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Show 84 Lumber Reports Banner Year In a year that has been repeatedly described by business analysts as a famine year in the building trades, 84 Lumber Company, the nation's largest retail lumber chain, brightens the day with an annual report of a successful year of expansion and in- , creased sales. 84, with Home offices ; in Eighty Four, Penn sylvania, just south of Pittsburg, opened 38 new stores in 1981. During the first quarter of 1982, 13 new stores have been opened, bringing the company's total to 358 stores in 38 states. 84 Lumber sells a pre-cut pre-cut panelized house line under the name of 84 Homes. Although traditional home con struction is down, sales of 84's pre-cut panelized homes are up 65 percent for the first quarter of 1982. 84 Homes are designed for the Build-It-Yourselfer. Commented Com-mented Hardy, "People realize that they can trade their work for substantial equity." The homes are available from any 84 Lumber store. |