by Web Editor | Feb 19, 2016 | News
If the invention of steel forged the high-rise, the iconic building’s future may be pine. This fall, the future will be under construction in the United States. A 12-story high-rise built primarily of wood is set to go up in Portland, Ore., like giant Lincoln...
by Web Editor | Feb 10, 2016 | News
Third District Supervisor Mark Lovelace expects the county to chip in quickly with job replacement services for the 123 employees who will be laid off in March and April in the phased closing of the Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) sawmill in Manila. Lovelace cited the...
by Web Editor | Feb 8, 2016 | News
B.C. Premier Christy Clark is expressing hope the Trudeau government can overcome U.S. resistance and renew a softwood lumber deal that brought peace to Canada-U.S. trade relations a decade ago. “The last time … relations around softwood lumber went sideways,...
by Web Editor | Feb 3, 2016 | News
Tembec, citing weakness in the North American softwood lumber market and high wood costs, is indefinitely suspending operations at its sawmill in Senneterre, Que., putting 148 employees out of work. The Montreal-based company, which last week reported strong results...
by Web Editor | Jan 27, 2016 | News
Sierra Pacific Announces Permanent Closure Of California Sawmill Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) today announced it will close its sawmill in Arcata, CA. “This is a particularly sad day for Sierra Pacific and for my family” said A.A. “Red” Emmerson, chairman and...
by Web Editor | Jan 25, 2016 | News
Woodgrain Millwork Buys Idaho Sawmill Woodgrain Millwork Inc., which makes doors, mouldings and windows, announced Thursday that it bought the sawmill from Gem Forest Products. Woodgrain Millwork gained control of the equipment and lumber on the site as part of the...
