Brothers, fulfillment center in Mira Loma, Ca., said to improve two-day David Stauter has been promoted VP–dealer sales Southeast; Lisa Florida, N.Y. deliveries. to presidentISand CEO ofonTibbetts CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY a new TFL plant in Klamath Falls, Pirtle, VP–replenishment & vendor Lowe’s has leased 116,934-sq. ft. in a new industrial park St. Petersburg, Fl.West. Randy James has rejoined Frontier Or.,Lumber, to meet growing demand in the Alan Shore, director– in Gilbert, Az., to open asupport; distribution and fulfillment center in Forest Products, Tulsa, Ok., as a John Weber, ex-Deer Park Lumber, seasonal merchandise; and Heath early 2021. lumber trader. Wilsonart Expands is a new account mgr. with TFL Lodge in West K e nton elease d y , 1.2 d i million r e c t o r –sq. h aft. r d at l i nthe es It reportedly also agreed Wilsonart Surfaces has broken on ex-acpi, has been Lumber Co.,Engineered Houston, Tx. Brianground Barrow, merchandise. directors Benaroya Pacific Northwest Regional New Logistics Center are in a new thermally fused laminate (TFL) facility in Klamath named general mgr. of Wellborn Tim Elliot, mainframe applications; Winlock, Wa. Nicholas Zimmerman, ex-84 Lumber, Falls, Or. Forest Products, Alexander City, Al. Tim Bishop, mainframe operations; has joined to White Cap, operational as regional by July Expected be fully 2021, the Todd Wallace, technology solutions commodity John which Lambie, Builders Second-Hand Lumberyard Reopens new facility willleader, feature aoverseeing quick-cycle press, willex-Milwaukee & architecture; Grant Morrow, lumber and plywood buyers in the Supply, has joined the sales team significantly increase its production capabilities on the West in Flagstaff eCommerce; and Tom Fontana, Northeast and Southeast. at CrossRoads Building Coast. After Supply, being closed forcredit. nearly nine years, E.R.I.C. Building Menomonee offerings garnered tremendous supportFalls, Wi. Supply, Flagstaff, Az., has reopened with a new owner. A.J.“Our Grome has beenhave named store mgr. Shayveteran Clark, ex-Sherwin-Williams, from both specifiers and Supply, fabricators,” Ron Ubertini, Construction Darwin Dahozy purchased of McCoy’s Building New said Chase Vidra has been promotedindustry has joined the inside team at VP-product management. “TFL is a key part of that the business and inventory, and reopened in earlysales October after Braunfels, Tx. Jason Harrison to general mgr. for 84 Lumber, Obdyke, Pa.their offering, of our Oh.a Ian monthPicard, of prepping theBenjamin long-vacant space.Horsham, He admits s u c c e and e d s this G r onext m e expansion a s m g r. is i an continuation Springdale, strategy to enable us to meet growing and better current collection used, recycled andScalze, discarded building northwest San Antonio. Mario Soto demand ex-BMC, is new to outside sales of Michael Angelo ex-Dakota serve our customers.” materials will require more timeand to Kyle organize, so initially will is now store mgr. in El Paso, Tx. with 84 in Richmond, Va. Safety, Jorgenson are new be closed on Mondays through Wednesdays as itreps continues to Midwest regional sales for Trex Michael Glowacki, Sherwood Lumber, Jeff Curler is now executive VP organize.” of “clean up and Lowe’s Bulking Up in the West Commercial, Minneapolis, Mn. Melville, N.Y., has been promoted to purchasing and David Mobley Dahozy, 49, moved to the area two years ago looking to To meet fast-growing demand for building materials, lead the Exterior Building Product & executive VP of sales for Orgill, Heaton now aaspartner 3C buy or start his own Keith business, after aiscareer a welderin and Lowe’s Home Improvement Centers, Mooresville, N.C., will Outdoor Living Division. Collierville, Tn. They succeed Brett Forest Products, Concord, N.C. residential/commercial fencer. invest $1.7 billion to update its supply chain—with much of
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