by Kirkland | Jan 19, 2023 | News
Biofuels Project Sinks The Red Rock Biofuels project in southern Oregon appears headed for foreclosure according to notices published in the Lake County Examiner newspaper in late December after the company failed to make principal and interest payments on some...
by Kirkland | Jan 19, 2023 | News
Structurlam Temporarily Suspends Arkansas Operations Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., a mass timber manufacturer in North America, has announced it is temporarily suspending operations and reducing staff at its Conway, Ark., plant due to a customer contract...
by Kirkland | Jan 19, 2023 | News
Vaagen Puts Emphasis On Midway Closure Vaagen Fibre Canada (an affiliate of Vaagen Brothers Lumber) announced it is shutting down its Midway, BC sawmill indefinitely, while indicating it is looking for solutions to keep the operation going, and encouraging...
by Kirkland | Jan 19, 2023 | News
U.S. Housing Starts Dipped Slightly In 2022 U.S. housing starts for 2022 came in at 1.553 million units, down 3% from 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development monthly new residential construction report....
by Kirkland | Jan 11, 2023 | News
Biochar Plant Nears Completion Standard Biocarbon Corp. is building a biochar plant in Enfield, Maine, on a two-acre parcel purchased from adjacent Pleasant River Lumber, whose sawmill will provide chips for the biochar operation. Foundations for the...
by Kirkland | Dec 20, 2022 | News
U.S. Housing Starts Dip Slightly In November U.S. housing starts (combined single-family and multi-family) showed a slight decline in November, coming in at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.427 million, 0.5% below October, and 16.4% below starts in November 2021,...