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North Carolina community college awarded Forest Service grant (5-29-08)
Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports Applauds Softwood Lumber Imports Certification Legislation (5-13-08)

U.S. Major Importer of Illegal Asian Timber, Study Says (5-13-08)
Weak buying causes softwood lumber supply cut (4-9-08)
Housing slump forces 84 Lumber to close 30 stores (4-8-08)
Hardwood lumber industry struggles (4-4-08)
TOUGH TIMES AHEAD IN WOOD (2-3-08)
Weak housing market forces Maine sawmill closures (1-30-08)
Nature Conservancy proposes plan to save troubled Pacific Lumber (1-16-08)
Mississippi forestry industry sees falling prices (1-7-08)
Florida 84 Lumber truss plant closes (12-13-07)
Hayward Lumber Company Statement Regarding Clearcutting Protest at Lumber Association of California and Nevada Conference (11-2-07)
North American Softwood Sawmills in Decline (11-19-07)
Lumber mill does more with less (9-1-07)
Canadian Lumber Production Down (8-23-07)
Softwood arbitration breaks new ground in trade dispute (8-23-07)
Little League hit by bat debate (8-23-07)
Steelworkers lobby lumber shoppers (8-20-07)
Lumber firm picks Calhoun: $1.2M investment means 50 new jobs (8-17-07)
Log shortage, housing downturn cause tough times for lumber mills (8-13-07)
Demand for lumber down 25 percent since 2000 (8-12-07)
Global rivalry cuts into lumber business (7-6-07)
Lumber companies facing huge challenges (6-19-07)
Lumber Dealers Fight For Liability Protection (6-12-07)

U.S., Canada Extend Consultations in Softwood Lumber Dispute (6-4-07)

Oregon’s timber industry copes with fluctuations (5-30-07)

Lumber market in flux: Downturn in new housing partly responsible for industry slump (5-30-07)

Gavel to fall on lumber firm's stock (5-29-07)

