A consortium of three entities — Seattle-based Twin Creeks Timber LLC, The Conservation Fund, and Carson, Washington-based WKO Inc. — have agreed to acquire SDS Lumber and Timber Companies.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., has agreed to purchase two-year-old SYP sawmill Angelina Forest Products, Lufkin, Tx., for $300 million.

US LBM, a distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has acquired Arrowhead Stairs & Trim, a producer and installer of millwork, hardware and exterior cedar products in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- Cefla North America, a supplier of surface enhancement technologies in the USA and Canada, has installed an advanced robotic spray machine in its finishing laboratory. The robotic technology is known as the iBotic. 

ARCADIA, Wis. -- For the 31st year, the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) chamber has awarded nine companies with the Wisconsin Business Friend of the Environment Award. Amongst the 9 winners was Ashley Furniture Industries in Arcadia, Wis. The company was one of three firms to be named in the Environmental Stewardship category. This year’s winners have been chosen for programs that demonstrate an innovative approach to environmental protection, or a level of effort beyond that which is required by regulatory compliance.

HUNTINGTON PARK, Calif. – One of the world’s leading manufacturers of wood veneer, architectural plywood, and live edge slabs, GL Veneer, Inc. announced today that they will be installing 1,600 solar panels on the roof of their 150,000 sq. ft. facility this fall.

DURANGO, Colo. -- Timber Age Systems Inc., a company that specializes in making cross-laminated timber for sustainable building projects, plans to expand its manufacturing capacity and develop a new facility after receiving a grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Recycling Resources Economic.

SALEM, Ore. -- An agreement has been reached between timber and environmental groups to overhaul management of 10 million acres of private forestlands in Oregon. The deal, announced Saturday, Oct. 30, by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s office, concludes more than a year of negotiations between forestry and environmental groups to develop a plan to boost protections for vulnerable fish and wildlife while shielding the timber industry’s ability to log. The agreement curbs attempts by both sides to place initiatives on the ballot during upcoming elections.