Empire State Development has announced the official transfer of the former Butler Correctional Facility to the Wayne County Industrial Development Agency. The agency in turn transferred the property to Westbury Lumber, which successfully was awarded the land through a competitive RFP process.

The National Lighting Bureau announced a Call for Entries for the third annual Lighting Transformation Awards. This program, co-sponsored by the International Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO), recognizes excellence in lighting retrofit projects – defined as those projects involving minimum alteration of existing building materials.

The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA) welcomed a series of strong enforcement actions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and federal prosecutors targeting companies accused of circumventing U.S. trade laws governing imported cabinets and vanities.

UPDATE: Housing bill automatically became law after Trump did not veto the legislation. President Trump has refused to sign the housing bill despite the legislation passing both houses of Congress with overwhelming majorities. Despite his remonstrations, the bill could still become law if Trump doesn't officially veto the legislation before midnight tonight, July 10.

MASS Timber Assembly, a new 12-month accelerator program funded by Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, is a 12-month cohort program for Massachusetts building project teams pursuing mass timber construction. Up to eight teams will be selected to receive grant funding.

Bienville Lumber Company, a partnership between Tolko Industries and Hunt Forest Products, has begun shipping lumber by rail following the opening of a new Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail connection, expanding the Louisiana sawmill's distribution network to customers across North America.

Organized around five key sustainability pillars—Governance, People, Environment, Products, and Community—the report highlights how LP integrates stewardship, innovation, and operational excellence across its business.

Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris and Pinus elliottii of the family Pinaceae), also called fat pine or heart pine, is one of the four major species making up the southern pines. It is the strongest of the four, the tallest (over 100 feet) and the most fire resistant.

Gene Wengert, the Wood Doctor, also answers questions on the rules for sidebend wood and using urban lumber.

A letter from a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is urging the United States Trade Representative to include American hardwood lumber in the U.S.-China Board of Trade framework.