MLA Lumber Industry News Express
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Here's the new issue of the Mid-America Lumbermens Association online newsletter. We'll send a new issue every two weeks to let you know what's happening in the industry, at your MLA, and in the world that affects your business. We welcome your opinions and ideas. If you have information you'd like to share with other members, we'd be happy to include it in our next issue. We welcome both personal and industry-related news - members would love to hear your news and views - so don't hesitate to email us with information.
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Save the Date!
These meetings are set between now and February.
December 11-12-13
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Estimating 1-2-3 -
If you need to train a new employee or update someone's skills, plan to send them to Estimating 1-2-3 in Omaha, Nebraska. Send them for one day, two or all three! More details below.
Jan. 10-11 MLDAC Winter Meeting, Columbia, Missouri
Jan. 24-25 Kansas Winter Meeting – Hays, Kansas
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Estimating Training Available in December
Learn how to read blueprints and do a material take-off. Discover short-cut formulas that will speed up the material take-off process. Estimating 3 takes students beyond to the basic construction take-off. Students choose which days to attend – day 1 & 2 or day 2 & 3 or all three days. This training is offered through our sister association, Northwestern Lumber Association, in Omaha, December 11-13.
When:
December 11-12-13, 2018
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. each day
Where:
Holiday Inn Downtown Omaha
1420 Cuming St.
Omaha, NE 68102
Block Rate: $99 or $109+ taxes
Expires: 11/16/2018
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The Industrial Economy in 2019: What to Expect and How to Prepare
For nearly a decade, the U.S. economy has been trending upward. But economies go through regular cycles of growth and recession, and many analysts agree that businesses should expect a downturn within the next couple of years. “The economy will probably start slowing down in the second half of 2018,” says Alex Chausovsky, senior consulting…
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Source: BlueTarp
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Truckload Rate Quotes Available through PartnerShip
PartnerShip
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, the company that manages the MLA Shipping Program, offers competitive rates on full and partial truckload shipments to all MLA members! PartnerShip has created relationships with thousands of national and regional truckload carriers to help you save time and money.
Even when your freight shipment is a full or partial truckload, requires specialized equipment, or is being exported or imported – PartnerShip has the connections to help you with a solution.
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Source: PartnerShip – MLA’s endorsed provider of shipping services!
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MLA Member Presents LuDPAC Check…
LuDPAC, the Lumber Dealers Political Action Committee, provides donations to pro-business candidates. Jim Bishop, Vesta Lee Lumber, MLA’s NLBMDA delegate, presented a $1,000 check to Rep. Kevin Yoder on behalf of LuDPAC and MLA on Tuesday, October 30. Bishop was recently named to the executive committee of the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association.
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Time to Consider the MLA MEP
MLA has offered a “group” MLA 401(k) plan for members for three years. 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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Lumber News
Softwood Lumber Price Decline Largest in Seven Years…
Softwood lumber prices fell 10.3 percent in October—the largest drop since May 2011—according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The producer price index for softwood lumber has fallen 21.2 percent since setting the cycle and all-time high in June. Even after the decrease, however, the index currently sits just 4.7 percent lower than the prior-cycle high set in 2004.
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Source: NAHB Eye on Housing, November 9, 2018
Meek’s to Close Six Missouri Locations…
Meek's Lumber and Hardware has announced it is closing six store locations in southern Missouri as part of a consolidation move for the company. The closings of the Springfield, Poplar Bluff, Doniphan, St. Robert, Mountain Grove, and Greenfield, Missouri, locations are effective immediately.
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Source: ProSales Magazine, November 6, 2018
FMCSA Military Driver Programs…
As we recognize our veterans on this holiday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proud to help experienced military drivers transition to commercial driving careers. These individuals offer a proven work ethic, personal discipline and invaluable training and skills. Leveraging their skills is a service to them and a gain for our nation’s commercial motor vehicle (CMV) industry.
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ource: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, November 7, 2018
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It's Your Life: Estate Planning Awareness
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Since 2008, the third week of October each year has been designated National Estate Planning Awareness Week. This event, held October 15–19 this year, promoted estate planning and reinforced its importance to individual and family financial well being. According to a 2017 Caring.com survey, only 42 percent of U.S. adults currently have estate-planning documents, such as a will or living trust. For those with children under the age of 18, just 36 percent have a plan. Whether or not an individual has a will varies significantly by age, with younger generations being the least prepared in the event of a premature death.
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This service provided courtesy of Federated Mutual Insurance Company, your association’s recommended insurer.
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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 1,000 courses on customer service, sales, leadership and more. Want to try a program for yourself?
Click here
to view an example. 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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The Last Word
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind
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~ Bernard Baruch
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