Softwood dispute heads overseas (5-14-07)
US hardwood lumber exports to SE Asia booming (4-23-07)
Safety in Lumber? N.Y. Bill Says Yes (4-16-07)
Canadian steelworkers say lumber industry on ‘fragile bubble’ (4-15-07)
Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports Comments on Public Statements Concerning Softwood Lumber Agreement (4-12-07)
Canada circumventing softwood deal (4-1-07)
We'd have done better wood deal (3-6-07)
U.S. lumber industry irked by Canada lumber supports (3-5-07)
Tough Times for West Virginia Timber (3-22-07)
Sawmill & Treating Insights: Upgrading for Volume or Value? (3-1-07)
Deep lumber cuts needed (3-16-07)
Canadian lumber company avoids court date with pledge to rebuild (3-12-07)
Montana's Seeley Lake lumber company cuts wages, plans layoffs (3-6-07)
Summary of the Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement (2-20-07)
U.S. grumbling could threaten softwood truce (2-21-07)
Calif. lumber mill town faces uncertain future as company seeks a buyer (1-1-07)
Forecast: Declining Demand for Lumber to Continue into 2007 as Housing Slows (1-3-07)
Home-building slump cuts into sawmills' profits (12-10-06)
Casey’s softwood lumber amendment passes, but bill still has a way to go (11-15-06)
Bowater gets softwood lumber duty refund (11-10-06)
Groups to get half a billion under softwood lumber deal (10-14-06)
Softwood Lumber Pact Delayed (10-13-06)
Softwood lumber deal not to blame for job losses: P.M. (10-12-06)
Homebuilders Try to Lure Russian Lumber as Canadian Cap Looms (10-9-06)
U.S. Builders Hold Constructive Talks With Swedish Lumber Producers (10-5-06)
Softwood deal to take effect Oct. 12 (10-6-06)
Lumber price-freefall splinters earnings outlooks (10-5-06)
Indiana Companies Reap Rewards of Trade Mission (10-6-06)
US, Canada agree to delay lumber deal (9-30-06)
Lumber prices getting cut down by cooling housing market (9-18-06)
Officials lobby for continued timber payments (9-14-06)
U.S. Lumber Company Execs Appeal to Congress to Block Administration Plan Giving Preferential, Off-budget $500 Million Payments to Competitors (9-13-06)
Americans won't break lumber deal: U.S. trade rep (9-13-06)
Softwood lumber agreement signed in Ottawa (9-12-06)
Bloc support clinches deal on softwood lumber vote (9-7-06)
Final quittin’ time for old sawmill (9-3-06)
Going with the Grain: Sawing with the Curve (9-1-06)
Southland Manufacturing Advances to Industry Changes: A New Brewco B-800 Bandsaw System Anchors Lumber Production (9-1-06)
Bush 'Slush Fund,' Courtesy of Canada (8-29-06)
Gulf Coast timber industry struggles to recover (8-27-06)
Consumers Hopeful Significant Changes Occur in Canadian Lumber Deal; With Current Prices, Duties Will Be At Peak When Agreement Starts (8-28-06)
Lumber bill could force election (8-28-06)
Softwood deal to be pushed over objections (8-28-06)
The softwood deal: a broken election promise (8-28-06)
The Softwood Lumber Dispute
In-depth: Softwood lumber dispute (8-23-06)
Lumber accord in sight; Ottawa confident; U.S. movement on key issues cited for turnaround (8-22-06)
Canada Will Push Ahead With Softwood Lumber Accord, Wilson Says (8-21-06)
Tolko Offers Conditional Support for Softwood Agreement; Expects Settlement to be Durable and to Move towards Fair Trade in Lumber (8-21-06)
B.C. backs softwood lumber deal after getting American concessions (8-16-06)
No lumber changes: U.S. (8-15-06)
Softwood dispute shows NAFTA sits atop rotten joists (8-15-06)
US Lumber Lobby Only Winner if Harper’s Sell-out of Canada’s Softwood Industry Stands (8-14-06)
Lumber prices plummet in wake of deal (8-5-06)
Ottawa imposes Aug. 21 lumber deal deadline (8-10-06)
Trade row looms as US-Canadian lumber deal fails (8-6-06)
Tentative Lumber Agreement Would Destabilize U.S. Lumber Market (7-31-06)
Canadian lumber execs talking to Americans about changing softwood deal (7-27-06)
West Fraser wants changes in softwood trade deal (7-28-06)
Canadian lumber executives meet to plot strategy (7-25-06)
US trade court rules for Canada in softwood lumber dispute (7-22-06)
Another 40 jobs lost; Chester Wood Products of South Carolina says layoffs are temporary (7-14-06)
Stakes rise over Canada-US softwood lumber deal (7-12-06)
