by Kirkland | Dec 20, 2023 | News
SPI Names Robert Hoover Vice President Of Resources Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) has named Robert Hoover Vice President of Resources, effective Jan. 1, 2024. He will work with SPI’s team of professionals who sustainably manage the company’s 2.4 million acres of...
by Kirkland | Dec 19, 2023 | News
U.S. Housing Starts Boom In November U.S. housing starts—single-family and multi-family combined—made their largest monthly increase in 2023, jumping 14.8% in November over October to a rate of 1.560 million. Single-family starts in November were at a rate of 1.143...
by Kirkland | Dec 19, 2023 | News
Weyerhaeuser Enhances Coastal Holdings Weyerhaeuser Co. entered into two agreements with Forest Investment Associates to divest 69,600 acres in upstate South Carolina for $170 million, and to purchase 60,700 acres of high-quality timberlands in coastal North Carolina,...
by Kirkland | Dec 19, 2023 | News
Boise Cascade Curtails Chapman Sawmill Boise Cascade announced an indefinite curtailment of its lumber production in Chapman, Ala. The curtailment will affect 80 positions. The plywood operations at the Chapman location are not part of the curtailment. Worker...
by Kirkland | Dec 13, 2023 | News
WWPA’s Mathews Leaves A Legacy James R. Mathews, known by most as Jim, was a WWPA Lumber Inspector and Master Lumberman, but is most remembered by his colleagues and those in the industry as a great friend and mentor. He died at the age of 74. Mathews spent 42...
by Kirkland | Dec 1, 2023 | Magazine
DECEMBER 2023 Cover: Robbins Lumber Edges Ahead SEARSMONT, Maine – Robbins Lumber, Inc. has undergone extensive expansion over the last several years through acquisitions, upgrades and more. The growth continues with several projects at multiple sites this fall. The...
