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Dale Bosworth has been promoted to chief of the U.S. Forest Service, succeeding Mike Dombeck, who retired March 31. A 35-year veteran of the agency, Bosworth had been regional forester for the Northern Region, encompassing 12 national forests in Montana, Idaho and the Dakotas, since 1994.

Doug Shew, ex-RSG, is new to Hampton Lumber's mill sales group, Portland, Or.

Dennis Hayward, Western Wood Preservers Institute. Vancouver. Wa.; Richard Baxter, J.H. Baxter, San Mateo, Ca.; Phil Myers, North Pacific Group, Portland, Or.; Dick and Elaina Jackson, Pacific Wood Preserving, Bakersfield, Ca., and Duke Ehrhardt, U.S. Borax, Valencia, Ca., were among the delegates to the recent legislative conference in Washington, D.C.

Juan Prieto, Clovis Ace Hardware, Clovis, Ca., was one of five retail associates nationwide recognized by Ace Hardware Corp. for outstanding customer service.

Arthur Blank, retiring co-founder, Home Depot, received the Argon Award for Environmental Excellence from Jacoby Development at the Greenprints show.

Nick Varsam has been named v.p. and general counsel for Hutting Building Products.

Flo N. Currant is now in charge of the electrical department at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Lowe's To Build New HQ

To assist future growth, Lowe's Cos. plans to build a new corporate office in Mooresville, N.C., roughly 50 miles from its present headquarters in North Wilkesboro.

The firm, which has optioned 135 acres in the Charlotte suburb, is considering moving to the new location by 2004. Regardless, it will maintain its present facility and forecasts hiring 1,000 corporate employees over the next five years. The chain operates over 660 stores and plans to add 115 to 120 additional units this year.

Depot Suspect Nabbed

A l7-year-old man suspected of robbing a Home Depot in Albuquerque, N.M., has reportedly been caught in Colorado.

Dustin Malouff, 17, allegedly stole $480 from a store cashier Feb.22 and fled the scene, but not before grappling with an off-duty police officer who tried to stop him.

The officer, Mike King, said, "I've been told that he had several outstanding warrants against him and that he has since been arrested in Colorado."

King believed that Malouff would be extradited to New Mexico, where he would be tried for his crimes, including the Home Depot robbery.

Big W Donates Seedlings

Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa., used the Internet to donate roughly 233,000 seedlings to 100 non-profit organizations for planting throughout Washington and Oregon.

"We put the word out to a few contacts via e-mail and the response was overwhelming," said Kevin Godbout, director of external affairs for timberlands. "The power of the Web is amazing."

The donation included around 22O,0OO one- and two-year-old bare root Douglas fir seedlings, 8,000 three-year-old potted Douglas fir and about 5,000 western red cedar seedlings.