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Retail Review

Retail Review Bliffert Lumber Expands Into Green Bay Bliffert Lumber, the 2024 ProDealer of the Year, has completed a merger with  Jauquet Lumber Co Inc., a family-owned business based in Green Bay, WI. Founded in 1905, Jauquet Lumber has served Northeast Wisconsin for 120 years. The company is owned and operated by third-generation brothers Jim […]

In Memoriam

In Memoriam Lionel Joseph Landry Passes Away At 85 Lionel Joseph Landry Lionel Joseph Landry passed away peacefully on July 15, 2025, at 85 years of age at Anderson Memory Care in Slidell, LA. Born on February 3, 1940, in New Orleans, LA, he attended Sacred Heart High School, where he met the love of […]

Industry News

Industry News New Machinery Installed At Thompson River Lumber Thompson River Lumber Co. in Thompson Falls, MT, recently installed a Weinig moulder at their production facility. The moulder works with material up to eight inches wide and can process 330 feet a minute. With this moulder, the company will be producing multiple patterns. Packaging full […]

AWFS Fair Welcomes The World To Las Vegas

AWFS Fair Welcomes The World To Las Vegas The Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, recently served as the host site of the 2025 AWFS Fair. Thousands of attendees – both domestically and internationally – travel every two years to this must-attend event. Why? Because the AWFS Fair is marketed not only as […]

Who’s Who in Softwoods

Who’s Who in Softwoods Boiler And Welding Industry Veteran Manages Solid Fuel Sales Cliff Hurst Cliff Hurst is the solid fuel sales manager at Hurst Boiler & Welding Company, Inc. in Coolidge, GA. Products offered by the company include boilers and energy systems such as firetube, watertube, package, hybrid and solid fuel boilers in addition […]

SLB Programs Are Critical for the Lumber Industry’s Continuing Growth

SLB Programs Are Critical for the Lumber Industry’s Continuing Growth Broadstone Saratoga / Urbal Architecture / Axiom Engineering / Chad Case Photography. Courtesy of WoodWorks. The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) is an industry-funded initiative with a specific mandate: promoting softwood lumber to increase and diversify demand and increase market share. The SLB’s mandate is to […]

Congress’ Inclusion of Housing Tax Credit a Win for Wood Products Industry

Congress’ Inclusion of Housing Tax Credit a Win for Wood Products Industry Jackson MorrillPresident & CEO of the American Wood Council awc.org This Summer, Congress passed the budget reconciliation package known as the “Big Beautiful Bill.” The 870-page bill focuses largely on tax policy, including most importantly for our industry, the permanent enhancement of the […]

WRCLA Celebrates Record-Breaking Summit And Cedar School

The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association’s (WRCLA) 2025 Cedar Summit and Cedar School wrapped up a record-breaking week of business sessions, networking and training seminars recently with 195 industry professionals in attendance and a near sold out Cedar School with 46 students participating. The annual event began on the preceding Saturday with the week-long Cedar […]

NAWLA And Portland Team Up

The Amaterra Winery in Portland, OR, served as the host venue for a recent North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) regional meeting. Networking with industry peers and discussing insights into the lumber market were the goals of the four-hour event. Mike Riddle, CEO of Mike Riddle Construction, a custom home building and remodeling company in […]

Northeast Business Trends

Sluggish Summer Markets In The Northeast By Cadance JohnsonAssociate Editor A wet spring caused a slow start to the summer season for the softwood industry and uncertainty around the globe caused customers to keep their wallets and pocketbooks closed. A lumber spokesperson in Vermont reported that the market in his area is a “little sluggish” […]