We discuss the hottest stories this week, and breaking news today with Trent Johnson of Blue Book, and Blue Book Newswire. If you are not a current subscriber to the Lumber Newswire, click here to subscribe today! www.lumberbluebook.com Website mentioned on our podcast: https://buildinggurus.com/ Questions or Comments for us? lumberslingers@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 503-660-8058. All thoughts and opinions are are own, and do not represent the opinions of our employer ..read more

We discuss the hottest stories this week, and breaking news today with Trent Johnson of Blue Book, and Blue Book Newswire. If you are not a current subscriber to the Lumber Newswire, click here to subscribe today! www.lumberbluebook.com Website mentioned on our podcast: https://buildinggurus.com/ Questions or Comments for us? lumberslingers@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 503-660-8058. All thoughts and opinions are are own, and do not represent the opinions of our employer ..read more

Natalie and Chelsea discuss Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) on today's episode. M&A is everywhere and seems to be even more prevalent in the Lumber Industry. This episode breaks down commonly used terms, shares interesting facts and touches the surface of Company valuations. Questions or Comments? lumberslingers@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 503-660-8058 For more information on NAWLA's Executive Management Institute: https://nawla.org/Events/Executive-Management-Institute ..read more

We discuss the hottest stories this week, and breaking news today with Trent Johnson of Blue Book, and the Blue Book Lumber Newswire. If you are not a current subscriber to the Lumber Newswire, click here to subscribe today! www.lumberbluebook.com Questions or Comments for us? lumberslingers@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 503-660-8058 ..read more

Today we are joined by our resident encyclopedia Terry Haddix to discuss Shipment and Credit terms! Please join us for this fascinating episode exploring DUR, CIA, FOB and more! We also may or may not have a few sound effects sprinkled throughout because we are moving up in the world of technology. Now grab some popcorn and get to learning! Link to the International Chamber of Commerce re: Incoterms https://iccwbo.org/business-solutions/incoterms-rules/incoterms-2020/ Questions? Comments? Email us! lumberslingers@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail 503-660-8058 All thoughts and opinions are our own ..read more

Ellery Jones joins us to talk all about the importance of associations, and the role they play in our industry. Ellery is the Executive Director of the Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association. In her role, Jones serves as the staff liaison to the MLMA Board of Directors. She manages the association’s programs, events, services, finances, and assets. Jones assists in the association’s government affairs efforts and supports the state and others with economic development opportunities related to lumber manufacturing. The Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association (MLMA) was originally org ..read more

Judy Haney joins us in the Palm Dessert to keep the conversation of Leadership going She discusses what leadership means to her, how to have candid conversations, stay curious, the importance of having advocates, and staying resilient. Judy Haney recently started a new position as a region commodity procurement manager for Boise Cascade Building Materials Distribution, and held a previous position of SYP product management. She has over 26 years’ experience in the forest products industry and has been with Boise Cascade for 13 years. She is a forester by education and holds a Bachelor of Scien ..read more

It was a pleasure to sit down Chad Warpinski to discuss the topic of leadership - (where better?) than at a leadership conference! Chad Warpinski is the President of Amerhart, a wholesale distributor of building materials with 11 locations across six Midwest states. Prior to his 11 years at Amerhart, Chad worked at BevMo!, a specialty beverage retailer on the west coast. He began his career in investment banking after graduating from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with a degree in Finance. Chad dives in deep with us to discuss what leadership means to him, what kind of leader he is ..read more

Allison DeFord is a complete gem, and also the Executive Director of the North American Forest Foundation. Today she joins Chelsea to talk about all GOOD work that the North American Forest Foundation (N.A.F.F) is doing! N.A.F.F. started back in 1989, with a mission is to support the forest products industry through education, promotion, advocacy of science-based facts about sustainable forestry, and by revealing the truth about trees – our world’s most diverse, abundant, renewable natural resource. Allison's mission since joining N.A.F.F has been to make the foundation visible, and relevant t ..read more

Chatalie, not your typical economists. Just Kidding! We aren't economists but we do have our ears to the ground and want to share what's going on in our world. As per usual, all thoughts and opinions are our own and are not those of our employer. Questions? Email lumberslingers@patlbr.com ..read more