by Web Editor | Sep 25, 2017 | News
After recent rains, many lumber workers have been able to return to work this week as fire levels in many areas are back down to a level safe for industrial work. The State of Oregon has Industrial Fire Precaution Levels, which dictate the amount of work a lumber...
by Web Editor | Jan 27, 2012 | News
A two-year extension to the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) has been agreed upon, extending the program to October 2015 and granting stability to the volume softwood trade between the U.S. and Canada. The SLA was originally signed by the U.S. and Canadian...
by Web Editor | Nov 11, 2011 | News
Swanson Lumber recently announced that they are planning extended shutdowns due to hard times in the lumber industry at sawmills in Glendale and Roseburg, which will idle about 700 workers. The mills will shut down for two weeks starting Nov. 14. Two company owned...
