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Canfor Canal Flats, BC, Lays off 81
Read more: Canfor Canal Flats, BC, Lays off 81Canfor, headquartered in Vancouver, BC, February 5 announced to their Canal Flats, BC, employees that the mill would be going from two shifts to one affecting 81 employees due to lack of economically available fibre effective May 4, 2015. Doug Singer, President of United Steelworkers Local 1-405 in Cranbrook, BC, told the Kootenay Advisor, “This…
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British Columbia Sawmill Dust Control
Read more: British Columbia Sawmill Dust ControlWorkSafeBC now has new powers to shut down workplaces, impose penalties on the spot, collect evidence, and compel payment of fines against employers who don’t comply with safety rules. WorkSafeBC has been overhauling investigation and inspection methods after flawed techniques were cited by the Crown for its decision not to lay criminal charges in both…
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US Leading Economic Index: January 2015
Read more: US Leading Economic Index: January 2015Suggesting a positive short-term outlook, the Conference Board released a report Thursday showing a modest increase by its index of leading US economic indicators in the month of January. The Conference Board said the leading economic index edged up by 0.2 per cent in January following a downwardly revised 0.4 per cent increase in December.…
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Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates, US
Read more: Mortgage Delinquency and Foreclosure Rates, USThe delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.68 per cent of all loans outstanding at the end of 4Q 2014, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association Wednesday. The delinquency rate for mortgage loans was the lowest level since 3Q 2007. The delinquency rate decreased 17…
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US Southern Pine, Hardwood Lumber Exports: 2014
Read more: US Southern Pine, Hardwood Lumber Exports: 2014Southern Pine lumber exports finished 2014 at a record volume of just over 552 mmbf, a jump of 17 per cent above the 2013 export total, said the Southern Forest Products Association Friday. Southern Pine lumber exports have more than doubled in the past five years, the agency said. Meanwhile, US exports of hardwood lumber…
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US New and Pending Homes Sales: January 2015
Read more: US New and Pending Homes Sales: January 2015The US Commerce Department said Wednesday that sales of new homes in January dipped 0.2 per cent to 481,000 units. The January 2015 pace of new home sales in the US, released by the Census Department Wednesday, was 5.3 per cent higher than the sales rate recorded in January 2014. Total inventory was 218,000, seasonally…
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Northwest Hardwoods Acquires
Read more: Northwest Hardwoods AcquiresNorthwest Hardwoods, out of Longview, WA, has completed the acquisition of Industrial Timber & Lumber, based in Beachwood, OH. ITL is one of the largest global suppliers of North American hardwood. It sells over 200 million board feet of hardwood lumber annually and has approximately 400 employees. ITL owns two integrated sawmills, four concentration yards…
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Madison’s Weekly Construction Framing Lumber Prices Update: Feb 27 ’15
Read more: Madison’s Weekly Construction Framing Lumber Prices Update: Feb 27 ’15check it out . . . http://162.213.156.131/~madisonsreport/lumber-prices/ also check out . . . http://162.213.156.131/~madisonsreport/lumber-prices/lumber-price-graphs/
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Canada Lumber Sales & Exports 2014: Volumes & Values
Read more: Canada Lumber Sales & Exports 2014: Volumes & ValuesCanada Lumber Sales & Exports 2014: Vols & Vals from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
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Canada Lumber Sales & Exports 2014: Volumes & Values
Read more: Canada Lumber Sales & Exports 2014: Volumes & ValuesCanada Lumber Sales & Exports 2014: Vols & Vals from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
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US Architecture Billings Index
Read more: US Architecture Billings IndexAfter nine consecutive months of growth, January’s Architecture Billing Index (ABI) reported a “softening” in US design activity. According to the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the January ABI score was 49.9, down from a mark of 52.7 in December. This score reflects a “very modest decrease” in design services (any score above 50 indicates…
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US Architecture Billings Index
Read more: US Architecture Billings IndexAfter nine consecutive months of growth, January’s Architecture Billing Index (ABI) reported a “softening” in US design activity. According to the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the January ABI score was 49.9, down from a mark of 52.7 in December. This score reflects a “very modest decrease” in design services (any score above 50 indicates…
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Producer Price Index, US: January 2015
Read more: Producer Price Index, US: January 2015US producer prices posted a record decline in January, weighed down by plunging energy costs, pointing to very benign inflation pressures in the near term. The Labor Department said Wednesday its producer price index for final demand dropped 0.8 per cent, the biggest drop since the revamped series started in November 2009, after falling 0.2…
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US Housing Starts: January 2015
Read more: US Housing Starts: January 2015Construction starts on new homes in the US fell 2 per cent in January, data released Wednesday by the US Commerce Department shows. Housing starts dropped to a seasonally adjusted, annual rate of 1.065 million, below December’s downwardly revised estimate of 1.087 million. Still, last month’s rate was 18.7 per cent above the 897,000 annual…
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Housing Starts, Canada: January 2015
Read more: Housing Starts, Canada: January 2015Home builders in Canada largely shrugged off the woes of the oil patch as the pace of new residential construction picked up in January. Housing starts rose to a seasonally adjusted 187,276 in January, increasing 4.3 per cent compared to December, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reported February 9. Canada Housing Starts The rise in…
