A new guide from CAI covers writing guidelines, review procedures, architectural harmony considerations, violations, appeals and complaint resolution. "Architectural Control: Design Review" is available by calling 703-548-8600 or at CAI's Web site, www.caionline.org.

Date? April 23 What? NINTH ANNUAL OUTLOOK FOR TEXAS RURAL LAND MARKETS Sponsors? Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, Texas Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and the Texas Chapter of the Realtors Land Institute Where? George Bush Presidential Conference Center, Texas A&M University Cost? $85 Deadline? April 16 (registration), March 22 (hotel) Contact? Margaret Benedict, 409-845-9691 MCE Credit? Applied for.

NAR reported last week that the annual sales rate for the first month of 1999 was 5.07 million units, 16 percent higher than the 4.37 million units posted a year ago. The January rate was 0.8 percent higher than December's 5.03 million units, a record high for the seasonally adjusted annual sales rate.

Freddie Mac reported the national average commitment rate for 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgages was 6.79 percent in January. This was slightly higher than the 6.74 percent recorded in December but less than the 6.99 percent of January 1998.

The national median for an existing, single-family home was $131,700 for January -- 4.4 percent higher than the $126,100 posted one year ago.

"The FCC ruling effectively eviscerates homeowners' ability to prevent damage to the individually owned property and common property," says Richard S. Ekimoto, chairman of CAI's government and public affairs council and a member of its telecommunications advisory group. "Leases typically include prior-approval requirements for alterations, and mounting antennas should be treated no differently. This is an especially critical issue considering the increasing number of 'accidental landlords' who lease a community association home and would face a greatly increased risk of property damage through improper antenna installation."

On Sept. 25, 1998, the FCC said tenants in community associations could install antennas on exclusive-use property, such as balconies, as long as the tenants had permission of the homeowner. On Nov. 20, the FCC reversed its decision, equating homeowners with commercial landlords, although homeowners lack the professional and legal resources to initiate repairs and recover damages.

CAI was joined by the National Association of Housing Cooperatives in filing its latest comments on Feb. 15. The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association, the U.S. Satellite Broadcasting Company and Winstar Communications, Inc., formally oppose CAI's request.

In all, more than 274,100 raw hits were recorded on the Center's site for the month -- a new record. Other popular areas on the Web site are: news releases and RECON, cybersites, employment data, quizzes, MLS housing data, the Center's catalog and publications, rural land data, the homebuyer's e-quide and general Center information.

Date? April 23 What? NINTH ANNUAL OUTLOOK FOR TEXAS RURAL LAND MARKETS Sponsors? Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, Texas Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and the Texas Chapter of the Realtors Land Institute Where? George Bush Presidential Conference Center, Texas A&M University Cost? $85 Deadline? April 16 (registration), March 22 (hotel) Contact? Margaret Benedict, 409-845-9691 MCE Credit? Applied for.

NAR reported last week that the annual sales rate for the first month of 1999 was 5.07 million units, 16 percent higher than the 4.37 million units posted a year ago. The January rate was 0.8 percent higher than December's 5.03 million units, a record high for the seasonally adjusted annual sales rate.

Freddie Mac reported the national average commitment rate for 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgages was 6.79 percent in January. This was slightly higher than the 6.74 percent recorded in December but less than the 6.99 percent of January 1998.

The national median for an existing, single-family home was $131,700 for January -- 4.4 percent higher than the $126,100 posted one year ago.

"The FCC ruling effectively eviscerates homeowners' ability to prevent damage to the individually owned property and common property," says Richard S. Ekimoto, chairman of CAI's government and public affairs council and a member of its telecommunications advisory group. "Leases typically include prior-approval requirements for alterations, and mounting antennas should be treated no differently. This is an especially critical issue considering the increasing number of 'accidental landlords' who lease a community association home and would face a greatly increased risk of property damage through improper antenna installation."

On Sept. 25, 1998, the FCC said tenants in community associations could install antennas on exclusive-use property, such as balconies, as long as the tenants had permission of the homeowner. On Nov. 20, the FCC reversed its decision, equating homeowners with commercial landlords, although homeowners lack the professional and legal resources to initiate repairs and recover damages.

