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Oregon Timber Harvest: 2014
Oregon’s timber harvest decreased slightly last year, ending a four-year run of gains that began after the Great Recession, the state Department of Forestry said Wednesday. The 4.13 billion board feet harvested in 2014 represents a 1.7 per cent decline from the year before. It was, however, the second consecutive year of more than 4…
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Sawmill Fires
Fire crews in Maple Ridge, BC, Friday morning knocked down an early morning fire at the Southcoast Reman lumber mill. Flames, sparks and smoke could be seen spitting out of a conveyor belt leading to the dust collection equipment. Maple Ridge firefighters used a ladder-mounted hose to extinguish most of the flames from above. As…
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Canada Housing Starts: June 2015
Canada’s June housing starts rose more than expected from May to an 11-month high. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts rose to 202,818 in June, compared to the downwardly revised 196,981 units in May, according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation Thursday. Home Building and Permits, Canada Urban starts largely drove the…
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US House Price Index
This CoreLogic House Price Index report is for May. The recent Case-Shiller index release was for April. The CoreLogic HPI is a three month weighted average and is not seasonally adjusted (NSA). CoreLogic Reports National Homes Prices Rose by 6.3 Percent Year Over Year in May 2015 CoreLogic® … Tuesday released its May 2015 CoreLogic…
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Architecture Billing Index, US : May 2015
After experiencing relatively soft business conditions for much of the past winter and spring, many architecture firms saw signs of improvement in May. The AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) increased by more than three points to a score of 51.9 in May, where any score over 50 indicates billings growth. As a positive sign of…
