by Web Editor | Apr 23, 2018 | News
Maine’s Pleasant River Lumber Awarded Grant; Will Expand Two Sawmills The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) recently awarded a $4,226,000 challenge grant from the Maine Technology Asset Fund 2.0 program to the Pleasant River Lumber Company. The $4.2 million will be...
by Web Editor | Feb 7, 2018 | News
Maine’s Hancock Lumber Acquires Mainely Trusses Hancock Lumber of Casco said Monday that it has acquired Mainely Trusses, a roof and floor truss manufacturer based in Fairfield. The acquisition will add a new product line to Hancock’s manufacturing portfolio, the...
by Web Editor | Dec 21, 2016 | News
Maine’s Katahdin Forest Products Mulls Sawmill Expansion Katahdin Forest Products, the Oakfield-based maker of cedar log homes, is considering expanding its sawmill in Ashland at the same time that a lumber dispute between the U.S. and Canada leaves a cloud of...
by Web Editor | Dec 14, 2016 | News
Trump’s ‘Get Tough’ Trade Plan Could Benefit Maine Lumber Industry Maine sawmills and timber harvesters could benefit if President-elect Donald Trump goes through with a draft plan to aggressively renegotiate trade terms for competing softwood lumber imported from...
by Web Editor | Nov 4, 2016 | News
It’s being called a once-in-a-lifetime occasion for the lumber and building industries: Following extensive testing at the University of Maine, Norway spruce has been approved for use as a construction-grade material in the U.S. In the 1930’s, Civilian...