CAI was joined by the National Association of Housing Cooperatives in filing its latest comments on Feb. 15. The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association, the U.S. Satellite Broadcasting Company and Winstar Communications, Inc., formally oppose CAI's request.

In all, more than 274,100 raw hits were recorded on the Center's site for the month -- a new record. Other popular areas on the Web site are: news releases and RECON, cybersites, employment data, quizzes, MLS housing data, the Center's catalog and publications, rural land data, the homebuyer's e-quide and general Center information.

For more information, contact Patti Fortuna at 408-918-0947 or fortunap@ipix.com.

Electricity generated at the site will be sold primarily in the Texas wholesale market. Three firms, Texas Utilities Electric Co., Texas-New Mexico Power Co. and Constellation Power Source, Inc., have contracts to buy 700 megawatts of the plant's output for various periods.

Construction of the advanced combined-cycle plant will begin immediately. Commercial operation is scheduled for mid-2000.

FPL Energy purchased the right to build the plant from Dallas-based Panda Energy International, Inc., which has obtained permitting and completed all development work to date. Panda will retain an ownership interest in the project.

"The Paris power plant is the latest example of FPL Energy's strategy of expanding its portfolio of clean-energy generation," said FPL Energy President Michael Yackira. "FPL Energy now has approximately 1,900 megawatts in operation and almost 1,400 megawatts announced as under construction or development."

Yackira said Texas is an attractive area for investment because demand for electricity is growing and state regulators are encouraging development of a robust wholesale marketplace.

FPL Energy is building the state's largest wind generation facility. The 75-megawatt plant, about 80 miles south of Midland-Odessa, is among several FPL Energy wind projects entering commercial operation by mid-1999 in Texas and elsewhere.

Drilled and operated by Spring, its 50 percent Jones #4-4 well gauged an absolute open flow rate of 11.6 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. Production is from perforations between 11,822 and 11,846 feet deep.

Pictures of the weed can be found on the Web at http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/imaxxsol.htm.

Some botanists in Louisiana, where the plant once grew in a city park, have an affinity for it and do not consider it noxious if grown in contained spaces. Ketchersid believes that might be because Louisiana botanists claim the plant does not fruit and flower in that state, thus it is not as aggressive as it is in the different growing environment of coastal Texas.

"The Texas strain is more ready to take over whereas, in Louisiana, it has stayed in place. It's a beautiful little plant, but given half a chance, it could take over much of Houston," says Monique Reed, Texas A&M botanist. "People should not give this plant to friends or swap it in gardening clubs. That will hasten its spread."

To provide information about possible locations of this plant in Texas or to find out how to identify a sample, call 409-845-6531.

WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and Freddie Mac have joined forces to educate homebuyers and real estate practitioners about the use of credit scoring and automated underwriting in the home mortgage origination process.

This information is included in pamphlets entitled "The Doorway to Good Credit" and are being offered to both real estate professionals and their customers and clients. The pamphlets are free and explain the credit scoring process while offering tips to consumers on developing and maintaining an acceptable credit record.

Lee L. Verstandig, senior vice president of government affairs for NAR, says people thinking about buying a home should look at their credit record to understand how it might affect their ability to buy a home.

"Your credit record demonstrates how you've handled credit in the past and how you currently pay your bills," he said. "Mortgage lenders use this information to determine whether you'll qualify for a loan. It even can affect the interest rate applied to the financing."

Many lenders are now using automated underwriting and credit scoring to electronically accelerate the loan approval process. Dwight Robinson, vice president of industry relations for Freddie Mac, says lenders often get a credit score as part of the credit report.

"Because a credit score and the larger report are so important in the mortgage process, we are pleased to work with the National Association of Realtors to educate future homebuyers about the importance of good credit management," says Robinson.

More than ever, good credit is critical to consumers, says Robinson. For this reason, he says Freddie Mac is "absolutely committed to working with Realtors and others in the housing industry to provide good, clear information about the prudent use of credit and how it is a currency for future success -- whether in homeownership or other aspects of everyday life."

