by Web Editor | Jul 16, 2018 | News
Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Agriculture subcommittee, and Ron Wyden announced Thursday that a nearly half-million dollar U.S. Department of Agriculture grant was awarded to Oregon State University for research on the...
by Web Editor | Jul 6, 2018 | News
Freres Lumber Representatives Visit Japanese Wood Products Manufacturers One of the best aspects of our industry is how open and inviting other producers are to visitors. It is a fact that in the wood products industry some of our fiercest competitors may also be our...
by Web Editor | Jul 2, 2018 | News
Pacific Northwest Weyerhaeuser Employees Vote On Union Strike Authority About 1,200 Weyerhaeuser Co. employees in Washington and Oregon voted overwhelmingly to give the regional woodworkers union strike authority, paving the way for a work stoppage if negotiators...
by Web Editor | Jun 29, 2018 | News
Katerra Merges With KEF Infra, Already Has $3.7 Billion In Bookings Offsite design-build company Katerra and India-based manufacturing technology company KEF Infra have announced a merger that will see the newly formed KEF Katerra begin conducting operations in India...
by Web Editor | Jun 27, 2018 | News
Massachusetts Sawmill’s Planned Biomass Plant Met With Opposition A long-planned wood-gasification plant for Roberts Brothers Lumber Co. has drawn fire from dozens of residents around the region, even though the business says it has no firm plans at this time for the...
by Web Editor | Jun 25, 2018 | News
Vicksburg Forest Products Upgrading Mississippi Sawmill, Creating Jobs Vicksburg Forest Products is opening a lumber mill in Vicksburg, Mississippi. After significant upgrades and modifications are complete, the multi-million dollar corporate investment will create...