by Web Editor | Dec 6, 2017 | News
Study: Mountain Pine Beetle Impacts On Montana Sawmills A new study authored by the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research and the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station examines the impact of the mountain pine beetle on costs,...
by Web Editor | Mar 9, 2015 | News
New Montana Sawmill Bucks Logging Industry Trends Bill Fenner has cut timber along the Rocky Mountain Front for decades, but the logging industry in the 21st century isn’t what it was 30 years ago. Tightening regulations, slimmer profit margins and diminished...
by Web Editor | Feb 20, 2015 | News
Collaboration and reform in federal forest management were the main themes Tuesday during a roundtable discussion held in the Flathead Valley by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana. During the first of three such meetings he plans to hold this week, Daines said he is...
by Web Editor | Aug 6, 2014 | News
Reflecting slow but mostly steady improvements in Montana’s timber industry, lumber production and worker wages increased in the first six months of 2014, according to a new study. But despite the optimistic numbers, logging managers in this corner of the state say...
by Web Editor | Aug 5, 2013 | News
A Montana sawmill has received $650,000 to fund new equipment and hire more employees. Pyramid Mountain Lumber Co. plans to bump production as much as 10 percent with new equipment bought with a state revolving fund loan. “We’re the third loan since all these funds...
