by Web Editor | Mar 24, 2014 | News
The bitter winter froze homebuilders to start the year, but analysts and lumber producers expect demand to bounce back. Housing starts fell to an annual rate of 907,000 nationwide in February, down two-tenths of a percentage point from the January estimate, the U.S....
by Web Editor | Nov 18, 2013 | News
Weyerhaeuser Co. officials said Wednesday they are hiring new employees across all sectors of the company’s Longview operations to meet rising domestic and export demand and to replace an aging workforce. At a community leaders’ forum at the Cowlitz Expo Center,...
by Web Editor | Nov 15, 2013 | News
Weyerhaeuser Company this week joined 25 of the world’s leading forest products companies in announcing the need to significantly scale up sustainable forest management. Weyerhaeuser and the 25 other members of the World Business Council for Sustainable...
by Web Editor | Jun 17, 2013 | News
Weyerhaeuser Company today announced it has a signed definitive stock purchase agreement to acquire Longview Timber LLC from affiliates of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. for $2.65 billion, which includes the assumption of debt. The transaction is subject to the...
by Web Editor | Apr 15, 2013 | News
Weyerhaeuser is fired up about the housing recovery. It manages and harvests timberlands and manufactures wood products used in home construction, such as plywood, particleboard and engineered wood. Weyerhaeuser also builds single-family homes under various brand...