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Save the Date!
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February 21 - Arkansas Legislative Event
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MLA Associate
Members
All Season Bldg. Supply
Allied Building Stores, Inc.
American Wholesale Corp.
Biz Lender
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
Continental Divide Fence
Dealers Choice Distribution
Delden Mfg. Co., Inc.
Discovery-Based Retail
DMSi Software
Do It Best Corp
ECI Spruce Computer Systems
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.
Lumber Merchandising Corp. (LMC)
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
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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"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation."
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 Your MLA Offices are closed for the holidays and will re-open on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. We wish you and yours the brightest of holiday seasons, and a happy and healthy 2017!
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Register Now for Missouri Winter Meeting
The Missouri Lumber Dealers Activity Committee (MLDAC) will hold their annual meeting on Friday, January 6, 2017 at Chic Lumber Co., 2625 E. Terra Ln., St. Peters, Missouri 63376. There is no charge to attend this program. An optional luncheon is available at the conclusion of the program for $10 per person.
Hear timely presentations by Missouri Lobbyist Dale Amick, Cole Waddell with Federated Insurance, and Robert Uhler. Register now and let us know if you'll stay for lunch. Click here for registration form.
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Details of Kansas Winter Meeting Announced
Plan now to attend the Kansas Winter Meeting, January 19-20, in Wichita, Kansas. This year's host is Mike Lamm, Federated Insurance, and you can look forward to all the fun, learning and camaraderie you've come to expect from this gathering. All MLA members are invited to participate - whether you're from Kansas or not.
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Feds likely to Rule by January 9 on Softwood Lumber Probe
The Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission will launch an investigation " to determine whether softwood lumber imports from Canada were dumped into the country and harmed the American forestry sector," the Canadian Press reports. Part of the reason for launching the investigation is because of the
petition filed by the U.S. Lumber Coalition
last month.
Read more
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Source: ProSales Magazine, December 21, 2016
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Time to Consider the MLA MEP
 MLA has offered a "group" 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 click here to learn more.
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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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Lumber News - Quick Glimpses
See How GNH Lumber Expands Business...
Established in 1937, GNH Lumber serves Greene County and upstate New York from four locations, including a Home Planning Center to draft custom plans, a modern drive-through warehouse and a kitchen and bath design center. In early 2008, right before the recession hit, GNH had just opened its third location when they decided to partner with BlueTarp.
Watch this video
for the whole story.
Source: BlueTarp, December 16, 2016
Housing Starts Back Off October Peak...
It would have been difficult for November's housing starts to beat the previous month's - in October, starts shot up to 1,340,000, which is higher than the initial estimate that was announced last month. Though November's rate still passed the
1 million mark, starts fell 18.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,090,000. This is also 6.9 percent below the November 2015 rate of 1,171,000.
Read more
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Source: HBS Dealer, December 19, 2016
Save the Date: 2017 ProDealer Summit...
The NLBMDA and HBS Dealer are excited to announce that the location and dates for the 2017 ProDealer Industry Summit have been selected. The 2017 Summit will take place at the historic Wigwam resort located in Phoenix, Arizona, from October 16 to October 19.
Source: NLBMDA, December 22, 2016
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Key Risk Indicators: Are Yours Leading or Lagging?
 Data is everywhere. There aren't too many day-to-day experiences any more that aren't somehow linked to data. With the explosion of available data, and the inherent responsibility of using it wisely, how can businesses be sure they focus on the right pieces of data and develop meaningful metrics to use it to measure results? Where do you even start? Read more.
This article provided courtesy of Federated Mutual Insurance Company, your association's recommended insurer.
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