Summer Webinars are Back! |
Summer webinars are back at BLD Connection, bringing members another season of quick, practical online learning designed to help you strengthen skills, spark new ideas, and improve results. Each session is built to fit easily into your workday and includes actionable takeaways you can put to use right away. Can’t attend live? Register anyway and receive the recording afterward. Whether you are focused on sales, operations, leadership, or long-term business growth, the Summer Webinar Series offers valuable insights from industry experts in a convenient online format. Free for BLD members. Non-Members - $49.00 |
FREE NBEA Webinar: When Does a Lumber Estimate Become a Design? Know the Line
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Why Clients Choose You: Winning Work in a Competitive Market
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Understanding the Tax Law and How it Impacts Your Business Valuation
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Leveraging LEAN and AI to Optimize Your Yard
Thursday, August 6, 2026
The Leadership Playbook: Building Teams That Stay and Perform
Thursday, August 20, 2026 |
LBM Journal Top 100 Dealers |
Despite economic uncertainty, tariffs, labor shortages, and ongoing market challenges, independent lumber dealers across the country continue to adapt, innovate, and grow. LBM Journal’s 2026 LBM 100 highlights the resilience and forward-thinking leadership shaping the industry today. We’re proud to see several BLD Connection members recognized among this year’s top dealers, including: |
Bliffert Lumber & Hardware| Milwaukee, WI
Dakota County Lumber Co. | Farmington, MN
McCray Lumber & Millwork | Overland Park, KS
Mead Lumber Company | Omaha, NE
Northwoods Lumber Co. | Blackduck, MN
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co. | Dubuque, IA
Star Lumber & Supply | Wichita, KS
3 Sons Lumber Company, LLC (Tri-County Lumber, Inc.) | Clearwater, MN
Zuern Building Products | Slinger, WI |
Read the full LBM Journal article to learn more about the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the year ahead. |
NLBMDA Backs Revised Bipartisan Housing Package |
The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) is supporting revised bipartisan housing legislation aimed at addressing housing affordability and expanding housing supply across the United States. The updated 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act removes a controversial provision from the Senate version of the bill and includes several pro-supply measures supported by the LBM industry. |
Elevate: Creating Space for Leadership Development in LBM Dena Cordova-Jack, Cordova-Jack Consulting |
The inaugural Elevate Women in LBM Conference brought together women from across the lumber and building materials industry for two days of leadership development, practical learning, and meaningful connection. Through candid conversations around communication, confidence, leadership, and growth, attendees explored the challenges and opportunities facing women in LBM today while building relationships that will continue long after the event ended. |
Arriving Early From Federated Insurance
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Question We have a question about our nonexempt employees. We require them to arrive 10 minutes before their shifts start so they’re ready to go as soon as their shifts begin. They don’t really perform any “work” during these 10 minutes; they just hang around and wait for their shifts to begin. Our employees have been complaining that we should pay them for this time, since we require them to be here. Do we need to pay them for this time, since they aren’t actually “working” yet? |
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