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Builder Confidence Decreases Slightly in January
U.S. builder confidence for new single-family homes in January decreased one point from December 2021 to 83, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). The HMI component gauging current sales conditions remained at 90 and the measurement of sales expectations in the next six months dropped two points to
U.S. Housing Starts Increase in December 2021
U.S. housing starts in December 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.70 million, up 1.4% from the November estimate and 2.5% higher than the comparable month in 2020. Single-family housing starts decreased 2.3% from November to 1.17 million. U.S. building permits in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.87
Remodeling Industry Confidence Up from Q4 2020
U.S. remodeling confidence in the fourth quarter 2021 decreased four points from the previous three months to 83, but was four points higher than 2020, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB)/Royal Building Products Remodeling Market Index (RMI). The current market conditions indicator rose four points to 89 and the future indicators index
CPA Signs EPA Letter Addressing Formaldehyde Risk Assessment
CPA was a signatory to an American Chemistry Council (ACC) letter to the U.S. EPA related to the draft formaldehyde Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessment, originally released in 2011, which was resurrected by the Biden Administration in 2021. EPA now plans to use this Assessment to inform the agency’s ongoing effort to prepare a
Supreme Court Stops OSHA COVID Vaccine and Testing Mandate
On January 13, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision preventing implementation of the OSHA COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard (ETS). The ETS would have mandated that employers with more than 100 employees require staff to be vaccinated by January 10 or otherwise implement a weekly testing regime for unvaccinated employees. The debate
CPA Welcomes New Member
The CPA Board of Directors recently voted to approve the following new Associate Member. Specialty Organics Inc., Adelanto, CA, is a manufacturer of a plant-based, sustainable, non-detectable VOC hot press patented adhesive named BreeseBond. The membership will be represented by Joe Seruto, CEO. See Specialty Organics. More Info: Jeannie Ervin
December 2021 Mill Safety Report Now Available
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Roseburg Announces New COO
Roseburg, Springfield, OR, announced the promotion of Stuart Gray to the newly created Chief Operating Officer position. Gray will oversee operations, sales, human resources, and environment, health and safety. He joined Roseburg in 2017 and was most recently the Senior Vice President and General Counsel. See Roseburg
MJB Wood Group Promotes Mosher to VP
MJB Wood Group, Irving, TX, promoted Chris Mosher from Director to Vice President of its Fixture and Furniture Business Unit. Mosher has been with MJB since 2013 and leads a team of 16 within the unit. See MJB Wood Group
Evergreen Engineering Names Co-CEOs
Evergreen Engineering, Eugene, OR, announced the transition of leadership from President Gordon Yutzy to Justin Price and Danielle Daniels, who will share CEO duties. Price was most recently Director of Project Management and Daniels was Director of Operations and Finance. Yutzy will continue to serve as a principal and liaison until his retirement later this
Builder Confidence Decreases Slightly in January
U.S. builder confidence for new single-family homes in January decreased one point from December 2021 to 83, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). The HMI component gauging current sales conditions remained at 90 and the measurement of sales expectations in the next six months dropped two points to
U.S. Housing Starts Increase in December 2021
U.S. housing starts in December 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.70 million, up 1.4% from the November estimate and 2.5% higher than the comparable month in 2020. Single-family housing starts decreased 2.3% from November to 1.17 million. U.S. building permits in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.87
