by Kirkland | Nov 17, 2022 | News
Housing Starts Continue Negative Pattern U.S. housing starts dropped 4.2% in October from September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.425 million, including a drop in single-family starts of 6.1% to 855,000, and a modest decline of 0.5% in multi-family starts...
by Kirkland | Nov 14, 2022 | News
First CLT Office Opens In DC Opened in fall 2022, the first mass timber commercial building in the U.S. capital city features more than 108,000 sq. ft. of mass timber. The building is an innovative retrofit at 80 M Street SE in Washington, DC: Termed an...
by Kirkland | Nov 9, 2022 | News
SFPA Elects 2022-23 Officers The Southern Forest Products Assn. (SFPA) elected its new officers during the board of directors session at the association’s annual meeting October 21, 2022, in Nashville. The 2022-23 SFPA officers are Chairman of the Board, Mark...
by Kirkland | Nov 8, 2022 | News
Weyco, Union Reach Contract Agreement In late October, after a 48-day strike, Weyerhaeuser reported the successful resolution of a work stoppage involving members of the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union in Oregon and Washington....
by Kirkland | Nov 7, 2022 | News
WWPA Opens 2023 Master Lumberman Nominations WWPA is now seeking nominations from member companies for the 2023 Master Lumberman honors. The awards will be presented at the Association’s Annual Meeting, April 17, 2023, at the Embassy Suites PDX-Portland Airport...
by Kirkland | Nov 7, 2022 | News
Port Angeles Grant Boosts Port Efficiency In Washington state, the Port of Port Angeles has been awarded an $8.6 million federal grant from the Dept. of Transportation Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program. The grant will provide key...
