U.S. Housing Starts Show Significant Jump In September
U.S. housing starts increased 7% in September from August, coming in at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.358 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development monthly new residential construction report. Single-family starts were at a rate of 963,000, up 3.2%, and multi-family starts were 383,000, up 17%…
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Falling Canadian Dollar Complicates Softwood Lumber Trade Negotiations
The Canadian dollar fell below 70 cents US this week for the first time in close to 13 years. It’s gloomy economic news, but one upside is that the dollar’s slide can benefit Canadian commodity exporters. When it comes to the contentious timber trade between Canada...
America’s First Wood High-Rise Building To Debut In Oregon
Wood is a go-to material for floors, doors, furniture, and now, a skyscraper—the very first of its kind in the U.S. Construction on Portland, Oregon’s wood high-rise, Framework, is slated to begin this October. The 12-story mixed-use building—a collaboration between...
Call For Nominations: Softwood Lumber Board Seeks Candidates
The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) seeks nominations of softwood lumber manufacturers and importers interested in candidacy for Board seats coming open in January 2017. The deadline for nominations is March 4, 2016. The 19-member board will hold elections to fill six...
Blaze Destroys Part Of Arkansas Sawmill
Blaze Destroys Part Of Arkansas SawmillAn early New Year's Day fire destroyed a major component of a sawmill in Bearden that is the Ouachita County community's largest employer. But the Anthony Timberlands Inc. pine sawmill and its 215 employees will be working by...
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