BELLINGHAM, MA – BlueLinx Corp.’s Bellingham building products distribution center has been recertified for an additional five-year membership in the “Star” Voluntary Protection Program of the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It is one of 17 BlueLinx facilities in 11 states that have achieved VPP status.

NASHVILLE – Hickory Hardware, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of decorative, functional and industrial hardware, announced that it has strategically realigned its retail sales to better serve its customers. The sales force was restructured into a network of sales representatives with responsibility for specific accounts and regions.

FEDERAL WAY, WA – Weyerhaeuser Co. announced the sale of its plywood mill in Springfield, OR, to Pacific States Industries Inc. of San Jose, CA. Due to market conditions, the Springfield facility has been closed since December 2006. At the time it employed 87 people. “The plywood operations at Springfield will compliment our existing production of veneer in Creswell, Oregon,” said Austin Vanderhoof, executive vice president of Pacific States Industries.

ANTIGO, WI – Kretz Lumber Co. Inc., a vertically integrated forest products company, announced July 18 the acquisition of Sacramento, CA-based Hughes Hardwoods.

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