A sawmill in Banks that closed earlier this year will remain shut down indefinitely due to a lack of available timber, according to its owner, Hampton Lumber. The mill employed 58 people. “We are well ...

Earlier this month, Gov. John Bel Edwards and a gaggle of other officials trekked to the tiny town of Plain Dealing in northern Bossier Parish, where they announced the construction of a new, $110 ...

ralston, pa. -- Flecks of fine sawdust float like powdery snow around Bill Brooks’ lumber yard after his saws slice through fresh logs. That is, when the saws are in use. Workers operate them just ...

The price of lumber impacts many industries, from construction to transportation. When the real estate market cools down, fewer people spend money on home improvements and home construction, which ...

The project will eventually create more than 100 direct permanent jobs. “We are excited to be bringing a high-tech sawmill, and the skilled jobs it will provide, to central Louisiana, and to provide a ...

WILLMAR -- James Dykema said he doesn't consider himself an artist when he's making his handcrafted wooden furniture. But there's little doubt that he looks at wood with an artist's eye when he's ...

Back in 2012, one of the major employers in Montrose, Colorado, a sawmill, was in receivership and on the brink of collapse. At the time, local media reported that the cost of logging timber had ...

From sawmills to store shelves to your own hammer swings, lumber can tell you a lot about what is going on in the economy right now. Lumber prices soared over the last year, frustrating would-be ...