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Midwest Business Trends

Midwest Business Trends An Active Midwest Market Despite Uncertainty Chris FehrMarketing Consultant / Editor Softwood suppliers serving the Midwest and surrounding markets are reporting steady to slightly improved business conditions, although cautious purchasing, transportation costs and uncertainty surrounding construction activity continue to influence the market. A source serving the Missouri-Kansas market said current softwood activity […]

Restoring History With Eastern White Pine

Restoring History With Eastern White Pine The Maine Cabin Masters, as seen on Magnolia, were instrumental in both the Monmouth Fire House rebuild and the use of Eastern White Pine. For more than a century, fire has shaped the story of Monmouth, Maine. During the 1800s, multiple devastating fires destroyed mills, businesses, and homes throughout […]

Sold-Out Expo Hall Highlights SLMA Annual Conference

Sold-Out Expo Hall Highlights SLMA Annual Conference The Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA) welcomed approximately 500 attendees to the 2026 SLMA Annual Conference, held recently at the Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa in Point Clear, AL. Members, exhibitors, sponsors and guests gathered for several days of education, networking and industry collaboration in one of […]

West Coast Business Trends

West Coast Business Trends West Coast Focuses On Navigating A Chaotic Path Forward By Zach Miller At the time of this writing the West Coast is in the midst of one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory. Commodity lumber prices are improving at a lethargic pace even with continued mill curtailments and closures. […]

Southeast Business Trends

Southeast Business Trends A Better Market In The Southeast While Transportation Remains A Concern By Ruthie RobisonAssociate Editor Lumber sources in the Southeast are reporting a better softwood market even with a seasonal slowdown for some. Many in the region, however, are facing challenges with transportation, including the high price of diesel, a shortage of […]

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, […]

Alta Forest Products/Idaho Forest Products Host Sawblade Invitational

Alta Forest Products/Idaho Forest Products Host Sawblade Invitational The Saw Blade Invitational Golf Scramble, hosted by Idaho Forest Group (IFG) and Alta Forest Products, and held at the Coeur d’Alene Resort in Coeur d’Alene, ID, marked its 12th year recently. According to its website, from its Coeur d’Alene, Idaho headquarters, Idaho Forest Group (IFG), is […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]