No Pain, No Gain in Softwood Deal: One Man's Opinion (6-21-06)
U.S. raises softwood duties (6-14-06)
5,500 Companies Engage in the $45 Billion Sawmills and Plywood Mills Industry in the US (5-3-06)
U.S. Lumber Coalition, and U.S. Lumber Firms Receive, Seek More than $1US Billion Government Subsidies (4-13-06)
WTO Ends Canada's Quest for Lumber Sanctions on U.S. (4-13-06)
Court fells state, lumber company (4-17-06)
Canada loses WTO appeal on lumber duties (4-4-06)
WTO rules for US in Canada softwood lumber dispute (4-3-06)
Montana's wood products industry nearing the tipping point (4-3-06)
U.S. builders poised to shun Canadian lumber if PM compromises on tariffs (3-29-06)
Settle, Canadian PM told (3-27-06)
With Softwood Legal Victory In Sight, Canadian Government Urged To Hold Firm (3-28-06)
Home Builders Call For Elimination of Lumber Tariffs Following Latest NAFTA Verdict (3-20-06)
Another NAFTA Loss Should End Illegal Canadian Lumber Duties; Consumers Urge Commerce Department to Comply with Agreement (3-17-06)
Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports Denounces NAFTA Panel Decision Affirming De Minimis Subsidy to Canadian Lumber (3-17-06)
Peace in the forest? (3-19-06)
Panel Rules in U.S.-Canada Lumber Dispute (3-17-06)
Canada to follow up on softwood report siding with U.S. (3-10-06)
Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports Applauds Reported WTO Ruling in Favor of U.S. in Softwood Lumber Dispute Regarding Unfairly Traded Canadian Lumber (3-9-06)
U.S. warns Ottawa about lumber bailout (2-15-06)
Oregon Senator Wants Canada to End Lumber Give Away (2-14-06)
U.S. Lumber Industry Tactics Reach New Low (1-20-06)
U.S. lumber lobby sues Bush over trade panels (1-18-06)
Mary’s River Lumber (Washington) looks at expansion (1-19-06)
U.S. lumber industry files papers challenging free-trade dispute process (1-17-06)
Westbury Lumber: Business at Its Best (1-1-06)
Wisconsin Hardwood Mill Adapts to Change (1-1-06)
Lumber Businesses Use Intersourcing to Reap Benefits of Ultimate Software's IT Services (12-7-05)
U.S. West, B.C. Interior and Australian sawmills most profitable in forest industry, according to global benchmarking report (12-14-05)
Ride on log road can get bumpy (10-9-05)
Buyer to revamp Sierra Cedar mill (9-28-05)
Sticker shock hits lumberyard (9-28-05)
U.S. appeals WTO panel report (9-6-05)
Kansas City mill reclaims barn wood for the good of customers and environment (9-1-05)
Canadian firm, management team buy Webster Industries operations (9-2-05)
Upgrades Improve North Carolina Sawmill (8-1-05)
Missouri Company Adds Optimization (8-1-05)
A Comparison of Global Lumber Manufacturing Costs (5-05)
Maine wood mill may help create 350 jobs (7-15-05)
Portable Sawmill Types
North America's Top 30 Softwood Lumber Producers
Making the cut: Vermont’s forest industry struggles to cope with free trade (7-8-05)
Improved process of drying lumber may save millions (7-11-05)
Timber war may live longer than redwoods (6-16-05)
Hardwood lumber to help build state economy (6-12-05)
Current timber boom just passing Oregon by (4-19-05)
Timber is giant of Florida agriculture (4-15-05)
Small sawmills hang tough (3-26-05)
Michigan businessman uses old CCI shop for sawmill (4-10-05)
Sawmills see near-record production of lumber (3-25-05)
No End in Sight for Lumber Mill Strike (3-21-05)
New faces at softwood lumber talks won't mask long-standing differences (3-29-05)
Large Canadian lumber producers continue to consolidate and increase production (3-14-05)
Solid Wood Battles for Millwork Markets (2-23-05)
Chaleur Sawmills completes three major projects (2-1-05)
Soft maple market strengthens (2-1-05)
Control System Speeds Lumber Printing (12-04)
Family sawmill picks up speed following market downtrend (12-04)
Five-year capital investment plan positions Iowa sawmill for future markets (12-04)
Hammond Lumber Company loves it in Bangor
Rarity in the timber industry: Company to build sawmill (1-25-05)
Building on an old saw (11-6-04)
Eucalyptus hybrid a 'green' wood favorite (10-15-04)
Imported timber, exported future (10-17-04)
Eucalyptus hybrid a 'green' wood (10-9-04)
