by Web Editor | Sep 5, 2014 | News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) BioPreferred program, which designates bio-based product categories for preferred federal procurement, has opened to wood products as of yesterday. This means wood products manufacturers can now apply for a BioPreferred...
by Web Editor | Aug 27, 2014 | News
The lack of available timber is the single biggest issue facing the wood products industry in Montana, according to a group of foresters and sawmill managers who spoke with U.S. Rep. Steve Daines during a roundtable discussion on Monday. Daines toured the Roseburg...
by Web Editor | Aug 15, 2014 | News
Ads seeking forklift operators and mill laborers at the Missoula Job Service signal improving times for the Montana wood products industry, reflecting the findings of a recent report that showed a bump in wages and hiring at regional mills. But industry insiders say...
by Web Editor | Oct 1, 2012 | News
While many have gone gaga over environmentally friendly green buildings, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said Tuesday that some energy-efficient standards are hurting the American wood products industry. Wicker made the comments while visiting J.T. Shannon Lumber Co....
by Web Editor | May 16, 2012 | News
Representatives from the wood products community are on Capitol Hill this week meeting with members of Congress to discuss federal issues affecting their industry and its more than 300,000 workers. The American Wood Council (AWC) Fly-In has gathered industry leaders...