by Web Editor | Sep 25, 2018 | The Issues
TP&EE Portland Will Honor Red Emmerson Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, Timber Processing October 2018 Red Emmerson, the 90-year-old chairman and CEO Emeritus of Sierra Pacific Industries, will be honored during the upcoming Timber Processing & Energy...
by Web Editor | Aug 11, 2017 | News
Fire Burns Idaho Lumber Mill Fire erupted at a sawmill along U.S. Highway 95 Wednesday morning, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and suspending operations as firefighters arrived. There were no reports of injuries. Employees were on break when the fire...
by Web Editor | Apr 7, 2017 | News
Vaagen Timbers Gets Into CLT Sawmillers have formed Vaagen Timbers, which will construct a mass timber facility in Colville, Wash. The new business will produce cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glue laminated beams (glulam). Vaagen Timbers is partnering with Vaagen...
by Web Editor | Jul 10, 2015 | News
The Finnish hew saw at Duane Vaagen’s mill can make two two-by-fours from a tree no thicker than a loaf of bread. “The magic,” he says, as logs rattle by and emerge seconds later as finished lumber, “is being able to turn such small diameters into a high-quality,...