Potential buyers are urged to check their credit records and make sure they are accurate. Credit reports are made by three private companies: Equifax (800-685-1111), Experian (800-682-7654) and Trans Union (800-888-4231). Because credit records can vary from one company to another, homebuyers may wish to contact all three to resolve potential problems in advance. There are fees for each report, but if credit is denied, a a free copy can be obtained.

California, with 1.8 million on the public payroll, topped the list, followed by Texas and New York, each with 1.2 million. State and local governments nationwide had 16.7 million full- and part-time employees, an increase of less than 1 percent from 1995.

Most workers were employed in education (nine million), hospitals (one million) and police (856,000).

The year's speaker is Michael L. Williams of the Texas Railroad Commission.

Household formations grew at a rate of slightly more than one million a year in the 1960s then jumped to 1.7 million a year in the 1970s. New household growth has slowed since then and in the 1990s will be in the range of 1.1 to 1.2 million annually.

The composition of the U.S. population has changed dramatically over the last three decades. The share of young people is declining. In 1970, 58 percent of the population was less than 35 years old; in 2000, 49 percent will be less than 35. At the same time, the population is aging. At the turn of the century, 13 percent of the population will be more than 65 years old compared with 10 percent in 1970.

Traditional married-couple households are declining in the United States and are being replaced with non-family households. In 1970, 71 percent of all households were married couples, and 19 percent were groups of unrelated people living together. By 1995, married-couple households had shrunk to 56 percent and unrelated households had grown to 30 percent of the population.

Source: National Association of Home Builders, 1998 Housing Facts, Figures and Trends

The site offers multifamily lenders access to loan documents, underwriting and servicing forms and many other business tools that can be downloaded directly to the lenders' systems.

W. Ball Development is responsible for a new parking garage and renovation of the historic Brown building. The building has been turned into upscale loft apartments. Rents range from $875 to $1,795 per month. The units are renting at $1.10 to $1.50 per square foot, depending on the floorplan.

The building contains numerous recycled materials. Terrazzo floors were preserved, and many of the marble pieces have been incorporated into kitchen countertops and backsplashes. The lobby has been restored to its 1938 grandeur including pink, green and yellow terrazzo floors with pink marble walls. The three elevators have figures above them depicting Brown's business principles and are lit in neon.

Bill Ball of Ball Development says that it has been just recently that the market has made it possible to do residential lofts downtown. He notes that the federal tax credit for the rehabilitation of the historic structures along with a tax abatement from the city helped make the project financially feasible.

The Sutton Company has 39 lofts at Brazos and Fifth Streets. Plans are underway for the Reddy Ice Building at Tenth and Red River. The building will include retail and residential uses. Another project is in the design phase for a 352-unit center between Caesar Chavez and Third Streets just west of Congress Avenue.

Fannie Mae purchased the entire $14.4 million, single-family, tax-exempt bonds issued by the Tarrant County HFC. Bond proceeds will be made available to fund first mortgages for qualifying homebuyers and will include down payment and closing cost assistance equal to 3.5 percent of their mortgage loan amount. The interest that homebuyers pay, 6.65 percent, is less than the standard market rate for mortgage loans with no down payment assistance. Homes must be located within Tarrant County, Arlington or Grand Prairie to be eligible for the program.

Calpine, the largest independent power producer in Texas, broke ground on the Pasadena plant expansion in November. The company expects electricity production to begin in June 2000 in time for peak summer power demands. The Pasadena Power Plant currently generates as much as 240 megawatts of capacity. With the expansion, it will generate enough electricity to power 750,000 households.

Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc., was founded in 1972. The company is a specialty retailer of mid- to high-end audio and video consumer electronics. The company's 1998 revenues were $232.3 million.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Loveland, Colorado, with a population of 44,923, is the most populous of places in the nation with the word "love" as a syllable in their name. Lovelady, Texas, is among the others.

Pennsylvania and New York could, at least in one respect, be called the nation's sweetest states. Pennsylvania has more candy-making and other confectionery product establishments (76) than any other state. New York leads the nation with the most number of chocolate anD cocoa product manufacturers. On the other hand, the Keystone State has the most persons employed in establishments manufacturing chocolate and cocoa products -- 4,684 -- nearly four times the second-place state, California.

