In recessionary, coronavirus-tainted times like these, a company's balance sheet might well be a better indicator of its future prospects than the profit-and...

Coronavirus news has pushed aside many of the usual headlines in LBM these past two months, but one announcement from back on March 16 bears remembering: Lan...

* The board of directors of The Lester Group elected Jay Dickens as president/CEO. His promotion follows the retirement of Jim O’Brien, whom the board electe...

By Mike Damora and Horacio Kusnier For the last few years, the home improvement industry’s gone back and forth on the issue of selling in the home vs. sellin...

By Matt Samson Perhaps this business lull presents an opportunity to keep us busy on a good purpose: focusing on stepping up our customer service. You'll be ...

Masks (such as these sewn by my sister) could become this week as common a sight as reflective vests at building material suppliers across the United States ...

One of LBM's most forward-thinking figures proposes taking construction crews and suppliers likely to be hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic and put them to work o...

By Shane Soule Business Development Manager LBM Partner Services Feeling overwhelmed by the changing economic situation? It's easy to understand why when you...

Developments stemming from the coronavirus are coming at you so fast that it's vital to focus on immediate needs and challenges. Here are five things that I ...

Building material dealers, home builders, and remodelers already have begun ramping up efforts to keep local government permit offices and building inspector...

One of the nation's leading LBM consultants and one of its most successful LBM industry owners are calling on dealers to take action now to protect their bus...

Intense lobbying by industry groups appear to have helped lumberyards and hardware stores win an exemption from state and local orders to close non-essential...

Commentary by Craig Webb “Do you remember?” I used to ask LBM executives. “Do you remember when the Great Recession came to your market?” Again and again, th...

The rapid rise in cases of Americans infected or possibly infected with the coronavirus made it inevitable that the lumber and building materials industry wo...

The only thing involving the coronavirus pandemic that construction supply executives can predict with certainty is that sales will be much weaker this sprin...

Amid the general talk about washing hands and keeping safe distances, you can see subtle differences in how construction supply companies are responding to t...

At a time when retail establishments are closing to help limit the spread of the coronavirus, building material suppliers are facing questions over whether t...

By Craig Webb It's time for March Madness, but nobody expected it to look like this. And nobody has a complete, battle-tested game plan to survive and advanc...

Like a lot of LBM companies, Sherwood Lumber's outside sales reps will be making calls from home while COVID-19 rages. But being housebound doesn't mean you ...

The media is going to be hungry for all sorts of stories related to COVID-19, so it's only a matter of time before reporters start visiting you to learn what...