Frontier Lumber closes shop

Downturn in construction blamed for closure

Updated: Wednesday, 07 Jan 2009, 12:43 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 07 Jan 2009, 12:43 PM EST

A longtime Buffalo company, Frontier Lumber, has been forced to close its doors after nearly 70 years in business.

The Elmwood Avenue lumber and construction supply company had been struggling in these poor economic times making drastic cutbacks last Spring . It finally closed with a workforce of 23 employees
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Frontier Lumber supplied raw and finished materials for construction projects, including some of the region’s largest home builders.
 

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