Month: January 2024
160 posts
Federation Advocacy 2023 – Key Federal Initiatives Impacting The Hardwood Industry
Approaching the end of a calendar year is always a good time for reflection. The Hardwood Federation team did just that as we look back on an eventful legislative year where lawmakers have addressed many of the industry’s top issues. This has also helped us look forward to 2024, which promises to be equally action […]
Quebec Business Trends – January 2024
The U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, hunting season and Christmas holiday disrupted production and business activity for those in the Hardwood industry. Businesses were busy preparing their log decks and making operational plans as to production schedules, and planning orders of supplies needed for their particular business needs. Several contacts were seeking new sources of supply to […]
WCMA Looking Ahead To A Successful New Year
Looking back on 2023, I am very proud of what the WCMA accomplished. We hosted our third European Plant Tour Event in northern Italy, and the individuals that attended had very positive things to say about the event, with one saying “I will remember this one as one of WCMA’s best events and encourage everyone […]
Proselytize Employees, Family & Friends For Forestry & Wood Careers
My dad was an engineer. I wanted to be an engineer. I applied to the University of British Columbia and put forestry as a backup at the last minute. I moved my family to Vancouver and started locksmithing before I knew if I was accepted. However, I ended up getting accepted to forestry but not […]
Who’s Who in Hardwood Purchasing
Chris Norris is the Director of Operations at Hood Distribution, located in Hattiesburg, MS. Hood Distribution is a distribution yard with 15 locations, where they buy 12 million board feet annually. They carry Poplar in FAS and No. 1 Common, Hard and Soft Maple in Select and Better and No. 1 Common, Red and White […]
Lake States Business Trends – January 2024
From mill fires to a diminishing pulp market, one Michigan lumberman recently emphasized that he has “never seen the industry this bad.” However, a source from Minnesota called the market “stable,” and added that things aren’t as “crazy as they were the last couple of years.” At the time of this writing, a third source […]
Northeast Business Trends – January 2024
Lumber suppliers across the Northeast region had varied responses when asked how their sales were faring at the time of this writing. In Maryland a lumber provider noted that while his sales aren’t what they have been the past several years, he hasn’t had any trouble moving his products. “Prices aren’t what they were in […]
Appalachian Lumbermen Learn About Energy GrantsALC
The Rural Energy for America Program provides grant funding and guaranteed loan financing to rural small businesses with money available to Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club members. The program was presented at the recent ALC meeting, held at the Carnegie Hotel in Johnson City, TN. The presentation was by Chase Lamb, US Department of Agriculture REAP specialist […]
Southeast Business Trends – January 2024
Throughout the Southeast region lumber suppliers agreed that while the market has slowed down, they are still able to move their products. In Tennessee a lumber spokesperson said that his company’s sales were doing OK at the time of this writing, noting that, “A lot of what we are shipping is specie dependent. White Oak […]