LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. (“LL Flooring” or the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has initiated an exploration of strategic alternatives in response to receipt of multiple inbound expressions of interest regarding a potential transaction with the Company. As part of this process, the Board will consider a wide range of options for the […]
Davis Lumber & Hardware and Davis Truss Name New President
Davis Lumber & Hardware and Davis Truss is delighted to announce the promotion of Cory Venable as President. Having served the Red River Lumber family of companies for 9 years in various leadership roles, Venable is positioned to lead DL&H and Davis Truss into a promising new era. Venable played college baseball at Henderson State […]
Tractor Supply Hosts Nationwide Farmers Market
Tractor Supply Company (“Tractor Supply”), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, will host a nationwide Farmers Market on Saturday, August 19 in all of the retailer’s 2,100+ communities. The event will showcase the talent and products of local farmers, growers, craft makers, artisans and other producers. Customers and community members are invited […]
ECN Capital and Skyline Champion Announce Strategic Relationship
ECN Capital Corp. (“ECN Capital”) and Skyline Champion Corporation (“Skyline Champion”) announced that they have entered into a share subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) pursuant to which Skyline Champion has agreed to make an approximately C$185 million (US$138 million) equity investment in ECN Capital on a private placement basis (the “Private Placement”) in exchange for […]
Lumber Price Index for Week Ending August 11, 2023
The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending August 11, 2023 is: US$437 mfbm. This is down by -6.8%, or -$32, from the previous week when it was US$469. Special Added Bonus Graph this Week: Madison’s Index vs Lumber Futures (Weekly Close) For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed averages) […]
ABC: Monthly Construction Input Prices Unchanged in July
Construction input prices were unchanged in July relative to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices fell 0.1% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 3.1% lower than a year ago, while nonresidential construction […]
Taiga Announces Second Quarter Results Impacted By Low Commodity Prices
Taiga Building Products Ltd. (“Taiga” or the “Company”) reported its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2023 Earnings Results Sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 were $446.9 million compared to $646.1 million over the same period last year. The decrease in sales […]
LL Flooring Holdings Announces Grant of Employment Inducement Awards
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), a leading specialty retailer of hard-surface flooring in the U.S., today announced the grant of employment inducement awards to Robert Madore, Andrew Wadhams, Laura Massaro and one new vice president. The Company announced on July 6, 2023 that Mr. Madore had been appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial […]
Metrie Announces New Mill in Toronto
Metrie®, North America’s largest manufacturer and distributor of millwork solutions, announced that they are opening a brand-new manufacturing facility in Woodbridge, Ontario. The new mill is set to be fully operational by year-end and houses state-of-the-art technology that will enable Metrie to improve its industry-leading millwork solutions. These include the expanded production capability of its […]
Building Gurus: 5 Ways To Repair Things After Getting Rid Of A Bad Boss
Almost all of us have suffered under a bad boss at some point. About 65 percent of American workers are so dissatisfied with their current boss they would prefer a change of management over a pay raise! Think about that for a second. Getting a new manager is more important than money – the thing we all […]