by Web Editor | Dec 7, 2016 | News
Freres Lumber Unveils MPP, Adding Plant In 2017 Capitalizing on the current interest in building large-scale wooden buildings and more multi-story wooden structures, longtime Oregon plywood and veneer producer Freres Lumber has introduced the “Mass Plywood Panel”...
by Web Editor | Dec 2, 2016 | The Issues
Article by Jessica Johnson Associate Editor The year 2016 has been one for the history books. Just a quick read of the world’s headlines will confirm it. I would be lying if I said I was sad to see this one go…But, at the end of each calendar year, I find myself...
by Web Editor | Dec 2, 2016 | News
From the gateway on Half Moon Road, F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber looks a lot like it did in 1923. About 200 truckloads of logs roll through every week. They get dumped in muddy yards, awaiting their time in the sawmills. The roar makes it hard to talk, even outside...
by Web Editor | Nov 30, 2016 | News
U.S. Lumber Coalition Files Petition Against Canadian Softwood Producers The Canadian-U.S. softwood lumber dispute reignited Friday after the U.S. Lumber Coalition said it formally petitioned the American government to impose duties against Canadian softwood lumber...
by Web Editor | Nov 21, 2016 | News
Oregon’s Rosboro Announces Its Sale, Starting With Timberlands Wood products manufacturer Rosboro, one of Springfield’s oldest employers, has sold its timber holdings, and the rest of the firm, including its large mill on Main Street in Springfield, could be sold by...
by Web Editor | Nov 18, 2016 | News
Struggling Timber Industry Puts Rural Idaho At Crossroads David Bartlett stopped frequently to chat with friends as he made inquiries with employers at a recent Idaho Department of Labor job fair in Orofino. The nonchalance of the former Tri-Pro Forest Products...