MLA Associate Members
All Season Bldg. Supply
Allied Building Stores, Inc.
American Wholesale Corp.
Blish-Mize Company
Bluelinx Corporation
BlueTarp Financial Inc.
Boise Cascade
Boral Light Building Products
BPI - Lbr & Engineered Wood
Builders Material Company
CCM Countertop & Cabinet
Central Woodwork Inc.
Continental Divide Fence
Dealers Choice Distribution
Delden Mfg. Co., Inc.
Discovery-Based Retail
DMSi Software
Do It Best Corp
East Side Lumberyard Supply
Epicor Software
Federated Insurance
Forest Products Supply Co.
Frontier Forest Products, Inc.
Georgia Pacific Wood Prod.
Great Southern Wood Pres.
Guardian Building Products
Hardman Wholesale Co.
Hawkeye Bldg Dist., Ltd
Hiab USA, Inc.
Hixson Lumber Sales
Huttig Building Products
Jack Morgan Construction
James Hardie Bldg Products
Klauer Manufacturing Co.
Lumberyard Supply
MAX USA Corp.
Metal Sales Mfg. Corp.
Mid-Am Building Supply, Inc.
Modern Equip. Co., Inc. (MECO Omaha)
Monarch Cement Company
Pennsylvania & Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Ins. Co.
PrimeSource Building Products
PWD, Inc.
Rollex Corp
Schutte Lumber Company
Simpson Strong-tie Co Inc
Tamko Building Products, Inc.
Tax Favored Benefits
Tennison Brothers, Inc.
The Empire Company LLC
Timber Products, Inc.
Treeline Forest Products LLC
USP Structural Connectors
Warrior Building Products
Western Builders Supply, Inc.
Westfall GMC Truck Center
Weyerhaeuser Co.
Wingate Sales Solutions, Inc.
Please patronize these companies that support your Association!
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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Here's your bi-weekly lumber industry newsletter. We hope you find this quick, responsive format helpful and entertaining. Anytime you have news or views to share with fellow dealers, please don't hesitate to contact us by replying to this newsletter.
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Class-Action Surge for 401(k) Advice
Be careful when advising employees regarding their retirement funds.
All eyes may be on the Labor Department's fiduciary rule, but don't forget the courts. Eleven major class-action lawsuits were filed in federal courts around the country against 401(k) sponsors or providers of retirement products in the fourth quarter of 2015. All involve alleged fiduciary breach claims of, among other things, excessive fees benefiting service providers in violation of the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Read more.
Source: Investment News, January 21, 2016
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Register Now for Estimating Class
MLA will be conducting an Estimating and Residential Material Takeoff Workshop, February 22-23, 2016, at the State Fair Community College Campus, Sedalia, Missouri.
In today's highly competitive market, the success of a material supplier relies heavily on the ability to generate quick and accurate estimates. The ability to estimate the material costs of a project is an essential skill for those in the lumber business. This class emphasizes the basic skills needed in estimating material costs.
Whether estimates are being generated by hand or by computer, there are basic principles that must be understood to produce a quality takeoff.
Learn more and register
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MLA Buyer's Guide 2016
MLA has again partnered with Overland Park, Kansas-based Strategic Value Media - a leading nationwide provider of print and digital media solutions for national, state and local trade and membership associations - to produce the 2016 edition of MLA Buyers' Guide (the "Guide") - the premier resource of relevant products and services for lumber professionals in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. This will be the third year the Guide will be produced.
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MLA 401(k) Plan for Members
It's Worth a Look!
MLA has offered a "group" MLA 401(k) plan for members for over a year. It is saving participating dealers on their fees and offering a great benefit to reward their loyal employees. If you haven't taken a serious look at this program, now would be a good time. Find out why smart dealers are making the move to the MLA program. Call the MLA Hotline at 800-747-6529, or
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Industry Update
Harvard Analysis Predicts New High for Remodeling Spending...
National spending on home remodeling projects will hit a new high in 2016, another sign of a strong housing market, according to a new analysis from Harvard researchers. The projected spending this year, $155 billion, is expected to surpass the last spending peak of $150 billion a decade ago. Read more.
Source: Boston Globe, January 21, 2016
Existing Home Sales Weak Despite Good Job Numbers...
Sales of existing homes weakened at the end of 2015, despite ongoing good news for job creation. According to estimates from the National Association of Realtors, the seasonally adjusted volume of home resales declined 10.5% from October to November and were 3.8% lower than a year prior. This marked the first year-over-year decline since September 2014. However, much of this decline was attributable to new mortgage disclosure rules from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that likely resulted in delays for some sales.
Read more.
Source: NAHB Eye on the Economy, January 13, 2016
Missourians for Fair Taxation Gather in Jefferson City...
This week, several mid-Missouri realtors have teamed up for a statewide effort on taxes. Missourians for Fair Taxation, a group made up of 20,000 Show-Me State Realtors, announced their support Thursday for a state constitutional amendment to stop sales taxes on services. Read more.
Source: The Missouri Times, January 19, 2016
Home Depot to Double Payback Terms...
The Home Depot (THD) will announce soon it's doubling to 60 days the payback terms on its private-label credit cards and will expand dramatically its delivery services this spring, the company's vice president for pro services says. Read more.
Source: Craig Webb, Remodeling, January 22, 2016
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Can You Ask for a Waiver for Work Comp Claims?
HR Question of the Month
 Can the company request an employee, including a pregnant worker, to sign a waiver from liability, due to potential danger of on-the job injury sustained or harm sustained, at the hands of a mental health patient who is a resident of our facility? Click here for answer
This article provided courtesy of Federated Mutual Insurance Company, your association's recommended insurer.
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