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A Kix Brooks concert event for Operation Finally Home hosted at the Las Vegas House of Blues by American Country Countdown and manufacturer LP Building Products rallied building industry attendees to commit an estimated $2.4 million toward homes for wounded soldiers. The concert was held during the International Builders’ Show. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based LP Building Products has added a broad range of LP SolidStart I-Joists to its engineered wood product offerings for the European Union.

The offering includes five joist series from the lightweight and economical LPI 18 series -- ideal where deep depth product is required to meet the increased insulation demand of the new Passive House designs -- to the span buster LPI 52 series, which is available in depths up to 610mm. 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. has amended its 2009 revolving credit agreement with its lenders and Bank of America, the administrative agent, to release the liens on certain assets of the company and its subsidiaries. These include liens on all equipment and real estate of the Nashville, Tenn.-based company and its domestic subsidiaries.

PPG Porter Paints has launched the Nashville Color Collection, a new palette of 75 colors representing the shades of the Nashville landscapes. The palette combines the neutral colors in traditional bungalows with the bold shades of the area's modern communities.

Every color has a story, including the musically inspired "Opry Gold" and "Glutch Green," inspired by the Glutch neighborhood, which is the first LEED-certified southern community.

ProBuild Holdings will close most of its operations in the Nashville market, which it serves from Smyrna, Tenn., the company has confirmed.

The Denver-based LBM chain, the nation’s largest, will continue to deliver gypsum board to its customers from its Spring Hill location outside of Nashville. But its lumber, millwork and components manufacturing businesses in Smyrna, 13 miles from Nashville, will close on Dec. 16.

Louisiana-Pacific Corp., the Nashville, Tenn., wood products producer, reported sales of $362.4 million for its second fiscal quarter, a 19% drop from sales of $447.5 million during the same quarter last year. Net loss from continuing operations for the quarter, which ended June 30, was $33 million, compared with a net gain of $23.6 million a year ago.

Ashland City, Tenn.-based A.O. Smith signed on as the Official Education Sponsor for Quality Service Contractors (QSC). 

QSC is a trade organization serving plumbing and HVAC service and repair contractors.

As sponsor, A. O. Smith will provide many of the tools and resources used to supply contractor education to QSC members throughout the year as well as at the upcoming QSC Power Meeting XXXIV April 7-9 in Nashville, Tenn. A. O. Smith will also provide bi-weekly tech training, QSC HR consulting, and other online resources to contractor members.  

“There are no sissies left in this business.”


That’s the official Home Channel News quote of the month, from Rick Frost, the CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based Louisiana-Pacific.