by Web Editor | Aug 1, 2016 | News, News/PR
A federal Bureau of Economic Analysis report showing Arkansas having the nation’s fastest growing gross domestic product has led to some head-scratching among economists, but there’s little doubt that forestry is an upward mover in the state’s economy, said economist...
by Web Editor | Oct 30, 2015 | News, News/PR
Sawmills in the south were hit hard by the recession. A steep decline in the housing market accelerated plant closings and job losses. However, new research shows good news for the timber industry. A nearly $200 million Weyerhaeuser project in Dierks, Arkansas could...
by Web Editor | Aug 18, 2014 | News, News/PR
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ruling on Wednesday is expected to benefit the nation’s forest products industry through a new preference in a government program for purchases of bio-based products. The USDA’s BioPreferred Program requires every federal agency...
by Web Editor | Jul 18, 2014 | News, News/PR
The Oregon timber harvest rose to 4.2 billion board feet last year, marking four straight years of improvement from the recession low of 2.72 billion board feet in 2009, the Oregon Department of Forestry said Tuesday. “This was the first harvest above four...
by Web Editor | Jan 27, 2014 | News, News/PR
The improving demand for Pacific Northwest timber has strained logging and hauling capacity due to lack of investment in equipment during the housing downturn. A lack of work also convinced many loggers to seek employment in the oil and gas industries. The rebounding...
