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 | Nov 17, 2023 | News
WWPA Opens 2024 Master Lumberman Nominations WWPA is now seeking nominations for its 2024 Master Lumberman honors, to be presented at the WWPA Annual Meeting, April 15, 2024. Master Lumberman is the industry’s highest career achievement recognition for lumber...
by Kirkland | Nov 17, 2023 | News
U.S. Housing Starts Continue Upward Trek U.S. housing starts in October increased 2% from September to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.372 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development monthly new residential construction...
by Kirkland | Nov 14, 2023 | News
Canada Pounces On NAFTA Ruling Bruce Ralston, Canada Minister of Forests, released a statement in response to a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) panel ruling on Canada’s challenge of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s final dumping determination on softwood...
