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SAVE THE DATE!
Sept. 28-Oct. 3 - NLA Mill Tour
Oct. 28-30 - ProDealer Industry Summit - San Diego, Calif.
Nov. 6-7 - MLA Fall Fling
March 23-25, 2015 - NLBMDA Spring Meeting & Legislative Conference - Washington, D.C.
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Associate Members
All Season Bldg. Supply Allied Building Stores American Wholesale Corp. Basys Processing Blish-Mize Company Bluelinx Corporation BlueTarp Financial Builders Material Company CCM Countertop & Cabinet Mfg Cedar Creek Wholesale Central States Insulation Wholesale Central Woodwork, Inc. Continental Divide Fence Dealers Choice Distribution Delden Mfg.Co., Inc. Denver Southwest Discovery Based Retail DMSi Do it Best Corporation East Side Lumberyard Supply Federated Insurance Forest Products Supply Co. Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC
Great Southern Wood Preserving Hardman Wholesale Co. Hawkeye Building Distribution HIAB USA, Inc. Hixson Lumber Sales Huttig Building Products Jack Morgan Construction Klauer Manufacturing Co.
Lee Wayne Lumberyard Supply McCray Lumber Millwork Mid-Am Building Supply Midwest Low-E Insulation Modern Equip. Co., Inc. (MECO) Monarch Cement Co. Pennsylvania & Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance PrimeSource Building Products PWD, Inc. Roberts & Dybdahl, Inc. - Now Cedar Creek! Rollex Corp. Schutte Lumber Company Service Partners dba Denver SW Simpson Strong-Tie Tamko Building Products Tax Favored Benefits Tennison Brothers, Inc. The Quikrete Company Thomas Nielsen Wholesale Timber Products, Inc. Treeline Forest Products USP Structural Connectors Valspar Warrior Building Products Westfall GMC Truck Center Weyerhaeuser Co.
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Mid-America Lumbermens Association (MLA) serves independent lumber and building material retailers in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. We offer a variety of services and products to our members, as well as events throughout the year to provide educational and networking opportunities. We're proud to be affiliated with the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA), which gives us a connection to the industry at large and provides representation in Washington, D.C. on federal legislation and regulatory issues. Visit our website at www.TheMLA.com.  |
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Vol. 13, No. 15, July 29, 2014
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Welcome to the MLA mobile newsletter!
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You're receiving this online newsletter because you've subscribed through the MLA website (www.TheMLA.com) or you're an Association member. We'll send a new issue every two weeks to let you know what's happening in the industry, at your MLA, and in the world that affects your business. We welcome your opinions and ideas. If you have information you'd like to share with other members, we'd be happy to include it in our next issue. We welcome both personal and industry-related news - members would love to hear your news and views - so don't hesitate to email us with information.
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Senate May Revisit Marketplace Fairness Act
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 Senate leaders are working on a short-term extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act that may give them the time needed to reach a deal in merging that bill with the Marketplace Fairness Act. The Internet Tax Freedom Act bans states from levying taxes on Internet access but it expires on November 1. By extending the ban through the end of 2014, supporters of the Marketplace Fairness Act hope it will give negotiators more time to reach an agreement that would combine both bills into a single piece of legislation.
The Marketplace Fairness Act would give states the authority to collect sales tax from out-of-state online retailers. Last year, the Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act but the House of Representatives has yet to take action. If the Senate does successfully approve a bill combining the Internet Tax Freedom Act and the Marketplace Fairness Act this year, it would likely force the House of Representatives to vote on the issue before the end of the year.
Source: NLBMDA, July 28, 2014
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Career Training
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As the housing market improves, you may be hiring new employees who need more education in the building materials and housing industry. State Fair Community College has partnered with Mid-America Lumbermens Association to provide on-campus and online training in Building Materials Merchandising to MLA members and their employees.
MLA members pay the lowest tuition rate, regardless of location. Visit www.sfccmo.edu/buildingmaterials for program details and an admissions application. Click here for a list of courses available this fall.
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Advertise
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11th in Series by Bill SharpHere are two great articles with some serious food for thought. Read more.
Bill is the author of an extended series of articles that will appear in our newsletter. He has been an independent consultant, speaker and friend of our association since 1981 and the only trainer ever to have been simultaneously endorsed by NBMDA, NLBMDA and 12 state and regional LBM dealer associations in the U.S. and Canada.
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Other Articles of Interest
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Early-Bird Discounts Available for the 2014 ProDealer Industry Summit...The ProDealer Industry Summit will be held October 28-30, 2014 at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, California. The ProDealer Industry Summit is an exclusive three-day educational and networking forum designed to promote the growth of lumber and building product dealers, distributors, wholesalers, and the manufacturers who supply them. To learn more about the 2014 ProDealer Industry Summit and to take advantage of the early bird registration rate, click here.
Small Businesses are Finding Bank Loans Easier to Come By... If you are thinking about expanding your business and looking to take out a loan, now may be as good a time as ever to do so. Here's why and how other small businesses are using creative ways to get lucrative loans. Read more.
Source: Remodeling Business Update (from New York Times), July 23, 2014
Housing Starts Pause and Existing Sales Rise... Existing home sales posted a third monthly increase in June, passing a 5 million annualized sales pace for the first time since October of 2013. The recent gains reverse the negative trend that had set in after an increase in mortgage interest rates in the fall followed by an unusually long winter in some parts of the country. Read more.
Source: NAHB Eye on the Economy, July 24, 2014
Customer's Auto Insurer Must Defend Menard for Employee's Alleged Negligence... An employee at Menard, Inc. was loading a customer's truck with lumber when some boards fell and injured the customer's foot. Now, the customer's auto insurer must defend and indemnify Menard, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled. Read more.
Source: State Bar of Wisconsin, July 25, 2014
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A Back Injury May Never Go Away
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 Preventing back injuries is a challenge for many business owners, even with those with good safety practices. Many times employees are handling heavy objects under unfavorable circumstances. Whether lifting without thinking about the load or having the body in an awkward position, the employee is vulnerable to a serious back injury.
This article provided courtesy of Federated Mutual Insurance Company, your association's recommended insurer.
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."
- John F. Kennedy
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