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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” […]

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 […]

Updates From The APA Newsroom

Updates From The APA Newsroom APA – The Engineered Wood Association Elects New Vice Chair And Welcomes Two New Members To Its Board Of Trustees John Murphy Jr. John Murphy Jr., executive vice president of Murphy Company, has been elected vice chair of the APA Board of Trustees. He succeeds Chris Degnan, who has retired […]

More Time, More Action, More To Explore At Traders Market 2025

More Time, More Action, More To Explore At Traders Market 2025 Traders Market is just around the corner, returning November 5–7 in Kansas City, Missouri, and this year’s event is shaping up to be better than ever. With an enhanced attendee experience, more time on the tradeshow floor and brand-new activities designed to help you […]

Washington Scene

Washington Scene Canadian Lumber Duties Hit 35% ― And May Go Higher Soon The U.S. Commerce Department announced recently that it is more than doubling its countervailing duties on Canadian lumber imports from 6.74 percent to 14.63 percent. This move comes just two weeks after the Commerce Department announced it is nearly tripling its anti-dumping […]

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends Ontario And Quebec Maintain Positivity During Summer Months By Richard LipmanGuest Writer The annual Quebec construction holiday wrapped up in early August. It is a two-week mandatory vacation for all construction workers in the province to ensure they have a significant break during the summer. It is also a very quiet time […]

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 […]