by Web Editor | Oct 16, 2013 | News
Logging fire-damaged trees on Federal land in California’s Yosemite and Stanislaus national forests following the devastating Rim Fire could be quickly OK’d under legislation introduced by Congressman Tom McClintock (R-Calif.). With an estimated 1 billion board...
by Web Editor | Oct 11, 2013 | The Issues
Where People And Technologies Fit Together Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, Timber Processing (2013) A couple of months ago I wrote in this space of my concern for the extinction of the Southern independent lumberman. I cited some corporate purchases of...
by Web Editor | Oct 4, 2013 | News
The recent visit by the Council of Forest Industries brought out some of the industry’s heaviest hitters, and also the news that U.S. lumber markets continue to bounce back. It was acknowledged by COFI board chair Nick Arkle that China’s arrival as a...
by Web Editor | Oct 2, 2013 | News
Sierra Pacific Industries today announced it will rebuild its large-log sawmill located in the Plumas County city of Quincy, beginning in early 2014. The existing mill will be taken down and completely rebuilt to a more efficient configuration, according to an SPI...
by Web Editor | Sep 30, 2013 | News
Zeeland Lumber Holdings, the parent company of Zeeland Lumber and Supply, announced it will open a new office, distribution center, lumberyard and manufacturing facility in Elkhart, Indiana. “Everyone here at Zeeland Lumber and Supply is excited to be expanding into...
by Web Editor | Sep 25, 2013 | News
Georgia-Pacific and U.S. Lumber have announced they are entering a distribution agreement for engineered wood products (EWP). The agreement, effective November 1, 2013, provides for U.S. Lumber to distribute Georgia-Pacific engineered lumber in Alabama, Arkansas,...
