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Retail Review

ECMD Acquired Madison Lumber Company North Wilkesboro, NC – ECMD, Inc., located here, acquired Madison Lumber Company. Madison Lumber was established in 1986 in Huntsville, AL. Madison Lumber is a specialty distributor of mouldings, boards and pattern stock servicing lumber yards and builders in Northern Alabama and Mississippi, as well as Central Tennessee including Nashville. […]

Washington Scene

Inflation And Rising Housing Costs Show Signs Of Cooling The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently reported that the overall inflation rate, along with the cost of housing, showed signs of cooling in March, which is the latest data available, with the shelter index (housing inflation) experiencing its smallest monthly gain since November 2022. […]

Trade Talk

Chris Fehr Begins Working For Miller Wood Trade Publications Memphis, TN—Miller Wood Trade Publications (MWTP), located here, recently announced that Chris Fehr has joined the team to cover the Midwest U.S. region. Fehr brings nearly 30 years of experience in the lumber industry and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from the SUNY […]

A Wealth of Essential Wood Products Resources Online

AWC’s work crosses many aspects of our industry. One core role is to serve as the nationally recognized technical authority on wood building products through the dissemination of standards, design tools, guidelines and educational resources that support safe, resilient and carbon conscious construction. AWC maintains these important and helpful technical resources through our recently updated […]

The Role of Engineered Wood in Sustainable Structures

The increasing threat of climate change has more and more building owners and homebuyers considering the sustainability of their structures and the role construction plays in global warming and use of our natural resources. What Makes a Sustainable Structure?According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), green building is the practice of maximizing the efficiency with […]

Midwest Business Trends

In the Midwest, Softwood lumber providers recently said that their sales are slow. But at the time of these interviews, there were also some glimmers of optimism. “Our business is improving,” commented a sawmill representative in Texas. “We are getting more interest, and more quotes are going out.”Compared to six months ago, “Sales are improving,” […]

Northeast Business Trends

Across the Northeast region sources say that their markets are doing well, at the time of this writing. They all noted that their sales seem to be the same if not better than they were six months ago.In New Hampshire a lumber spokesperson said that his market is fairly strong. He also noted that his […]

Southeast Business Trends

Across the Southeast region sources say that their marketplaces are doing well. Some sources have noted that their sales are doing better than they were six months ago.A lumber representative in Georgia said, at the time of this writing, that the beginning of 2023 was looking to be very similar to the end of 2022. […]

West Coast Business Trends

At the time of this writing there is little to no movement in Western Spruce-Pine-Fir with Cedar seeing moderate activity. With the recent curtailments and closures of mills in BC and U.S. South, supply in theory should tighten, stabilize prices and encourage buyers who are currently sitting on the sidelines. The following is what a […]

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends

According to an Ontario-based manufacturer “Prices continue to rise in all species after last week’s curtail announcements from Canfor. The U.S. is the primary driver, as mills reported strong sales south of the border.” A Quebec producer told us the U.S. is “desperately searching for studs, which has allowed mills to build solid order files. […]