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Georgia-Pacific partners with tracking technology for hurricane season

Georgia-Pacific (GP) and Trackonomy have partnered to ensure that critical building materials arrive exactly when and where they're needed most during hurricane season. Through this partnership, GP is equipping plywood shipments with Trackonomy's real-time tracking technology to provide precise arrival visibility to major retailers like Home Depot and Lowe's, helping communities prepare for storms with greater speed and confidence.

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O'Shea Lumber bringing sampling of 3.5 MBF of hardwoods to Wood Pro Expo Lancaster

MANHEIM, Pa. – O’Shea Lumber Company, a wholesaler of domestic and imported hardwood and softwood lumber, mouldings, millwork and other forest products, will exhibit at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster, Oct. 24-25 at Spooky Nook Sports.O’Shea Lumber’s 12-acre operation in Glen Rock, Pa., inventories 3.5 million board feet of domestic and foreign hardwoods. The company's operation features six dry kilns and a fully equipped milling facility for producing mouldings, flooring, S4S, and other value-added wood products. The company also has its own truck fleet.

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Woodgrain selects Paradigm Omni as enterprise CPQ solution

FRUITLAND, Idaho, MIDDLETON, Wis. – Woodgrain, a leading manufacturer and distributor of millwork and building materials, has selected Paradigm Omni as its enterprise-wide configuration, pricing, and quoting (CPQ) solution for the door and window business.“The expanded partnership with Paradigm supports our commitment to being easy to do business with,” said Todd Dame, incoming Woodgrain CEO, “This strategic investment will unify the sales experience across Woodgrain, leveraging Paradigm’s industry-leading platform and delivering a seamless customer journey.”

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Construction AI platform raises $20 million in Series A funding

Parspec, an AI software platform that enables wholesale distributors and sales agents to bid and supply construction products efficiently, has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Threshold Ventures (formerly DFJ), with participation from existing venture investors including Innovation Endeavors, Building Ventures, Heartland Ventures, and Hometeam Ventures.