Niagara Falls has long been considered one of the nation's more romantic places. However, Nevada is the marriage capital with 88.1 marriages per 1,000 people. (Nevada also ranks number one in divorce with 8.1 per 1,000).

-- As mortgage interest rates decline, fewer people use adjustable-rate mortgages. In January 1997, when fixed-rate mortgages were at 7.82 percent, 26 percent of all loans closed were adjustable. By December 1997, fixed-rate mortgages were at 7.1 percent, and ARMs had a 16 percent market share.

-- Under tax code changes enacted in 1997, mortgage interest rates and property taxes remain deductible, and profits of as much as $500,000 on the sale of a principal residence are excluded from tax on capital gains. In contrast, stock dividends are subject to income tax, and profits on the sale of stocks, bonds and other investments are subject to a 20 percent federal tax rate for most investors.

Source: 1998 Housing Facts, Figures and Trends published by the National Association of Home Builders.

In all, the Center's Web site has some 12,000 pages of free news, information and statistics. Visit it at http://recenter.tamu.edu.

-- In 1997, slightly more than one-third of all households could afford to buy a median-priced new home. Despite high household incomes, the cost of building a new home has grown faster than incomes have increased.

-- Mortgage interest rates are one of the most important factors affecting housing affordability. A $100,000 mortgage at a 7 percent interest rate has a monthly principal and interest payment of $665; if interest rates increase to 9 percent, the same home loan costs the homeowner $805 a month, a difference of $140.

In response to the lay-offs, TIPRO launched a no-cost Internet job bank this week to place unemployed oil and gas workers with employers who have high-paying field and office jobs. The job bank is located at http://www.energyconnect.com.

Hillwood recently purchased the 1,264-million-square-foot Gateway 50 building from Food Lion. Firms to lease the remaining square footage are being sought.

Randalls Food Markets, Inc., is a privately owned, Texas-based supermarket chain with net sales of some $2.5 billion. It operates 50 Randalls stores in Houston, 12 in Austin and 56 Tom Thumb stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The property is a 255,115-square-foot office building located in Houston's Central Business District. Currently 70 percent occupied, the 19-story atrium-style building's major tenants include Vanguard Geophysical, Williamson Oil & Gas and Houston Energy.

More than 1,000 exhibitors will showcase their products on more than 500,000 square feet of space. Conventioneers will stroll along six miles of carpet to view displays. Nearly 2,500 carpenters, electricians and plumbers are working 24 hours a day this week to build the exhibits that cover 23 acres.

Doors and Windows

-- AFG Industries Inc. showcases its low-emissivity residential glass system incorporating ultahard titanium as a coating material. -- Builders Accessories introduces impact resistant acrylic block windows designed to be 35 percent more energy efficient than typical glass block windows. -- Pella Corporation introduces 130 new standard-size, double-hung windows and complementary fixed and curved top units. -- Protecto Wrap demonstrates its self-adhering air and moisture barrier to stop window and door leak problems. -- Weather Shield Windows and Doors presents a line of vinyl exterior doors that allow homeowners to choose either in-swing or out-swing capabilities.

Construction Materials

-- American Structural Composites Inc. displays a 100 percent fiberglass modular home assembled from unitized wall panels. -- Anchor Residential Wall systems introduces retaining wall blocks that are easy to install, long lasting and perfect for residential and commercial landscapes. -- Bomanite Corporation introduces a cost-effective cement-like colored topping system that allows unlimited color and design options for a variety of surfaces, including concrete, wood, metal, plastic or asphalt. -- Centex Corporation showcases a model concrete home using Insulating Concrete Forms as part of a demonstration project to determine how the new building method compares to conventional construction. -- Consolidated Building Components showcases wooden floor trusses using the structural power of the triangle and assembled with finger joinery and waterproof glue. -- Designed Stair Systems Inc. displays its custom-built stair systems that arrive at the construction site pre-assembled. -- Essentials Protective Coatings exhibits an environmentally friendly, latex-based, non-toxic coating that is sprayed on plumbing fixtures to make them nearly impossible to scratch or stain during normal use. -- F&S Manufacturing Inc. displays a new casting product for concrete construction tube footings made from post-consumer recycled high-density plastic that replaces wood formwork. -- Hearth Technologies Inc. showcases gas fireplaces that not only release fireplace heat outside the home but have an option to transfer heat to other areas of the home. -- Increte Systems Inc. presents a permanent indoor-outdoor stain that adds colors to existing concrete. -- Koshii Maxelum America Inc. showcases real wood decking that is weather resistant and does not crack, warp or splinter. -- Mastic/Alcoa Building Products introduces vinyl siding that forms an exterior panel that is 200 percent more rigid than standard vinyl siding. -- TREX CO., LLC displays a decking material made primarily from recycled grocery bags, reclaimed pallet wrap and waste wood. -- UStec Digital Networking Solutions presents its home electronics network that creates a local area network throughout the house, bringing telephone jacks, cable hookups and standard outlets to each and every room.

