by Web Editor | Jul 1, 2013 | News
A load of lumber Plum Creek Timber Co. is dropping off this afternoon will help volunteers with Habitat for Humanity of Flathead Valley start building two more houses in Columbia Falls, Montana. The company is donating 700 manufactured studs. They should arrive at the...
by Web Editor | Jun 28, 2013 | News
Work has begun to create a free online information hub containing all of the environmental and design data necessary for project managers, designers and architects to specify timber as a first choice material. The hub will be called Wood First Plus, and has been...
by Web Editor | Jun 26, 2013 | News
Resolute Forest Products Inc. today confirmed the acquisition of a site to build a new random length sawmill in the Atikokan area. The $50-million project, announced in late January, will create about 90 direct jobs at the sawmill, as well as secure or create...
by Web Editor | Jun 24, 2013 | News
Franklin Lumber To Reopen Former International Paper Sawmill In Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced that the former International Paper (IP) Franklin Sawmill, closed since 2009, has been purchased by Franklin Lumber, LLC and will restart operations by...
by Web Editor | Jun 19, 2013 | News
Of all the impressive machinery at Boise Cascade’s Kinzua Lumber sawmill in Pilot Rock, a simple dry-erase board is what really stood out to J.P. Batmale. Written on the board is a seemingly routine reminder for workers in the planer to shut off their chipper and...
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...
