by Web Editor | Feb 1, 2017 | News
$80 Million Investment In Arkansas Sawmill To Create 120 Jobs A Canadian timber company will invest $80 million in an El Dorado sawmill, creating 120 new jobs, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission said in a statement. Conifex Timber will create a...
by Web Editor | Jan 30, 2017 | The Issues
Hunting The Big One Article by Jessica Johnson, Senior Associate Editor, Timber Processing February 2017 Noted British author K. J. Parker once wrote, “To hunt successfully, you must know your ground, your pack and your quarry.” Now, I won’t pretend to be a hunter—but...
by Web Editor | Jan 30, 2017 | News
The story of softwood lumber is as old as time and the Softwood Lumber Board is helping write the next chapter. The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) is pleased to present this video featuring CEOs from across North America discussing the importance and impact of the...
by Web Editor | Jan 27, 2017 | News
Following Montana Mill Closures, Weyerhaeuser Mum On Future Plans The Cedar Palace, the former Plum Creek Timber Co. administrative office in Columbia Falls from which a timber giant reigned for decades, has shuttered and is awaiting a new fate. The 37,000-square-foot...
by Web Editor | Jan 25, 2017 | News
Canada has a “very special status” and is unlikely to be hit hard by changes the United States wants to make to the NAFTA trade accord, the head of a business advisory council to U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday. Stephen Schwarzman made his...
by Web Editor | Jan 23, 2017 | News
The American Wood Council (AWC) has released its second Industry Progress Report, detailing the wood products manufacturing industry’s performance across a number of environment, energy and safety measures. “The report shows that there have been significant...
