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Vol. 15, No. 10, May 16 2016
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MLA LINE
Lumber Industry News Express
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MLA Associate Members
All Season Bldg. Supply
Allied Building Stores, Inc.
American Wholesale Corp.
Blish-Mize Company
Bluelinx Corporation
BlueTarp Financial Inc.
Boral Light Building Products
BPI - Lbr & Engineered Wood
Builders Material Company
CCM Countertop & Cabinet
Cedar Creek LLC - St. Louis
New Member!
Continental Divide Fence
Dealers Choice Distribution
Delden Mfg. Co., Inc.
Discovery-Based Retail
DMSi Software
Do It Best Corp
ECI Spruce Computer Systems -
New Member!
Epicor Software
Federated Insurance
Forest Products Supply Co.
Frontier Forest Products, Inc.
Great Southern Wood Pres.
Guardian Building Products
Hardman Wholesale Co.
Hawkeye Bldg Dist., Ltd
Hiab USA, Inc.
Hixson Lumber Sales
Huttig Building Products
James Hardie Bldg Products
Klauer Manufacturing Co.
MAX USA Corp.
Metal Sales Mfg. Corp.
Mid-Am Building Supply, Inc.
MiTek Builder Products
Modern Equip. Co., Inc. (MECO Omaha)
Monarch Cement Company
Pennsylvania & Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Ins. Co.
PrimeSource Bldg 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
Thomas Nielsen Wholesale
Timber Products, Inc.
Treeline Forest Products LLC
USP Structural Connectors
Warrior Building Products
Western Builders Supply, Inc.
Westfall GMC Truck Center
Wingate Sales Solutions, Inc.
Please patronize these companies that support your Association!
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Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't
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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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Five Things Employers Need to Know About Overtime Rules
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Photo credit: Bloomberg |
With compensation taking up the biggest slice of the benefits pie, employers are paying close attention to the Department of Labor's proposed changes to the overtime rules - expected to be released as early as this month - under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The proposed rules bump the salary threshold for overtime from $23,600/year to $50,440/year.
Read more. Source: Employee Benefit News, May 11, 2016
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Sign Up Now for
Sunflower Shoot-out
The popular Kansas Sunflower Shootout is just a few weeks away. This is the perfect opportunity for dealers, suppliers and guests to get together to enjoy the great weather and camaraderie of this annual event, this year scheduled for June 10 in Hesston, Kansas.
Click here for complete information and a registration form
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Call Robert Uhler for more information at 800-747-6529.
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OSHA Final Rule Issued
OSHA today issued a
final rule
to modernize injury data collection to better inform workers, employers, the public, and OSHA about workplace hazards. With this new rule, OSHA is applying the insights of behavioral economics to improve workplace safety and prevent injuries and illnesses.
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Have You Checked out the MLA Online Campus?
The MLA Online Campus provides you and your employees with high-impact, "real-world" training that develops your leaders, retains your best people and increases your customer loyalty. Each employee has a unique username to access the campus, which houses more than 700 courses on customer service, sales, leadership and more. Want to try a program for yourself? Click here to view another one of our popular courses. If you like what you see, contact us for a one-week trial subscription to see the hundreds of available courses.
Learn more
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Time to Consider the MLA MEP
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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MLA MEMBER NEWS
Two MLA members were honored in the May issue of Hardware + Building Supply Dealer as the "Hardware All Stars" for their states:
Arkansas -
John Plyler Home Center
Oklahoma - T. H. Rogers Lumber Company
We think all of our members are All Stars, and these two have been singled out as high-performing, service-oriented, community-minded dealers. Congratulations!
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Industry Update
Lackluster GDP Growth at the Start of 2016...
The initial estimate of GDP growth for the first quarter of 2016 was weaker than most economists expected, coming in at an
anemic 0.5% annual rate
, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Economic growth has been steadily softening since the second quarter of 2015, when it topped out at a 3.5% pace. Factors holding back growth at the start of 2016 include slowing personal consumption expenditures and falling exports.
Read more
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Source: NAHB, Eye on the Economy, May 4, 2016
NLBMDA Applauds Introduction of Timber Innovation Act...
The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) applauds introduction last week of the Timber Innovation Act (S. 2892). The bill 1) authorizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Tall Wood Building Prize Competition annually over the next five years; 2) creates federal grants to support outreach, research and development, and education with the purpose of accelerating the use of wood in tall buildings; and 3) authorizes USDA to implement a program of education and technical assistance for mass timber applications.
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Source: NLBMDA, May 6, 2016
How to Get Deadbeats to Resume Paying...
Yes, the old "I can pay you but I just need you to give me a little more product and wait a little longer so I can make that happen" routine. For those of us who remember the old Popeye cartoons, it's time to quote Wimpy: I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.
Read more
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Source: ProSales Business Update, May 9, 2016
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Electronic Interference
Grab a pencil and paper and make a list of everything important to you - who or what would you literally lay your life on the line to protect?
It's probably fair to say that all the special people in your world are at the top of your list. Did you include your cell phone or tablet? Tongue in cheek, would you "take a bullet" for your smartphone? Probably not. Yet, metaphorically speaking, that's exactly what people do when they use electronic devices while driving. A phone call or text becomes more important than their own life and the lives of others. Put bluntly, they are willing to possibly kill for or be killed by their distraction.
This article provided courtesy of Federated Mutual Insurance Company, your association's recommended insurer.
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