A TRI CITIES BUSINESS HAS CLOSED ITS DOORS. OFFICIALS WITH 84 LUMBER BLAME DECREASING HOME CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CLOSING OF SOME 30 STORES ACROSS THE NATION INCLUDING THE ONE IN BLUFF CITY. NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION MAKES UP 95-PER CENT OF THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS. THE CLOSING OF THE BLUFF CITY LOCATION HAS LEFT NINE PEOPLE WITHOUT A JOB. THE CUTBACKS WILL IMPACT STORES IN THE SOUTHEAST, CENTRAL, AND WESTERN, AND MID-ATLANTICE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY – INCLUDING CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA.