Dealers Do It Better?

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Layman Lumber Closes Mill

Lavman Lr"rmbcr Co.. \aches. \\'a.. is shutting do*n aftc-r -50 rears clLrc to insLrtficient timbcr suppl ic-s.

Oriner Kathr Kratzcr. dur.rchtc-r ot' firunclcr (lcorqc Lar r.nan. also blantcrl lo* lunrbcr priecs lncl churtgin:l crrr ironnrcntal rcgulations.

Thc 91 acre e oniplcr. rr Itie h incluclcs scl)aratc larsc- irrtd snlrll-loS opcrations. shLlttcrc(l rts l5-rrrillionbcl.-lt.-a-1clr sas nrill at the cn(l ()1' April ancl thc rna.jorin ,,t ,5. f i1111's -50 crnplorccs \\crc laid oft. Thc plancr shoLr lcl bc- idlcd br tltc c-nrl trl this n]onlh. ancl the shipping (lcl)urtllr-nt n ill close in nicl-.lr"rnc.

Kratzer s ill retain thc propc'rn. bLrt rior-rld not elaboratc- or.t hcr c'racl plans. "Wc think ue \\ant to rkr sorncthin-s n ith thc site." she said.

Huttig Phoenix Ups lts EWP tloubIc'-:iclc-cl citIttiIL-\ L-r rlck\ lrL' bcin!r instullr-'cl in thc cc'ntc-f ol ths' r alcl.

Huttig BLrilcling Products. I)l.tric-nir. Az.. has rcccrttl\ ittr c-stc'tl or ct' S100.000 in its c-nsinccrctl riootl protlucts brrsincss. itceorcling to qcrtcntl nrAnascr Erik \agli.

Thc brane h installc-cl t\ o lJ0-tt. runs of onc-sitlcrl calrtilc\ cr rae k alonq thc sotrthc|n lul(l cir\tcn) 1-lclirnctct's 0l its BWI) rard. Trro lrrltlititrnll 160 ti.

In udtlition to thc irterca:crl \torasc capacitr. thc- racking ri ill gr.'ltlr inipt'or c thc orclutizlttion trt tltc' r tirrl lutrl clcatc In()rc ()pclr :plc!' [() \\ ()rk ortlcrs. [)tltt [-ltrlt-rr'rton. E\\'P niurkct inu munagcr tirr HuttiS Pltoc.rtir. 'uitl tlic rlckinu plo.ject i. crpcctc.l lt, |e\ull ill itttl,t,rrctl ett.lrrrttcI st'l\ iut' lrr.trl grclrlcr 1tr(.)rlttct l'l()\\ -tItr()Llrh. lllrrl shoulrl position thc lucrlitr to rlr:tribrutc aclri itional linc: rrl enqinccrctl rr ootl ploducts in thc ncur lirturc.

Longview Rebuffs Suitors

Longr rcn Fibrc. [-trngr icrr. \\'a.. tirrnallr lc.jcctctl a tukcor L'r' l)r()p()\ul. calling it inaclequat.'artrl "hiShlr crrn clitional." artd r os L-(l t() pur\u!' oth!'r a\ cnuc\ to inrpltlr c rharcholdr-r' r alur-.

.\ftcl thcir r.rnsolicitctl bid ot SL-l billion \\ irs rc.j!'ctcrl. Poltlurttl. Or.. irrr cstnicnt f irnts Obrrdian Finunuc

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Weyco Selling Panels Unit

\\ cr crhitctr.cr ('ir. ilr> r.r-grccrl t,r .cll it. f'.S. girl'11p1r.it.' 1tl.tn.'l I'ueilitrc. trr Fluke b,,;rrtl CotttIlrtr l-trl. Thc.i., nrill. urc rrt.\lbunr ;rnJ IiLr Scnc. Or.. [Jcrurctt.r ll]c. S.(' \lulr c'rn. .\r.. untl Sinr:brrrrr. l-u. -l-hc tleilitrc. pl()Juic \l[)[] r,r Irll'ti!lclrourtl. \\ ith lt e Lrntl.rnc.l lrnnttlrl ui.r|.r! itr ol l. I f jll1qr11 rq. lt. \\ crcrhueu.cI ir lrl.rr ncsotiutittL trr .cll it. \lc,litc \ll)l lleilitr irr ('lrrnnrcl. I|clurr.l. 1o ( rrilltc.