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Northeast Business Trends

Northeast Business Trends Northeast U.S. Faces Tariffs And Slower Economy In Lumber Industry By Cadance JohnsonAssociate Editor Sources in the Northeast, at the time of writing, agree the start of the year was slow for sales and reference both tariffs and economic standing as the primary reasons. In New York, a wholesale lumber representative said […]

Alta Forest Products/Idaho Forest Group host Saw Blade Invitational

Alta Forest Products/Idaho Forest Group host Saw Blade 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 11th year recently. Finishing first in the event was the team comprised of the following: James Venters, […]

Inland West Business Trends

Inland West Business Trends Inland West Region Cites Mixed Market Reviews And Conflicting Reports By Terry MillerPresident According to sources in the Inland West at the time of this writing, the market is very mixed, with some expressing slow movements and others seeing an increase in business. An Idaho lumber salesman said the market is […]

PotlatchDeltic/Stimson Lumber Co-Host Annual Reception

PotlatchDeltic/Stimson Lumber Co-Host Annual Reception Taphouse Unchained in Coeur d’Alene, ID was the local site for the recent cocktail reception that PotlatchDeltic and Stimson Lumber Company co-host annually. Each year this reception is held in conjunction with the annual Inland Lumber Producers golf event. According to the company’s website, PotlatchDeltic is a leading timberland owner […]

Midwest Business Trends

Midwest Business Trends Market Stability Leaves Midwest Looking For Brighter Days Chris FehrMarketing Consultant / Editor Midwest sources at press time expressed continued struggles with tariffs, with the first quarter of this year done, sources show higher expectations for 2026. According to a South Dakota distributor the market has “picked up” for them in past […]

Umpqua Valley Lumber Association Gathers For Annual Event

Umpqua Valley Lumber Association Gathers For Annual Event The Seven Feathers Casino and Resort, located in Canyonville, OR, was the host site for the multi-day Umpqua Valley Lumber Association (UVLA) annual banquet and golf tournament. The event attracted approximately 270 guests. UVLA members form a coalition of long-time timber and lumber operators located in the […]

West Coast Business Trends

West Coast Business Trends West Coast Struggles To Prepare For Unpredictable Trade Times By Zach Miller At the time of this writing Canadian manufacturers are on the precipice of paying a combined countervailing (CVD) and anti-dumping duty of 35.19 percent, which is having ripple effects across the North American marketplace. Whether you’re manufacturing and shipping […]

NAWLA And Hard Rock/Biloxi Team Up for Regional Meeting

NAWLA And Hard Rock/Biloxi Team Up for Regional Meeting Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi, MS, was the site recently of the Southeast Regional Meeting of the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA). Kyle Little, NAWLA Chair, served as guest speaker and addressed the topic of 2025 North American Lumber Supply and Demand Forecast. […]

Southeast Business Trends

Southeast Business Trends The Southeast Focuses On Yellow Pine And Tariff Shifts By Lara StearsmanAssociate Editor At the time of this writing, the Southeast region sees a slow-moving market but a more positive expectation for the upcoming year. A lumber company representative out of Alabama said the market is “slow” and was “just the same” […]

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 […]