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Serial entrepreneur Brad Jacobs, who has built five multibillion-dollar companies largely in the trucking business, announced Dec. 11 the...

We're heading into a 2024 that I believe will be good for most construction supply companies but will be troubling for some depending on...

Editor's Note: The fourth paragraph of this story was changed on Nov. 15 to correct an error regarding how many roofing-oriented...

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The slump in single-family housing starts since 2021 will turn the corner next year, the National Association of Home Builder's AVP for...

Kodiak Building Partners' customers are "extremely bullish about 2024 and beyond," feel better about the supply chain, and frankly aren't...

Welcome back to the buy side of the deals table, US LBM. After five years in which US LBM made 35 acquisitions for 262 facilities (and...

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Blake Schwieters, plant manager at Minnesota's J.L. Schwieters Building Supply & Construction, used the photo above on Sept. 20 to show...

Skyrocketing property insurance. Fast-rising home prices. Troublemaking local officials. Hotter summers. And labor shortages exacerbated...

A half dozen lumberyard executives notable for their lack of gray hair and wrinkles took over the stage Oct. 5 at the Pro Dealer Industry...

If Proctor & Gamble can do it, why not SRS Distribution and US LBM? Launched as a family of brands, these two construction supply giants...

Launches and announcements of new e-commerce systems these past few weeks will enable notable advances for many construction supply...

The start of September saw a small upturn in construction supply acquisitions and openings, but the rise wasn't enough to disrupt three...

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It takes both perspective and faith to review these latest earnings reports for construction supply dealers and manufacturers and remain...

Variety--both in terms of what's sold and what country is involved--has been the rule in the latest additions to Webb Analytics' deals...

Newly updated environmental goals from The Home Depot and Lowe's are gradually raising demands on their suppliers to help reduce...

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