Hunter Panels has announced the construction of its third U.S. manufacturing facility to be located in Lake City, Fla.

Owens Corning announced that it will undertake a $30 million upgrade of its Jackson, Tenn., facility.

Carlisle SynTec is sponsoring the "The Rural Studio Film," an award-winning PBS documentary, which will air April 7 at 8:00 p.m. on WITF-TV.

The National Roofing Contractors Association and Elk Premium Building Products Inc.have announced a pilot program to provide NRCA contractor members with an expedited system for resolving problems encountered when installing Elk Roofing Products.

The Western States Roofing Contractors Associationss 30th Annual Convention and Trade Show will be held June 6-8, 2004.

This year's Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities: The 2nd Annual International Green Roof Infrastructure Conference, Awards and Trade Show will be held in Portland, Ore., June 2-4, 2004.

Englert Inc. announced its membership in the U.S. Green Building Council.

More and more roofing manufacturers are issuing notices of increasing transportation costs and decreasing transportation service levels.

Mobile Medical Corp. was named a finalist in the Information Technology Category of the Pittsburgh Technology Council's 2003 Tech 50 Awards.

The Strober Organization announced that it has completed the acquisition of 26 commodity-focused locations operating as The Contractor Yard.