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US Construction Job Openings: April 2015
The number of open, unfilled construction sector positions has been elevated during 2015. According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and NAHB analysis, construction sector jobs declined from 168,000 to 153,000 in April from March. However, the 168,000 estimate for March was upwardly revised from a preliminary reading of 147,000. Construction Jobs,…
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Sawmill Investments
Western Forest Products, Weyerhaeuser, and Interfor all this week announced sawmill upgrades or added shifts. Sawmill Upgrades Nanaimo, BC’s, Western Forest Products is spending $30 million to upgrade three Vancouver Island sawmills, as part of a $125-million capital plan by the company to become more competitive and line up new markets. The Duke Point, BC,…
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Sawmill Curtailments, Closures
Tl’oh Forest Products, out of Fort St. James, BC, will be closing its doors as of July 31st, putting 43 employees out of work, according to 250News Wednesday. The plant produced finger-joint products, but the company says there has been “a fundamental shift in markets that does not allow the business to remain viable”.” The…
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Madison’s Lumber Market Comment: JUNE 15 2015
MADISON’S LUMBER MARKET COMMENT: JUNE 15 2015 Fresh data out last week from Canada, British Columbia, Alberta, and the US Census shows improvement for forest products manufacturing sales and exports in North America so far this year. Nationally, StatsCan data shows the total VALUE of exports by Canadian sawmills for January to April up 15.3…
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North America Construction Framing Dimension Lumber Wholesale Price: 06/12
