When Hacker Industries planned its 25th Anniversary Conference in New Orleans this past November, the company decided to do something that would impact the conference host city.

In a major initiative to make housing a central part of the new economic stimulus package, NAHB and its allies in the Fix Housing First coalition will be converging on Capitol Hill this week to present an aggressive plan that would create jobs and stimulate home sales in 2009.

PCA Chief Economist Edward Sullivan is expected to present an economic forecast regarding residential construction at the International Builders’ Show on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

MiTek Industries Inc., supplier of engineered connector products, equipment, software and services for the residential building components industry, has announced that it will acquire full ownership of Aegis Metal Framing LLC, provider of pre-fabricated cold-formed steel framing products.

DeWALT has announced Stan Foster from Paxton, Ill., as the winner of the Top 17 Finish Carpenters competition. Foster received the most online votes for his project.  

CertainTeed Corp. has launched a redesigned Web site that features a vast array of product information, technical resources and continuing education programs, as well as new tools to drive new business leads.  

Lift manufacturer JLG has collaborated with AirWorx Construction Equipment & Supply to produce a uniquely designed boom lift that could help promote autism awareness.

The Associated General Contractors of America has released national and state-by-state data that shows personal earnings will increase by $1.1 billion and the national gross domestic product will increase by $3.4 billion for every billion dollars invested in new infrastructure projects.

CertainTeed Corp. has announced that CertaSpray closed-cell foam insulation has achieved Greenguard Indoor Air Quality and Greenguard Children & Schools certification.

BASF Construction Chemicals – Building Systems has been honored by the International Concrete Repair Institute for its contributions as a material supplier/manufacturer to two projects in 2008.