by Web Editor | Mar 21, 2018 | News
An abandoned hardwood lumber mill in Washington will reopen after receiving a large investment. Washington’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and state legislature will invest $1.5 million to get the Raymond, Wash. mill, owned by the Port of Willapa Harbor,...
by Web Editor | Mar 12, 2018 | News
Despite Hurricane Harvey’s creation of hundreds of construction projects, lumber companies in East Texas are still hurting. “I would’ve called you a liar if you would have told me that when Hurricane Harvey hit that it wouldn’t have just blown...
by Web Editor | Sep 13, 2017 | News
Georgia-Pacific Plans To Build Mill At Talladega Georgia-Pacific reports that it plans to build a $100 million sawmill in Talladega, Ala. at the site of a plywood plant that GP closed in 2008. Construction of the 300,000 sq. ft. operation is scheduled to begin...
by Web Editor | Mar 29, 2017 | News
The hardwood industry adds $17 billion to Indiana’s economy. Since 1898, the hardwood lumber industry has relied on the human eye to detect knots and other imperfections as a way of determining the quality of lumber. Despite some inefficiencies, this form of grading...
by Web Editor | Mar 6, 2017 | News
Minnesota has experienced unusually high temperatures recently, even breaking records in some areas. However, while many have seen this as a relief from the state’s harsh winter, the timber industry has viewed it as a dilemma. Ray Higgins of the Minnesota Timber...
