Carter Lumber Co. plans to hire 80 to 100 people beginning in June at a new wholesale lumberyard and truss-making facility
in Franklin.
The Kent, Ohio-based company operated a retail store in Franklin until several years ago but closed it when the home-building
market began to slump.
Now, the city of Franklin has reached a tentative tax-abatement agreement to help Carter buy new equipment for the facility.
It will be located along U.S. 31 in a building vacated last summer by North Carolina-based Stock Building Supply, which laid
off 85 people when it closed.
“The company will bring long-term sustainable jobs to our community, and we will work them to make sure they are a
success story,” said Franklin Mayor Fred Paris in a statement.
From its Franklin facility, Carter plans to sell custom millwork, windows, doors, trusses, panels and engineered floors.
Carter operates more than 200 stores in 10 states and employs more then 3,500.
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liek the rest of America
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
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It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
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No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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I would like to share a story about a local Lumber yard. Carter lumber. On Friday Nov, 19 2010 I went to Carter Lumber to purchase to garage doors. The doors I wanted were Wayne Dalton doors. They were in stock so I purchased. It was time to pay for purchase. Total bill 670.95. I paid 500 in cash 170.95 debit card. The clerk card the entire total to debit card. I said no worries just keep it on the card and give me the 500.00 cash back and I will put it in the bank. He says I will simply credit it your card back. I said Are you sure... He says yep no problem. I said okay. Well turns out not only did the credit not work THEY CHARGE me 670.95 twice on my debit card. Keep in mind at this time I have paid 500.00 cash 170.95 on card then 670.95 on card then 670.94 on card. WOW total investment that day over 2000.00 for doors that cost 670.95 tax in. Okay Nov 20 2010 I call the store explain the same story, I was told they would have to wait until Monday and check credit card batch to verify my story. They checked the numbers and low and behold I was correct over charge 670.95 twice. So I was told that it would be credit back... ( as you could imagine at this point I was concern with that statement) Well here we are Nov 26 2010 and only one of the 670.95 have been credit back to me. Carter Lumber has tied up over 1300 of my hard earn bucks and I'm fighting for a timely refund. So much for shopping the local and locally own retailers. Most of you know me well enough to know I like buying local not everything online. Its retailers like this that makes shopping online delivery to your front door a better option. By the way I was told by the employees at the Corporate office that UPPER MGT could not be contacted but yet they would pass on the information. Please take away from this story what you want, for me I will shop online have it delivered to my front door and I guess let the local and locally own vendors fend for themselves as they have done for me. At this point Monday morning I will file a small claim against Carter Lumber and see if that report reaches UPPER MGT as I could not. Bill Jones