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Red Bluff True Value Hardware, Red Btuff, Ca., closed Dec. 21 after 56 years, with the retirement of owners Larry and Wayne Brown.

True Value Hardware, Mercer lsland, Wa., hetd a grand re-opening Nov. 23 to show off its newly relocated store.

LOwe'S submitted revised plans for the proposed store on its 11,S-acre site in Poway, Ca,

The chain now wants to build an '111,500-sq. ft. building with attached 27,700-sq, ft, garden center instead of a 121,000-sq, ft. home center with 3'1,500-sq. ft, garden center, as approved two years earlier. Lowe's hopes to begin construction within months, in time for a grand opening at end of the year.

Home Depot plans to open eight new stores this year and repurchase approximately $5 billion of its stock, Chainwide sales were up 5,6% in 2013.

Anniversaries: Gold Beach Lumber, Gold Beach. Or.,

Stardust Non-Profit Building Supplies, phoenix, Az., won a2013 environmental award from the EPA for its creative re-use of building materials.

Echo Park Do it Center Closes

Reliable Do it Center, Echo Park (Los Angeles), Ca., closed at the end of the year, nearly six decades after its founding by owner Steve Wintner's father.

Winter, 65, had worked at the store since he was l0 and took over 25 years ago when his father passed away. He attributed the closure to big box competition and onerous city regulations. He has sold the 2.S-acre property to a Canadian-based developer, who plans to build a multi-story mix of apartments and businesses.

Plum Creek Purchases Last U.S. Forests of MeadWestvaco

Plum Creek Timber Co., Seattle, Wa., has completed the purchase of all of the U.S. timberlands of MeadWestvaco Corp., Richmond, Va.

The $1.1-billion deal includes 501,000 acres of Southeastern timberland, associated mineral and wind assets, and interests in 109,000 acres of rural and development lands in the Charleston, S.C., region.

MeadWestvaco continues to own and manage 135,000 acres of forestland in Brazll.

Kodiak Buys Denver Distributor

Kodiak Building Partners, Denver, Co., has acquired the state's largest independent drywall distributor, JonesHeartz Drywall Supply, Denver.

Prior Jones-Heartz president Greg Lyon will lead the merged drywall operations of JonesHeartz and Great West Drywall, which Kodiak bought two years ago.

RY Nets Montana Timber Sale

RY Timber, Townsend, Mt., successfully bid $1.7 million for the 789acre Palisades Timber Sale near Red Lodge, Mt.

The purchase includes 32 harvest units to net an estimated 6 million bd. ft. of timber to fuel RY's sawmills in Townsend and Livingston, Mt.

Montana Dealer Pays Tribute to Predecessors

When Triple S Building Center acquired additional land in Butte, Mt., it discovered that the property previously had been home to at least six other lumberyards since 1900.

An engineering firm hired by Triple S to conduct research on the property made the discovery looking over old fire maps of the 100-200 block of East Front Street.

While refacing the warehouse, owners David and Doug Stordahl decided to pay their respects. They installed six wooden doors with vintage lighting fixtures above to better illuminate the sidewalk below. Above each door they placed a dated plaque commemmorating a prior residentBig Blackfoot Milling, Stephenson Lumber, Monarch Lumber, Pioneer Lumber, Best Way Building Center, and United Building Center.

Two Coat Exterior Prime

0ur two-coat process starts with an atkyd seater to btock tannin migration, fottowed by a high-performance acrytic primer The resutt: RESERVE qual.ity, inside and out.

Superior Wood

Made of quatity, ctear, finger-jointed Western Red Cedar or Redwood, these products are naturatty designed for exterior use-both species are ideaI for enduring extreme weather.

Surfacing + Sizes + Lengths

RESERVE oroducts come in a wide range of sizes, lengths and finishes. Whether the project catts for 51S2E or S4S. we offer [engths ranging from 16' to 20', Pattern stock is atso avaitabte.

1"x4 - 1xI2 s/ayA, - s/ax!)

2x4 - 2x12

Boise Cascade's engineered wood products plant in White City, Or., installed a bander from Samuel Strapping Systems.

Ganfor Corp. witt invest over $30 million upgrading its Houston, B.C., sawmill.

Rhino Linings Corp.., san Diego, Ca., has acquired the assets of Expo Stucco manufacturer Expo Industries, San Diego.

Olympic Paint & Stain was honored as Lowe's 2013 lnnovation Partner of the Year.

Huttig Building Products, st. Louis, Mo., has begun trading its shares on the NASDAQ exchange under the ticker symbol "HBP."

The Finest Stock, The Best Coating

Our Siskiyou Forest Products RESERVE line is specially manufactured and treated to create the highest quality product available. Using state-of-the-art application and curing equipment, our premium Western Red Cedar and Redwood stock is made to last for many generations. We are proud to offer a beautiful, durable product that is ready for installation and final painting the moment it reaches the craftsmen.

By Gary Vitale, President & C.e.o., North American Wholesale Lumber Association