by Web Editor | Aug 17, 2016 | News
Seventy years of lumber production will come to an end this week when the Weyerhaeuser Company starts to shut down its lumber and plywood mills in Columbia Falls. Weyerhaeuser Montana Resources Team Leader Tom Ray said lumber production will end Aug. 19, although some...
by Web Editor | Oct 9, 2015 | News
Experts from a variety of fields admit that Montana’s timber industry is in dire straits as a trade agreement with Canada fades this month and a surplus of cheap lumber causes prices to plummet. Executive Vice President of the Montana Wood Products Association Julia...
by Web Editor | Aug 15, 2014 | News
Ads seeking forklift operators and mill laborers at the Missoula Job Service signal improving times for the Montana wood products industry, reflecting the findings of a recent report that showed a bump in wages and hiring at regional mills. But industry insiders say...
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...