U.S. Lumber Industry Urges Bush to Appeal Nafta Tariff Ruling (9-13-04)
Trade ruling disappoints Montana timber industry (9-4-04)
Georgia-Pacific sells 3 lumber mills to Allegheny Wood (9-7-04)
North Pacific Lumber expands in Missouri (7-31-04)
Wolf River Lumber to add 30 new jobs (8-7-04)
Ohio Sawmill Continues Improvements (8-3-04)
Hancock Lumber Expands Kiln Capacity (7-2-04)
Small is big at this NY sawmill (6-28-04)
Lumber Company One of Few in Iowa That Exports to China (6-21-04)
Texas lumber market trends discussed at forestry and ag summit (6-20-04)
Lumber Liquidators makes profitable move (6-15-04)
Tacoma lumber mill changes hands (6-1-04)
Flexibility Lets Small Maine Mill Flourish (4-1-04)
Gulf Lumber: a Tradition of Excellence (3-17-04)
Spikes in Lumber Costs Could Dampen Residential Building in Ohio (3-16-04)
Mountain Forest mills sold (3-10-04)
Five generations of Kirks keep sawmill going (3-10-04)
Weyerhaeuser Announces Intent to Sell Three Wood Products Facilities in the Southeast (3-4-04)
Specialized lumber maker grows with aid of city, county (2-17-04)
Going green is good business for Mexican lumber cooperative (2-10-04)
Canfor unveils jumbo sawmill (2-10-04)
Lumber Liquidators (1-26-04)
Mississippi timber industry remains steady in 2003 (12-18-03)
Lumber companies on the dock (12-17-03)
Musser Lumber Expands in Virginia (12-12-03)
Canadian company will sell Home Depot enviro-friendly lumber (12-3-03)
Historic tipi-burner headed to Fort Missoula (12-12-03)
U.S. government, lumber industry agree to terms for ending softwood dispute (12-7-03)
Tembec to temporarily close two mills (11-24-03)
Weyerhaeuser closing Canadian lumber mill (11-4-03)
Maine lumberman plumbs market for white pine buyers (10-21-03)
Lincoln Logs buys Saratoga Springs lumber mill (10-9-03)
Wood waste focus of Maine project to find efficient utilization of raw material (10-5-03)
Lumber shortage may increase cost of wood products (9-17-03)
Chesapeake Hardwood Consolidates Operations In Virginia
Universal Forest Products Named by Industry Week Magazine As One of the Top 50 Manufacturers in the United States (9-23-03)
U.S.-Canada Lumber Trade Issue: Latest Developments (9-4-03)
Soggy summer leaves sawmill business soaked (8-15-03)
10 jobs to come with lumber company move (8-12-03)
Price of hardwoods helps Arkansas mills carve out earnings (8-26-03)
Southern pine mills shutting down (8-18-03)
New softwood deal rejected in U.S. (7-31-03)
Canadian lumber mills cut back production (6-10-03)
LP lumber mill to close, idling 137 (5-22-03)
Tree-covered hills are haven for niche sawmill industry (5-12-03)
Collins has unveiled their new state-of-the-art mill in Chester, CA
Canfor to purchase Daaquam Lumber Inc. and Produits Forestiers Anticosti Inc. (04/09/03)
Lumber boss says no to senators (3-15-03)
Weyerhaeuser sued for alleged market manipulation (4-6-03)
LP Reaches a Definitive Agreement to Sell Two Florida Sawmills (2-25-03)
Region's lumber used for tables, tools, even bats (3-6-03)
WTO panel to examine softwood duties (1-8-03)
Johnson Lumber opens Edgewater, MD site (2-11-03)
Lumber talks break down (2-25-03)
LAUZON Industries Inc. pursues expansion plans with new Agreement to Acquire Produits Forestiers Turpin Inc (1-17-03)
Family Business Up In Flames (1-01-03)
Investors sought for Sault-based mill (01/03/03)
U.S. lumber demand to reach record levels in 2003
Sawmill Owners Waiting On Lumber Code Decision (12-10-02)
Massachusetts lumber company proposes Raymond plant (12-2-02)
Tembec posts loss and warns of weakness ahead (11-15-02)
Trade Uninterrupted by Mahogany Decision (11-15-02)
UN body regulates mahogany trade, Brazil opposed (11-15-02)
Woodland owners to discuss lumber grading (11-7-02)
U.S. Plastic Lumber to supply railroad ties to Chicago Transit Authority
Bush backing off mahogany issue launched by his father (11-1-02)
Lumber duties not helping in U.S. (10-28-02)
Strong demand drives Trex Company revenue and earnings growth in 3Q (10-28-02)
Ottawa to Ease Effect of U.S. Lumber Tariff (10-9-02)
Bush imposes Canadian lumber tariffs (3-22-02)
MALAYSIA: INCREASE IN PRICE IN THE SAWNTIMBER MARKET

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