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Gordon Culbertson, Whitewater Forests. LLC. was named 20062007 president of the Oregon Logging Conference. Mack Brown is v.p.; Mike Randall, Swanson Bros. Lumber Co.. Noti. Or., treasurer; Jim Cross, secretary-manager; Rikki Wellman, conference coordinator, and Kelly Harpole, conference assistant.

Paul German has been named v.p. of vinyl fencing and decking manufacturer Nebraska Plastics, Inc.

Scott Bravata has been promoted to v.p. of accounting for Universal Forest Products. Eric Maxey is now v.p. of business development.

Phillip Pesek, ex-Home Depot, has been elected general counsel and corporate secretary for Anthony Forest Products.

Mark D. Ketchum has been named president and c.e.o. of Newell Rubbermaid.

Chuck Wesche was promoted to director-customer support & logistics at Insula-Dome Skylights.

Donald Mcllnay was named to the newly created position of president-industrial tools & emerging markets for Stanley Works. Jeffrey Ansell is now presidentconsumer tools group.

Tom Newton, CertainTeed, was elected to the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council board.

Bill Rancic, winner of the first season of NBC-TV's The Apprentice, has signed on as a spokesman for Ace Hardware Corp. Lou Manfredini, Ace's "Helpful Hardware Man," has opened his own Ace store in Edgebrook, Il.

Aaron Boi is a new administrative assistant at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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Wood Moulding & Millwork

Producers Association has scheduled its summer business meeting July 2530 at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort, Albuquerque, N.M.

Craig Young, TLC Mouldings, is the new president. Other new officers are Tom Williams Jr., Yuba River Moulding & Millwork, v.p.; John Morrison, Sunset Moulding Co.,2nd v.p., and Jim Snodgrass, Contact Lumber Co., treasurer.

New directors: Dan Wolter, SierraPacific Industries; Paul Turcotte, Roland Boulanger & Co., and Leandro Mazzaccato, U.S. Superior Forest Products.

Rick Hagel, FrameSaver, received the Warren Jimerson Award of Excellence for his work within the industry and the association.

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City Pays To Welcome Store

Charles Pagano's Ace Hardware store currently sits on unincorporated county land just outside the city limits of Fontana, Ca.

Fontana would like to annex his 5acre site, so it can begin collecting sales, property and business license taxes from the store. In exchange, the city has agreed to pay $173,000 to replace the business' storefront, signage and fencing and repave its parking lot.

The deal is the first of possibly many, as there remain nearly 3,000 acres of county-controlled pockets that Fontana is working to annex. Mayor Mark Nuaimi anticipates such agreements will encourage business retention and expansion and "not to smack businesses as we bring them in city. We're wanting to help promote those businesses that are coming in, that are generating a good amount of revenue, hopefully to reinvest back into their businesses."

Owner Pagano has dedicated land to the city for road improvements, including curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights and traffic signals. "We're the little guy," he said. "We're the hometown hardware store that's been here since 1966, and we really never said, 'Hey. we're in the county.' We're in Fontana."

Oregon Sawmills Seek Youth

With baby boomers getting closer to retirement, mills and logging companies in Oregon are trying to lure younger workers-but it can be a tough sell.

"Most people my age don't rvant work that's physically draining." said l8-year-old Randall Brunson. a high school senior in Springfield. Or. "My mom's boyfriend is a milhvright. and he comes home dead tired. I want to have enough energy to do other things at the end of the day."

At Rosboro Lumber in Springdale. recruitment at schools and career fairs has been increased. "Over half of our work force is over 45. meaning that within the next 20 years. they'll be gone." said Wes Anderson. human resources director. Other options. he said. are to boost in-house training or formalize mentorships for younger employees at the mill.

Out in the forest. the average age of an Oregon logger is 47. "That's pretty old for running up and dorvn steep slopes in the rain. setting chokers for

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"lf any business continues to do business like it did l0 years ago. it rvon't survive."

- Stunner Worth, president, G i lcre st /Jev'ett Lumbe r C o.. Des Moines. Ia.

Since young people in traditional logging communities have more job opportunities today. he said. it rvill be hard to attract young. reliable rvorkers until the logging industry "can offer better pay and better benefits."

Starting this month. Umpqua Community College near Roseburg rvill offer a four-rveek certificate program to train nerv loggers. "My guess is that goin_e into logging is not on a lot of students' radar in terms of career options." said college president Blaine Nisson. He said the program-rvhich costs $475 and is the first in the U.S.-could appeal to those rvho are not seeking two- or four-year de-erees.

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Parr Lumber Expands

Parr Lumber. Hillsboro. Or., opened two pro sale locations in Oregon and its first cabinet outlet in California.

A new store opened Jan. 23 in Pasco, Or., and celebrated its grand opening March 23. With more than 16.000 sq. ft. and five acres of paved yard area, the nerv facility is much larger than the original one-which consisted of a 40-ft. job trailer on 1.7 acres.

