The rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus is forcing a change in many North American residents daily work, shopping and entertainment patterns. […]
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Canadian Realtors are Reporting COVID-19 Virus Reducing Springtime Buyer Interest
Canadian realtors were looking forward to a strong spring selling season. Forecasts for sales this spring were upbeat, thanks to […]
Sun Paper Co. Terminates $1.5 Billion Project Slated For Clark County Arkansas
The long anticipated $1.5 billion Sun Paper Co., paper mill project slated for Clark County, just outside of Arkadelphia, Arkansas […]
Interfor Announces Production Curtailments and Capital Expenditure Reductions
Interfor announced corporate initiatives to address the market conditions resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak. The company is planning to reduce […]
U.S. – Canadian Border Temporarily Closed to All Non Essential Travel
The United States and Canada have jointly announced that they have agreed to temporally close their shared borders to nonessential […]
Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey for January 2020
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has just posted its Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for January. Given the […]
Katerra Announces Nick Milestone as Their Director of Mass Timber
Katerra has announced that Nick Milestone has recently been hired and will be taking on the role of director of […]
Single-Family Housing Starts & Permits Rise in February
The U.S. Census Bureau has reported that privately‐owned housing starts in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of […]
Freres Lumber Takes on the Challenges of Mass Plywood Panel Production
Rob Freres, president of Freres Lumber Company says, that going from a manufacturer of ‘commodity plywood’ to mass plywood panels […]
Boston Halts All Construction Projects Due to the Coronavirus Crisis
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh on Monday ordered a stop to all construction projects in the city, citing concerns about […]