by Mountain States Lumber | Dec 30, 2019 | Podcasts
One of our board members, Walter Foxworth, was recently featured on the “Hire Smarter with Tony Misura” Podcast. Walter, the Chairman at Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber, discusses answers to some of the following questions: How does a University of Texas master...
by Mountain States Lumber | Dec 30, 2019 | Economic Updates
PORTLAND, ME – December 20, 2019 – BlueTarp Financial – the leading credit management company for B2B suppliers – released its Q3 2019 Building Supply Index. The Q3 2019 unadjusted view remained flat compared to Q3 2018 at 141.43. The trailing 12-month average, which...
by Mountain States Lumber | Dec 27, 2019 | Legislative Updates
Package Includes Tax Extenders and Repeal of Health Insurance Tax [Washington, D.C.] Last Friday, President Trump signed two bills passed by Congress which fund the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2020. The National Lumber and Building...
by Mountain States Lumber | Dec 13, 2019 | Legislative Updates
More Work Must be Done to Eliminate Tariffs [Washington, D.C.] Today, the Trump Administration announced that a Phase One trade agreement has been reached between the United States and China. As a part of this deal, the U.S. will cancel a proposed 15 percent tariff on...
by Mountain States Lumber | Nov 25, 2019 | Legislative Updates
On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule to make 1.3 million American workers newly eligible for overtime pay, including NLBMDA-recommended provisions that were ultimately approved in a final rule, which are effective January 1,...
by Mountain States Lumber | Oct 2, 2019 | Education & Training
FMH Material Handling Solutions, Inc. offers OSHA-required Forklift Operator Safety Training and Train the Trainer Forklift Safety classes. Are you aware: It is an OSHA law to have your forklift operators trained in the “safe operation of Powered Industrial...
by Mountain States Lumber | Oct 1, 2019 | Legislative Updates
Today, the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule that will raise the overtime salary limit for workers from $455 per week to $684 per week,...
by Mountain States Lumber | Oct 1, 2019 | Economic Updates
PORTLAND, ME – BlueTarp Financial – the leading credit management company for B2B suppliers – released its Q2 2019 Building Supply Index. The Q2 2019 unadjusted view marginally declined from 139.06 in Q2 2018 to 137.20 and the trailing 12-month average has been flat,...
by Mountain States Lumber | Aug 12, 2019 | Events
Our July Golf Tournament was a big success, and helped us raise significant funds for one of our newest charitable causes: Careers in Construction. Careers in Construction (CIC), established in 2015 by the Colorado Springs Housing & Building Association (CSHBA)...
by Mountain States Lumber | May 15, 2019 | Legislative Updates
On My 8th, 2019, the members of the Western Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives announced a reintroduction of The Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019. Here’s an excerpt of the announcement from Chief Infrastructure and Forestry Officer Bruce Westerman...
