Clay Construction News Today

Editors note: This story listed an incorrect date for an open house at Lufkin Middle School. New areas of the school will be open Jan. 4. An open house will

Stephen Berry, co-owner of Berry & Clay Construction, reported to Lufkin ISD trustees on Tuesday that his company has turned over more areas of Lufkin Middle School to the district.

After 44 years, the construction of a new police department in Athens is underway.

"We are extremely grateful to the city manager, mayor, city council, and citizens for making this happen," Densmore said.

The two-storey structure’s curved footprint, which developed from the need to protect trees on the site, wraps around and forms a new courtyard for

But record-high prices for lumber and other wood products are making it hard for homebuilders, especially those companies tied into stipulated price contracts. “Homebuilding is through the roof,” said Larry Clay, president of Clay Construction and incoming president for the Canadian Homebuilders Association. “Everybody I talk to is exceptionally busy. It’s about as busy as it’s ever been.” The bad news is that lumber prices are also through the roof. In recent months, softwood l...