by Web Editor | Sep 2, 2015 | The Issues
History Of Montana Operation Stoltze Is Classic Stuff Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-In-Chief, Timber Processing September 2015 One of the feature stories in this issue is the F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber sawmill operation in Columbia Falls, Montana. Our senior...
by Web Editor | Aug 31, 2015 | News
Beginning as a promising year for the wood products industry in Montana, with modest gains expected as the housing industry continues to bounce back from the recession, 2015 has lost a good deal of its momentum for lumber producers, while plywood and fiberboard...
by Web Editor | Mar 9, 2015 | News
New Montana Sawmill Bucks Logging Industry Trends Bill Fenner has cut timber along the Rocky Mountain Front for decades, but the logging industry in the 21st century isn’t what it was 30 years ago. Tightening regulations, slimmer profit margins and diminished...
by Web Editor | Aug 6, 2014 | News
Reflecting slow but mostly steady improvements in Montana’s timber industry, lumber production and worker wages increased in the first six months of 2014, according to a new study. But despite the optimistic numbers, logging managers in this corner of the state say...
by Web Editor | Jul 1, 2013 | News
A load of lumber Plum Creek Timber Co. is dropping off this afternoon will help volunteers with Habitat for Humanity of Flathead Valley start building two more houses in Columbia Falls, Montana. The company is donating 700 manufactured studs. They should arrive at the...