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Lake States Business Trends

Lake States Business Trends Lake States Market On The Rise According to sources in the Lake States region, the market was slow but steady with an overall positive outlook across the board at the time of this writing. While tariffs remain a cause for concern, many are not facing direct issues from them. An Ohio […]

Northeast Business Trends

Northeast Business Trends Northeast U.S. Provides Diverse Views On Market And Tariffs The Northeast seems to have differing thoughts regarding the state of the market according to sources at the time of this writing. Some reported the market is better than the start of the year and others said it is worse. A Vermont sawmill […]

Ontario Business Trends 2025 – Less Cross-Border Trading Places Strain On Businesses; Grade And Industrial Lumber Sell At Equal Pace

Ontario Business Trends 2025 – Less Cross-Border Trading Places Strain On Businesses; Grade And Industrial Lumber Sell At Equal Pace Over the summer and into early fall, logging conditions improved in certain areas increasing sawmill production. Supplies are reported to be in better shape than a month ago. With the Labor Day weekend, business was […]

Ontario Business Trends 2025 – Demand Up For Some Lumber Species In Ontario

Ontario Business Trends 2025 – Demand Up For Some Lumber Species In Ontario Demand for hardwood is often lower in August as families take summer vacation, with a noted slowdown in demand from overseas markets at this time. Production did not increase much through August, and so few items are in excess supply, while other […]

Mission Critical: Keeping Forestry And Wood Products Off The Endangered Industry List

Mission Critical: Keeping Forestry And Wood Products Off The Endangered Industry List Encyclopedia salespeople, switchboard operators, and lamplighters. What do they all have in common? They have all become endangered, diminished, or extinct because times change, attitudes change, and what they offer is no longer in demand. Keeping the wood and forest products industry off […]

Lake States Business Trends 2025 – Lake States Market On The Rise

Lake States Business Trends 2025 – Lake States Market On The Rise According to sources in the Lake States region, the market was slow but steady with an overall positive outlook across the board at the time of this writing. While tariffs remain a cause for concern, many are not facing direct issues from them. […]

Northeast Business Trends 2025 – Northeast U.S. Provides Diverse Views On Market And Tariffs

Northeast Business Trends 2025 – Northeast U.S. Provides Diverse Views On Market And Tariffs The Northeast seems to have differing thoughts regarding the state of the market according to sources at the time of this writing. Some reported the market is better than the start of the year and others said it is worse. A […]

Why Knot Know Your Lumber Recovery?

Why Knot Know Your Lumber Recovery? I climbed Mt. Rainier last year. In preparation, I went through my gear and removed unnecessary weight. My climbing friend, Brian, always says, “Ounces is Pounds and Pounds is Pain.” So, I cut off tags, stripped labels, removed noncritical content, shortened handles, bought ultra-light gear—anything to shed ounces. Then […]

Washington’s Fall Agenda

Washington’s Fall Agenda It has been an action packed first seven months of the 119th Congress. Lobbyists are fatigued as are Capitol Hill staff and all were relieved that Members of Congress left town for the month of August so we can all catch our breath, assess the activity of the last few months, and […]

38 Years Strong: Forest Products EXPO Convenes In Nashville

38 Years Strong: Forest Products EXPO Convenes In Nashville The Music City Center in Nashville, TN, recently welcomed attendees to the 38th Forest Products EXPO. The Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) hosts the biennial event. This year, over 240 exhibitors from 34 states and nine countries were expected to showcase their products, representing 184 different […]