The Columbia Vista Division, apart of Western Forest Products sawmills, produced approximately 53 million board feet of lumber in 2024, with production focused on Douglas Fir specialty products for Japan and U.S. markets. The mill sustained extensive damage in a recent fire, rendering the mill inoperable.

Many in sales “hide” behind emails and texts to avoid rejection, but consistent follow-up attempts are crucial for effective communication and a stronger client relationship.

Tim Fowler, firefighter with the Chicago Fire Department, is the owner and founder of Chicagoland Custom Closets in Skokie, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.

EBI Electric, a supplier of electrical engineering products and services, will display its vision scanning system that helps sawmills quickly optimize hardwood and softwood lumber production.

Contract and residential furniture manufacturers in the FDMC 300 retain some optimism while navigating tariffs and the economy.

The growing popularity of 2D laminates is helping the industry set a new benchmark for design, performance, costs, and climate-positive leadership.

The Rossi Group, a nearly century-old supplier of hardwood lumber, will display cherry and other notable hardwoods from Appalachian forests at the Wood Pro Expo Lancaster, Oct. 23-24 at Spooky Nook Sports.

WASHINGTON — National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.237 trillion.Spending was down on a monthly basis in half of the nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending was down 0.4%, while public nonresidential construction spending was practically unchanged in May.

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — Firefighters from multiple communities assisted in fighting a large commercial building fire overnight just north of the Des Moines city limits.The fire at The Furniture Professionals, a furniture restoration business in Des Moines, Iowa, was considered a complete loss, according to local news reports.According to WHO13, a Des Moines news station, reported that just after 9:00 p.m., a patrol sergeant with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office spotted the fire.