by Kirkland | Aug 16, 2019 | News
Mid-South Engineering, Hot Springs, Ark., was awarded three Engineering Excellence awards from the Arkansas branch of the American Council of Engineering Companies for its work on the new 388MMBF Weyerhaeuser sawmill in Dierks, Ark. Among other statistics, the sawmill...
by Kirkland | Aug 16, 2019 | News
Evergreen Engineering, Inc., is adding a location in the Seattle, Wash. area. “We wanted to better serve our major wood products and pulp & paper clients in Washington state,” comments Evergreen Business Development Director Aaron Edewards. “We also wanted to take...
by Kirkland | Aug 16, 2019 | News
Element5 Plans Second CLT Plant Tembec founder Frank Dottori appears to be fronting the establishment of Ontario’s first cross-laminated timber (CLT) plant in St. Thomas, Ontario. The Ontario government announced a contribution of close to $5 million for the $32...
by Kirkland | Aug 16, 2019 | News
Hardwood Lumbermen Aren’t As Upbeat A survey conducted in Timber Processing in April 2019 revealed, not surprisingly, that confidence has declined among U.S. hardwood lumbermen compared to a similar survey a year ago. Over half of U.S. hardwood lumbermen (55%) are...
by Kirkland | Aug 13, 2019 | News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is extending the public comment period on proposed changes to modernize how the agency complies with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The proposed rule would give the Forest Service the tools and...
by Web Editor | Jul 23, 2019 | The Issues
Getting The Kids To Join Up Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief I keep running into long-time acquaintances at lumber industry events who tell me they’re about to retire. This always depresses me, because for one thing it means I probably won’t see them much...