Month: September 2026

197 posts

Rayonier And Stimson Team Up for Reception During ILP

Rayonier And Stimson Team Up for Reception During ILP Taphouse Unchained in Coeur d’Alene, ID, was the recent site for a cocktail reception co-hosted by Rayonier and Stimson Lumber Company, held in conjunction with the annual Inland Lumber Producers golf event. Rayonier is a land resources Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). According to its website, […]

Industry News

Industry News Kirk Todish Promoted At Bennett Lumber Products Kirk Todish After 40 years with Princeton, ID-based, Bennett Lumber Products and 10 years in sales, Kirk Todish was recently promoted to sales manager. Bennett Lumber produces 150 million board feet annually of White Fir, Douglas Fir (8/4), Ponderosa Pine, Idaho White Pine, Engleman Spruce (4/4) […]

Retail Review

Retail Review Hometown Expansion for Bliffert Lumber Bliffert Lumber, headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, and East Side Lumber recently completed a merger bringing together two well-respected, independent Wisconsin lumber companies. East Side Lumber has been employee-owned for more than 18 years and has built a strong reputation for its expertise, customer service and commitment to the […]

Washington Report

Washington Report U.S. Labor Market Softens At press time, the U.S. labor market weakened in July (the most current data released by Bureau of Labor Statistics), with nonfarm payrolls down 23,000 and downward revisions cutting another 103,000 jobs from May and June. Although the unemployment rate edged lower to 4.1 percent, the decline reflected a […]

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends More Tariffs By U.S. Among Many Issues Facing Canadian Lumber Suppliers By Richard LipmanGuest Writer The trend of big picture trade issues causing concern and uncertainty continues to affect the landscape for eastern Canadian lumber producers. Forest fires too are very devastating this summer.  Industry and government continue to work to control […]

30 Years Of Connection: Get Ready For Traders Market 2026

30 Years Of Connection: Get Ready For Traders Market 2026 Traders Market is just around the corner, returning Nov. 4–6 in Anaheim, California, and this year’s event is bringing the lumber and building materials industry together for a milestone celebration. For 30 years, Traders Market has been where professionals from across the North American supply […]

APA’s 2026 Structural Panel & Engineered Wood Yearbook Now Available

APA’s 2026 Structural Panel & Engineered Wood Yearbook Now Available New analysis from APA – The Engineered Wood Association finds structural panel production expected to dip in 2026. Elevated tariff rates, a frozen housing market and the sharpest slowdown in U.S. net immigration in decades are converging to constrain demand for engineered wood products in […]

In The Rush To Build Affordably, We Can’t Undermine Building Safety

In The Rush To Build Affordably, We Can’t Undermine Building Safety Jackson MorrillPresident & CEO of the American Wood Council As housing continues to pose affordability challenges across the country, state governments have been pursuing legislation that, while well-intentioned, threatens the safety of wood construction. This year, for example, New York and North Carolina each […]

How The SLB Is Building The Future Of Lumber

How The SLB Is Building The Future Of Lumber Redmond Library | Miller Hull Partnership For generations, lumber demand has been driven by home building and remodeling. It’s used to build 93 percent of U.S. homes, along with 87 percent of low-rise multifamily buildings. Today, a new opportunity is emerging—one that could fundamentally expand where and […]

Who’s Who in Softwoods

Who’s Who in Softwoods Jackson Caelian: Sales Representative At West Bay Forest Products Jackson Caelian Jackson Caelian is a “thriving young sales representative tasked with developing new Cedar markets at West Bay Forest Products,” shared Chad Findlay, vice president at West Bay Forest Products.  Caelian began his lumber career as an intern at West Bay […]