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OREGON Bend

Kodiak Building Partners has agreed to acquire The Miller Lumber Company, established in 1911. Charley Miller will remain president of Miller Lumber, his brother Harry Miller will continue as vice president, and his sister Connie Marshall will remain the CFO. MARYLAND Baltimore

After 45 years serving the Bolton Hill neighborhood, Belle Hardware closed its doors in June. The store was the last of four in the Fried family. Mickey Fried told the Baltimore Fishbowl newspaper a variety of reasons led to the closing, including a pending rent hike. NEW HAMPSHIRE Rochester

Hammond Lumber Company has acquired Brock’s Building Materials, a third generation, family-owned company located in Rochester, N.H. With the acquisition, Hammond now has nearly 900 employees and 22 locations across Maine and New Hampshire.

CALIFORNIA Santa Rosa

Westlake Ace Hardware will acquire Guerneville Fulton Ace Hardware. The 12,000 square foot store north of San Francisco in Sonoma County joins 12 other Westlake hardware stores in the Golden State. The deal is expected to be final on Aug. 29. TEXAS Dallas

Nation’s Best added Advanced Window Systems (AWS) to its network of brands. AWS maintains a large warehouse south of Dallas and a showroom in the Dallas Design District where they meet with customers and suppliers VIRGINIA Richmond

Kempsville Building Materials has completed the addition of a new 18-acre, 120,000 sq. ft. warehouse facility near Richmond, Va. The division of Carter Lumber operates eight locations and two manufacturing facilities in Virginia and North Carolina.