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Peterman Unveils New Center

Peterman Lumber is holding a grand opening Oct. 13-14 for its new 40,000^sq. ft. customer service center and showroom in Fontana, Ca.

Hourly specials and discounts will be offered at more than 35 vendor booths, with prize drawings to be held every 15 minutes. Western-style BBQ and drinks will be served both days.

Veneer Plant To Restart

A new veneer mill has opened in the old Mt. Shasta plant in Weed, Ca., to process local hardwoods.

The new mill will buy direct from local harvesters year-round, according to Albert DeSilva, president of International Veneers & Hardwoods Inc.. which will base its operations at the old mill. He said that selling to a local mill would allow harvesters to salvage more wood, cut out the cost of middlemen, and not have to ship to mills back east or overseas.

Hardwoods to be processed include walnut, myrtle, laurel, maple and madrone. Each species has a different prep time, making a mill close to the forests a real advantage, said DeSilva.

Roseburg Forest Products provided technical assistance for the project.

NFL Eyeing Dixieline DC?

Officials in National City, Ca., are discussing whether to build a new $500 million NFL football stadium in the city's port-location of Dixieline Lumber's distribution center.

Dixieline does not believe National City "wants to put us out of business" and is sympathetic to the city's need for more revenue, said facilities manager Victor Fresca. But the company does want to ensure that development of the site will not interfere with the company's operations. "We're not a big political machine," said Fresca. "We just want to put lumber on job sites and continue to do business."

City officials don't want to upset Dixieline, which provided over $1.5 million in taxes in both 2O04 and 2005. The DC occupies 21 of the 52 acres under consideration.

Part of the acreage is owned by BNSF Railway, which is not sure making room for the San Diego Chargers would benefit its rail operations. "We're willing to sit down with National City officials and discuss this," said spokesperson Lena Kent. "But we must be able to provide rail service to our customers." Other waterfront businesses complain that a stadium would disrupt operations and threaten the stability and growth of maritime-related jobs.

Port commissioner Sylvia Rios does not believe that a stadium can coexist with the existing businesses. Ln2004, a similar proposal for the port in nearby San Diego was rejected.

Chris Zapata, National City's city manager, said that reconfiguring the layout of the site would allow a new stadium to co-exist with current businesses. "We just think this is something we need to look at," he said. "I think National City will be able to work with the port to explore a deal."

Mt. Taylor Millwork Expands

Mt. Taylor Millwork, Milan, N.M., has purchased 5 acres in Albuquerque, N.M., to construct a wood collection center that would fuel its pellet plant.

"We are currently low on material for the pellets. This plant will take care of that," said Matthew Allen, who heads the company.

Most of the wood will come from forest restoration. "The opportunity is there," said Allen. "If we can get all the other entities that need to be involved to participate, it will succeed."