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American Wood Council has formed a new, national coalition of U.S. wood products manufacturers' to work together on building codes, standards, regulations and green building policy issues.

The group, expected to formally launch January l, already has 40 supporting members.

California Redwood Association welcomed new chairman John Russell, Mendocino Forest Products, at its recent meeting in Arcata, Ca.He succeeds Travis Campbell, Mad River Lumber.

Janet Webb, Big Creek Lumber Co., was elected vice chair.

Western Building Material Association's Young Westerners group will host its annual conference Feb. 4-7 at the Downtown Hilton, Eugene, Or.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada has set Feb.24 as the date for its annual government affairs conference in Sacramento, Ca.

The first 2nd Growth meetins of 2010 will be March 4 in Buena Park, Ca.

InlandEmpire Hoo-Hoo Club has changed its name to the Southern California Hoo-Hoo Club, reflecting that the Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego clubs have fallen inactive.

The group will host a Feb. l7 meeting and dinner at Pomona Valley Mining Co., Pomona, Ca.

Up in Northern California, Black Bart Hoo'Hoo Club will hold its annual industry night Jan. 20 at Broiler Steakhouse, Redwood Valley, Ca., followed the next evening by Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club's annual crab feed at the Elks Lodge, Eureka, Ca.

Farther north, crab feeds will be staged by TacomaOlympia Hoo-HooCtub Feb. 2 at High Cedars Golf Course, Orting, Wa., and by Willamette Valley Hoo-Hoo Club Feb. 5 at Shadow Hills Country Club, Junction City' Or.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumbermen's Clubwill host its annual pool tournament Feb. 11 at Danny K's, Orange, Ca.

BluWood Stakes Out Denver

Rocky Mountain BluWood has opened in Stock Building Supply's former facility in Denver, Co., offering EcolifeKDAT pressure treated wood, Radiance thermally modified wood, and BluWood mold protection for framing lumber.

The facility, which also stocks studs, dimension, OSB' plywood, EWP and FRTW, has already been FSC chainof-custody certified by Scientific Certification Systems.

The 43O00-sq. ft. former truss plant sits on nine acres along "Lumber Row," placing it among a host of LBM distributors, including Capital Lumber and Boise Cascade.

Pat Bischel, president of parent company Northern Crossarm Co., Chippewa Falls, Wi., will also serve as president of Rocky Mountain BluWood. Ben Biffinger has joined the sales staff, which will be expanded to serve the surrounding Mountain and Plains States.

Bob Jones has rejoined Tripp Lumber Co., Missoula, Mt., selling wavy edge and log cabin siding.

Dave Carpenter has been named mgr.of Sheridan Building Materials, Sheridan, Or., replacing Don Moon. John Shoulder is new to lumber sales.

Jennifer Jones, ex-Parksite, is a new product specialist for Capital, Denver. Co.

Josh Schwarz, ex-Forest City Trading Group,is now withTalon Forest Group, Portland, Or. Larry Birmingham has opened a new sales office for Talon in Milford. N.H.

Toni Carter, ex-Idaho Forest Group, has rejoined B lue Mountain Lumber Products, Pendleton, Or. Mark L. Spargo has been promoted to v.p. of Snavely Forest Products. Greg Stewart has been appointed president of Sinclar Group Forest Products, Prince George, B.C. Mike Altendorf was named v.p. of information technology for Do it Best Corp., replacing Kay Wilc{. t\ ltl

Jesus Aldrete

Raul Aldrete

Brad Applegate

Antonio Avina

Steve Batick

Paul Blevins

Edward Butz

Jose Chicas

Rosario Chicas

Scott Crutchfield

Karen Currie

Nick Ferguson

Vince Galloway

Ricardo Garcia

Fidenceo Gomez

Elvira Hernandez

Chris Hexberg fuan Laredo

]erry Long

Bobby Malone

Luis Moreno

Brad Mortensen

Rafael Pantoja

George Parden

Timoteo Paredes

Michael Parrella

Peter Parrella

Kurt Peterson

Eduardo Pierre

Janet Pimentel

Nestor Pimentel

Yolanda Rodriguez

Alex Romero

Bill Sharp

Angela Sorensen

Lois Tavenner

Melinda Taylor

Peter Ulloa

Enrique Vargas

Oscar Villegas

Robert Williams

PamelaWinters

Matt Wright

Terry Yarbrough liams, who retired after 3l years.

Tim Miller is now v.p. of marketing, replacing BiIl Zielke, who is retiring after 12 years.

Bea Merry is organizing the annual holiday party at Mungus-Fungus

ForestProducts, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Stanley, Black & Decker Unite

The Stanley Works agreed to a $4.5-billion, all stock merger with Black & Decker Corp. to create Stanley Black & Decker, an $8.4 billion global industrial leader.

Founded in 1843, Stanley owns Stanley Tools, FatMax, Bostitch, Facom, Proto, Mac Tools, Sonitrol, Stanley Security Solutions, Best and Vidmar. B&D, with rootsback to 1910, owns Black & Decker, DeWalt, Emhart Teknologies, Porter-Cable, Kwikset, Baldwin and Price Pfister.

Under the deal, B&D shareholders will receive a fixed ratio of 1.21 5 shares of Stanley common stock for each of their B&D shares. Upon closing, expected in the first half of 2010, Stanley shareholders will own approximately 505Vo of the combined company. The nine members of the current Stanley board will be joined by six new directors from B&D's board.

John Lundgren, chairman and c.e.o. of Stanley, will be president and c.e.o. of thecombinedcompany. Nolan Archibald, chairman, president and c.e.o. of B&D, will serve as executive chairman for three years.

Stanley's James Loree and Donald Allan Jr. will continue as, respectively, executive v.p./chief operating officer and senior v.p./c.f.o.

Stanley's base in New Britain, Ct., will remain corporate headquarters, withB&D'sofficein Towson. Md.. becoming Power Tools headquarters.