Oregon mills have announced nearly 500 layoffs over the past year, cutting jobs in response to poor log supply, weak demand and difficulty finding qualified workers. The job cuts have hammered cities ...
As the cost of fighting wildfires increases, state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner has proposed a bill — developed in consultation with the logging industry — that would shift millions in expenses away from ...
A budget crisis a century in the making is coming to a head as Oregon’s rural counties wait on Congress to approve funding they’ve long relied on. The crisis originates with a compromise from the era ...
When Portland International Airport opens its refurbished main terminal in August, visitors will be met with a rippling nine-acre roof entirely constructed out of wood. The roof’s crests and valleys ...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management in November sold a combined 20.9 million board feet of timber across 1,242 public acres in Oregon, Idaho and Montana for $5,283,736, which exceeded appraised values ...
President Trump issued executive orders to increase timber production on federal lands and address wood product imports. The timber industry supports the orders, while environmental groups oppose them ...
EUGENE, Ore. — A major boost could be coming to Oregon's mass timber industry. Researchers at the University of Oregon led an initiative that has just been selected as a semi-finalist for the National ...