by Web Editor | Mar 26, 2018 | News
Oregon’s Swanson Group Petitions For U.S. Department Of Labor Assistance Potentially hurt by competition with Canadian softwood lumber, Swanson Group, a wood products company based in Glendale, asked the U.S. Department of Labor to help affected workers. Shelly...
by Web Editor | Jan 9, 2017 | News
To be competitive in the wood products industry, companies must stay on the cutting edge. But to get to the forefront, wood products companies must invest in their production facilities to increase automation and efficiency, and to lower manufacturing costs, experts...
by Web Editor | Nov 21, 2016 | News
Oregon’s Rosboro Announces Its Sale, Starting With Timberlands Wood products manufacturer Rosboro, one of Springfield’s oldest employers, has sold its timber holdings, and the rest of the firm, including its large mill on Main Street in Springfield, could be sold by...
by Web Editor | Apr 25, 2016 | News
Solid as steel. Sturdy as concrete. Cross-laminated timber carries these claims and hopes for boosting Oregon’s wood products industry. The engineered wood product is made by gluing together layers of boards, such as 2-by-4s, 2-by-6s and 2-by-8s. The resulting panels...
by Web Editor | May 14, 2012 | News
The international markets didn’t register a ripple, but on April 9, Arnie Swan drove 25 minutes from his home and reported to work at Boise Cascade’s veneer plant. He’s a new hire, not a worker called back from one of the layoffs and shutdowns that...