Heating, Insulation and Plumbing

-- American Aldes Ventilation Corporation introduces a multi-port bathroom exhaust system offering quiet, effective ventilation from as many as three exhaust points using one fan. -- CertainTeed Corporation's new fiberglass insulation is designed for new construction closed-cavity applications and can be installed 30 percent faster while producing less dust and fiber fly. -- FloLogic Partners, LLC introduces an automatic water shut-off device programmed to recognize normal water-use patterns in the home and prevent costly home damage associated with water-loss incidents. -- NIBCO Inc. showcases its new low-cost hot-water circulating unit, which is not a pump, uses no electricity and works with a small valve to deliver hot water to every tap within seconds.

Lighting, Security Systems and Fire Protection

-- Burley Appliances Limited introduces an electrical fireplace alternative that is 100 percent energy efficient and works without a chimney. -- Fort Knox Security Products unveils a large-sized, fire-protected, reinforced steel door easily installed in a custom, walk-in security room behind a pre-formed concrete or cement block opening. -- Square D Company displays a circuit interrupter, which combines traditional thermal-magnetic overcurrent protection with the ability to detect and interrupt electrical arcs.

Roofing Materials

-- Absolute Gutter Protection exhibits a self-cleaning rain gutter system that does not clog or overflow. -- Canplas Industries Ltd. introduces a translucent roof vent that allows natural light in and hot, stale air out. -- Celotex Corporation displays shake shingles that resemble traditional wood shake shingles but are as durable and strong as modern asphalt shingles. -- Savetime Corporation exhibits a working demonstration of its rain dispersal system which breaks sheets of water from the roof into raindrop sizes and deflects them away from the house. -- The Sun Tunnel Skylights showcases an attic fan that cools a hot attic for free. It installs in less than an hour and uses solar power to provide years of worry-free, no-cost cooling and air circulation.

Miscellaneous

-- CMI Worldwide showcases a kitchen resource center that combines television and audio/video technologies with network computing. -- Generac Power Systems displays an automatic home stand-by power system that provides an answer to emergency power needs. -- Seating Innovations displays bar stools that will not tip over, have stops on swing arms and swivels that prevent chairs from colliding with the countertop.

For names of specific products and contact names and telephone numbers, send e-mail to info@recenter.tamu.edu.

The two counties are located above the Seymour aquifer, one of the nine major aquifers in Texas. Groundwater from the aquifer is used primarily for agricultural production.

Instead, there is a stunning acceleration in the consolidation of the industry into fewer players, mostly big multinational corporations. Even the biggest U.S. companies are being dwarfed by the large foreign companies acquiring prime assets.

These are the key messages in the Washington International Energy Group's 1999 Energy Industry Outlook released yesterday.

Among the other key findings:

-- Only 25 percent of companies are expected to survive the transition to competition. -- Generation is widely believed to be the most profitable business, although more than half the industry prefers to stay in the distribution business because it will remain a monopoly. -- Confidence in natural gas is high and, for the first time in many years, the industry is more confident that nuclear power plants can operate competitively. -- Three-quarters of the industry expect the new mass-market initiatives to fail.

But consumer groups and mayors of three East Texas cities are seeking to ban one gasoline additive, MTBE, after learning that some oil companies might use the controversial chemical in the proposed new clean-air area.

In a letter to members of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, mayors of Longview, Tyler and Marshall called for an outright ban on MTBE "in any new requirement for cleaner-burning gasoline in the region," according to the Houston Chronicle.

