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.
Rader Solutions - New Member!
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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"A year from now you will wish you had started today."
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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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Last Chance to Sign Up for
Sunflower Shoot-out
The popular Kansas Sunflower Shootout is just a few days 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.
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Call Robert Uhler for more information at 800-747-6529.
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MLA Sponsors Successful Risk Management Academy
On April 27, MLA sponsored a Risk Management Academy under the auspices of Federated Insurance. We were able to impact 22 different businesses around the region to help them run a safer and more efficient operation. Watch for future offerings and take advantage of this outstanding opportunity. Thanks, Federated!
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Winning Numbers
Everybody loves a winner. That's why the trade magazines' annual industry rankings are nearly always the most popular and fattest (most ad pages) issues they publish each year: the
Builder 100
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Housing Giants
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ProSales 100
, and HBS Dealer's soon-to-be-published Pro Dealer Scoreboard.... Growth is meaningful if you're talking about Facebook or Under Armour; it's a sign that they're capturing market share. In construction supply, rapid growth usually means you're on a shopping spree. You're buying share, not capturing it-and not necessarily gaining any competitive advantage from it.
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Source: Greg Brooks, LBM Executive, May 24, 2016
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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.
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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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Elmer "Gene" Renner...
It is with sadness we report that Elmer "Gene" Renner, 88, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016. Gene began his working career with Plattsburg Lumber and Hardware in Plattsburg, Missouri, and then worked for Sweet Lumber Company for six years. Gene and his father started Renner Supply Company in 1956. The success of Renner Supply prompted the expansion of adding Delden Mfg. in 1964. Once they started he never looked back. Both companies are thriving today.
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Industry Update
 Registration Open for 2016 ProDealer Summit...
Registration is now open for the The ProDealer Industry Summit! This year's ProDealer will be held at the Charleston Marriot in Charleston, South Carolina with top LBM leaders, manufacturers, and industry experts from across the country that are ready to address challenges in the lumber and building material market.
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Source: NLBMDA, May 17, 2016
Builders Remain Cautiously Confident...
April's home construction data and May's builder confidence reading tell a similar story with respect to home building at the start of the second quarter. Housing demand is promising, particularly given constrained conditions for existing home inventory. But while home building continues to grow, the industry is currently in a cautious stance given regulatory burdens and supply chain issues.
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Source: NAHB Eye on the Economy, May 19, 2016
Will Government Regulation Kill the Housing Market - Again?
Seemingly everyone applauds the recent surge in home prices as a positive sign for the economy. But, in fact, it isn't. If anything, it's a sign the federal government still hasn't learned its lesson about excessive regulation.
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Source: Investor's Business Daily, May 19, 2016
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