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Article: LOG CABINS THESE AREN'T LOCAL COMPANY SEEKS LARGER SHARE OF AN INCREASINGLY LUCRATIVE MARKET.(BUSINESS)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- November 28, 2004
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Byline: TESSA ROMITA Special to the Times Union CHESTERTOWN -- Lincoln Logs' homes have gone from rustic cheap to rustic chic as the backwoods cabin has become a fully loaded sanctuary. -
Log home buyers no longer are interested in the mountain-man hideaway. They're opting for custom-designed packages that are larger and more extravagant than ever before. And while the number of homes sold annually is flat, the price per home has been rising steadily.
Warren County-based Lincoln Logs Ltd., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of packaged log and panelized homes, has been riding the wave -- and is positioning itself to take market share. Americans ...