by Web Editor | Oct 4, 2013 | News
The recent visit by the Council of Forest Industries brought out some of the industry’s heaviest hitters, and also the news that U.S. lumber markets continue to bounce back. It was acknowledged by COFI board chair Nick Arkle that China’s arrival as a...
by Web Editor | Sep 4, 2013 | News
Strong growth in the Hawaii lumber industry is predicted as construction activity is picking up locally and across the nation, said Ken Laughlin, president of the Hawaii Lumber Products Association. “The lumber industry is about to take off as demand and production...
by Web Editor | May 13, 2013 | News
U.S. lumber prices are falling in response to a late, cold spring in some parts of the country, and to a sharp first-quarter production increase by mills that may have overestimated gains in housing starts, lumber industry participants said. By early May, industry...
by Web Editor | Mar 27, 2013 | News
“Top 20” Lumber Producers Report Indicates Renewed Industry Optimism The latest Wood Markets annual survey of the “top 20” Canadian and U.S. softwood lumber producers shows an uneven trend across North America for 2012: U.S. softwood lumber production increased 6.3%...
by Web Editor | Mar 13, 2013 | News
Greg Turner hoisted himself up with a rope from an unlighted 20-foot pit in an abandoned mine in Durham, Pennsylvania. His task of counting bats didn’t take long — just seven where five years ago there were 4,000. “There’s nobody home, basically, at this point,”...