The three mayors said they have "grave concerns" about allowing MTBE to be used in clean-air gasoline in their cities and that they fear "disastrous consequences for drinking water supplies."

MTBE, methyl tertiary butyl ether, is mainly manufactured in Texas, although much is imported. It is used widely as a gasoline additive and is the second most-produced chemical in the United States.

Silverleaf Seaside Resort is the newest destination resort property of Silverleaf Resorts, Inc. It will be sold to Silverleaf's 75,000 members as an upgrade to their existing vacation ownership. In addition to two-bedroom, two-bath units, the property will include upscale units overlooking the Gulf of Mexico.

Based in Dallas, Silverleaf Resorts, Inc. currently owns and/or operates 20 resorts in various stages of development.

DCA is a San Antonio-based dental practice management company with annualized patient revenues of $15 million.

More than 700 employees will relocate to the new offices by the first quarter of 2000. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of this year. The new building will be on a 27-acre site on land purchased from Electronic Data Systems.

Currently, Citizens Communications is located in a 193,000-square-foot building at Three NorthPark Center, space that eventually will be subleased.

OMAHA, Neb. /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers wanting facts about drinking water quality research and answers now have an online source.

Interesting facts are available at http://www.innowave.com. The site is maintained by innowave incorporated, a Mutual of Omaha Company dedicated to providing consumers with quality drinking water.

At the site, consumers can surf environmental feature stories, download an industry-standard white paper, link to other informative water sites or be referred to experts.

Last-minute shopping helped push sales in U.S. regional malls up 5.3 percent for the holiday season, Nov. 27 through Dec. 24, compared with the Thanksgiving-to-Christmas period last year, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Exceptionally strong sales from Monday, Dec. 21, through Thursday, Dec. 24, helped pick up what had been a lackluster early selling season, the result, in part, to unusually warm weather around the country.

Home furnishings led all categories -- up 11 percent for the season. Jewelry followed with a 9.9 percent increase. Sales of cards, gifts and books were up 7.6 percent, while home entertainment sales rose 6.4 percent. Apparel sales climbed 2.8 percent.

The ICSC holiday report includes sales from more than 2,500 specialty stores in 48 regional malls across the United States. The sample does not include sales from department stores and other mall anchors.

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. -- Traditional Texas farms and ranches can't always rely on crops and cattle for the income they need, so the Texas Agricultural Extension Service is looking for ways to help them bring nature tourists into the mix.

It's all part of an effort to help landowners identify new revenue opportunities on their lands and diversify their operations, says Dr. Carson Watt, extension specialist in recreation, park and tourism sciences.

Watt says nature tourism is not for everyone, but there is enough potential for added revenue to make it worth exploring.

In January, partners in the new effort will meet here to begin planning for a state-wide nature tourism workshop in the spring of 2000, continue planning for a Web site focused on producer and consumer information regarding nature tourism, and begin compiling information landowners have identified as necessary for making nature tourism decisions.

HOUSTON, Tex. (BUSINESS WIRE) -- American Homestar Corporation announced today it has completed the purchase of R-Anell Custom Homes, Inc. and its related manufacturing operations -- Gold Medal Homes, Inc. and Gold Medal Homes of North Carolina, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

R-Anell is based in Denver, North Carolina, and produces distinctive lines of high-quality, upscale HUD-code manufactured homes as well as modular homes. It has a network of more than 100 independent retail outlets. R-Anell's 1998 revenues were about $78 million, and the company currently operates at an annual rate of more than $90 million in revenues.

American Homestar is one of the leading vertically integrated manufactured housing companies. It operates 14 manufacturing plants, 110 company-owned retail sales centers and serves 65 retail franchisees and more than 300 independent retail locations in 28 states. The company also provides retail financing through its finance affiliate, 21st Century Mortgage, and provides insurance and transportation services to its customers.

DALLAS, Tex. (BUSINESS WIRE) -- TXI announced today it is reducing prices on wide-flange beams, the company's primary structural steel product, by an average of some $40 per ton or 12 percent.

TXI is a leading supplier of building materials, primarily cement and structural steel. Cement operations serve Texas and California. Structural steel products are distributed throughout North America.