by Web Editor | Aug 29, 2018 | News
Anthony Timberlands Acquires Arkansas Hardwood Sawmill, Chip Mill Anthony Timberlands Inc. announced that it will purchase the hardwood sawmill and chip mill facility in Mt. Holly (Union County) that is owned and operated by Watson Sawmill Co. Inc. “The Watson mill is...
by Web Editor | Aug 24, 2018 | News
U.S. Lumber Price Surge Results In Record Profit Lumber prices in the U.S. have experienced a spectacular surge in 2017 and the first half of 2018. By the end of the 2Q/18, the benchmark lumber price index reported by the market report Random Lengths reached its...
by Web Editor | Aug 22, 2018 | News
Mass timber construction is making waves on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, but factors in each country mean a different pace of progress. The state of Washington is rapidly moving forward on both green construction and use of advanced wood products, but...
by Web Editor | Aug 17, 2018 | News
Over 1,200 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in California so far in 2018. And due to increased tariffs, those wildfire victims are having to deal with higher construction costs. So are victims whose homes were ruined by Hurricane Harvey last year in Texas. The...
by Web Editor | Aug 13, 2018 | News
The State of Oregon Building Codes Structures Board recently approved and the Oregon Building Codes Division adopted code language providing for taller wood building construction in Oregon. The Aug. 1 approval provides greater predictability for owners, developers,...
by Web Editor | Aug 8, 2018 | News
Maibec has announced that it concluded a transaction with Groupe Lebel of Rivière-du-Loup for their acquisition of the Maibec lumber mills located in St. Pamphile, Que., and Masardis, Maine. The 315 employees of Maibec that are concerned by this transaction will...
