It was this week last year that construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices began their climb to the previously never seen, unbelievable historical highs. These remained for barely a few weeks before dropping, over a 6-month period, back way down to 2019 levels. This year that seeming peak might have been passed, and the drop […]
The Home Depot Awards 30 HBCUs Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grants
Powered by Purpose, The Home Depot® is investing another $1 million in grants to support improvements on the campuses of 30 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through its 2022 Retool Your School program. In its 13th year, the program is providing grants ranging from $20,000 to $75,000. Alabama State University, one of the top […]
Tractor Supply Company Named to Forbes’ List of Best Employers for Diversity 2022
Tractor Supply Company (“Tractor Supply” or the “Company”), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, today announced it has been included on the Forbes’ list of Best Employers for Diversity 2022. The recognition is jointly presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. “We are honored to be […]
Canadian Pacific Reports First-Quarter Results; Building Momentum in Q2
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (“CP” or the “Company”) announced first-quarter operating results. In light of the financial complexity of acquiring Kansas City Southern (“KCS”) into voting trust on Dec. 14, 2021, CP is reporting additional financial metrics, including Core adjusted income1 and Core adjusted diluted earnings per share1 (“EPS”). These metrics have been added to provide more […]
Floor & Decor Launches the Grand Opening of its Stockton, California Store
Floor & Decor a leading specialty retailer of hard-surface flooring, will expand its nationwide footprint when it opens the doors to its newest location in Stockton, California on May 5, 2022. The 79,000 square-foot Floor & Decor warehouse store and design center will open with a team of about 50 full-time and part-time associates led by […]
Floor & Decor Launches the Grand Opening of its 8th Atlanta Area Store in Cumming, Georgia
Floor & Decor, a leading specialty retailer of hard-surface flooring, will expand its nationwide footprint when it opens the doors to its newest location in Cumming, Georgia on May 5, 2022. This opening marks the eighth store in the Atlanta market. The 67,000 square-foot Floor & Decor warehouse store and design center will open with […]
Mortgage Applications Decrease in April 27th MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 8.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (“MBA”) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 22, 2022. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 8.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted […]
Canfor Implementing Plan to Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050
Building on our comprehensive sustainability strategy announced in October 2021, Canfor Corporation (“Canfor”) is announcing the implementation of a comprehensive plan to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. To achieve net-zero, Canfor has developed near term science-based targets that include reducing the carbon emissions from pulp and wood products operations, which are defined as Scope […]
PPG to Debut PPG ENVIROCRON P8 Series Anti-GraffitiCoating at PaintExpo 2022
PPG announced that it will introduce PPG ENVIROCRON™ P8 Series Anti-Graffiti coating at PaintExpo 2022, April 26-29 at the Exhibition Centre in Karlsruhe, Germany. The breakthrough product is a hybrid powder coating that stands up to the harshest cleaners and chemicals and is designed to leave no trace of surface damage or graffiti residues. Since it […]
Blue Book Members: Use Automatic Updating Service for Alerts
Last week, we discussed how easy it is for Members to set up a Watchdog Group within Blue Book Online Services (“BBOS”). Now, let’s find out how you can use the Automatic Updating Service Watchdog Group, to monitor your key accounts and receive alerts. Every Blue Book Online user has an Automatic Update Service (AUS) […]