"This nerv location is the best thing rve could have done for our customers," said mgr. Grover Kerr. "With the growth occurring in the Tri-Cities area. rve had to expand to provide the service and products our customerc need and expect."

A Eugene, Or., location opened April 3. rvith a remodeled 3,000-sq. ft. building. 15.ffi0 sq. ft. of rvarehouse space. and a 3-acre lumberyard.

"This is the third largest market in Oregon." said mgr. Mike Howell. "The nerv location will allorv our customers to receive product quickly and efficiently. and remain on their production schedules."

Parr's first California location. a cabinet outlet. opened April 8 in Rancho Cordova (outside Sacramento). Additional cabinet outlets open May l3 in Union City. June l0 in Sacramento. and July 8 in Fresno. Ca.

Last year marked the company's 75th year of business. In addition to 2l contractor and retail yards. Parr Lumber Co. operates Parr Cabinet Outlets. Quality Truss (in partnership with Trus-Way. Vancouver, Wa.). and Cascade Wholesale.

I.IIFIY years ago, Simpson Strong- L'Tie started business with a specially designed roof connnector. Today, the Dublin, Ca.-based company produces more than 7,000 different products at an average rate of eight to 15 new products each year.

To keep customers up to date, the company has eight training centers across North America-including the newest in Eagan, Mn., which offers its first class April 26-where free, customized instruction improves product installations and reduces the cost of construction. In 2003, Simpson trained more than 4,000 customers. Last year, the annual total surpassed 8,000.

"There's no other manufacturer who provides such extensive training programs as Simpson," said Charlie Roesset. company-wide training manager. "Specifiers and building officials have come to rely on these courses to keep abreast of the latest code updates and technical information."

In the Gulf Coast. the company is working with building officials, specifiers and builders to provide hurricane and high-wind design information that will increase structural safety. Since the phaseout of CCA, Simpson has incorporated its research on pressure- treated wood and fastener corrosion into relevant training programs.

Workshops usually last all day, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Many are teamtaught by registered engineers to provide indepth technical expertise. Reallife examples and hands-on demonstrations allow attendees to fully understand the materials being presented.

"The workshops are very interactive," said Roesset. "Depending on the course, students have the opportunity to view product samples or take part in product testing and installations."

Participants receive a certificate of completion at the end of each workshop. Since Simpson is a registered education provider for a number of industry organizations and associations, participants can also earn learning units or professional development hours.

Fred Bentzien, an engineer and regular attendee, said that the training keeps him informed on relevant topics and help him keep up with his professional development hours. "Some of the courses offered by other groups are not that interesting, and they can be quite expensive," he said. "Simpson's programs are interesting, hands-on and free-it's the whole package."

Centers in Stockton, Ca.. and Kent. Wa., serve customers in the Northrvest. A facility in Brea. Ca.. serves the Southwest.

In the Northeast. customers can receive training at the center in Columbus. Oh., and at the new center in Eagan. Mn., which has 53,500 sq. ft. of space-2,500 sq. ft. for training, 6,000 sq. ft. for production of special product orders. and 45,000 sq. ft. for warehouse space. Customers in the Southeast can visit the training centers in McKinney, Tx., and Jacksonville. Fl.

Canadian customers can attend training sessions at a center in Brampton, Ontario.

Clearly, the company has come a long way since founder Barc Simpson designed that first roof connector in 1956 and started production in Oakland, Ca. The company's first catalog, published in 1957, offeredjust a handful of products, including framing anchors, joist hangars, and support angles.

Simpson entered the Southern California market in 1965, when it opened a plant in Los Angeles, Ca., but remained regional until the 1980s.

"With facilities in northern and southern California, we were primari- ly a West Coast-based operation with a few accounts in other parts of the country," said chief executive officer Tom Fitzmyers, who joined the company 25 years ago.

As the company's business expanded, the branch in Texas moved to a larger facility in 1983. Two years later, Simpson sold several small businesses so the company could focus on its connnector business. In 1987, a branch was opened in Columbus, Oh., to service the Midwest and Northeast. The company went global in the early 1990s, when it began supplying connectors to England, Germany, and Canada.

On May 26, 1994, Simpson Manufacturing Co. Inc., the parent company, went public. "We wanted our people to own part of the comPany," said Barc Simpson. "It's the main reason we went public."

Through acquisitions and increased sales in Canada and Europe-where sales doubled by 2000-Simpson continued to grow. In 1996, the company became the first company in the connector industry to become ISO registered. The next year, SimPson became the first non-Japanese companv to meet the standards of that coun- try' s C-Mark registration program. Today, Simpson has more than 2,100 employees and is recognized as a leader in structural product solutions. Such success is not surprising when you consider Barc's response when he was asked if he could design that first connector. "Of course," he said. "Then I went about trying to figure out how I could."