West Coast Business Trends
West Coast Talks About Tariffs, Recession Potential And Buyer Hesitation At the time of this writing, the new U.S. administration just rescinded a 25 percent
Zach Miller
05/12/2025
Author: Zach Miller
Editor and fourth generation of the Miller family to work at Miller Wood Trade Publications.
West Coast Business Trends
By Zach Miller After A Strong Start To 2025 For West Coast Producers, Uncertainty Prevails At the time of this writing, a 25 percent tariff
Zach Miller
03/04/2025
West Coast Business Trends
The end of 2024 brought an unusual slight uptick in pricing in tandem with the usual seasonal dip in demand. Post U.S. election and heading
Zach Miller
01/02/2025
Siskiyou Forest Products Inc. Celebrates 50th Anniversary
“One thing I can say for Siskiyou Forest Products, is that we reinvest probably just as much as anybody. We put our money in ourselves
Zach Miller
11/04/2024
West Coast Business Trends
As we approach the end of what can be described as a very sluggish year for most wood products manufacturers, many West Coast producers, and
Zach Miller
11/04/2024
WHA Annual Convention Provides Education, Entertainment
Ilani Casino Hotel in Ridgefield, WA, was the site of the recent Western Hardwood Association Annual Convention. This year’s theme was All In On Hardwood:
Zach Miller
11/01/2024
Family Owned Partap Forest Products Introduces Primary Sawmill
“We pride ourselves on the value of each member of our team and their contribution to Partap’s success and growth over the years,” ~ Jaspal
Zach Miller
09/02/2024
West Coast Business Trends
At the time of this writing West Coast producers and distributors, seemed to agree this has been a difficult year. The marketplace has been sluggish
Zach Miller
09/02/2024
Jazz Forest Products: A Family Company Producing The Finest Western Red Cedar and Softwood Products
“Knowing that we have control over our products from the very beginning of the process to the very end allows us to make the right
Zach Miller
07/10/2024
WRCLA Celebrates 70 Years As Environmentally Friendly Building Product
This year marked the 70th Anniversary of the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association, aka WRCLA/Real Cedar, established in 1954. That milestone was celebrated by the
Zach Miller
07/10/2024
Portland Teams Up With NAWLA Regional Meeting
Amaterra Winery in Portland, OR, was the site recently for the North American Wholesale Lumber Association’s (NAWLA) Portland Regional Meeting. The evening included networking with
Zach Miller
07/10/2024
WWPA Honors 2024 Master Lumberman
Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) concluded its 2024 Annual Meeting recently at the Hotel Indigo in Vancouver, WA. The three-day event brought together industry leaders
Zach Miller
07/10/2024
Vancouver Welcomes NAWLA Regional Meeting
The Vancouver Club in Vancouver, BC, was the site of a recent regional meeting hosted by the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA). Scheduled speakers
Zach Miller
07/10/2024
West Coast Business Trends
At the time of this writing, West Coast producers are struggling with high log costs and lack of high-grade fi- ber. Labor seems to always
Zach Miller
07/10/2024
West Coast Business Trends
At the time of this writing mortgage rates are still hovering around 6.8 percent, and while housing starts are predicted to jump from 1.42 to
Zach Miller
05/09/2024
Music City Welcomes Thousands to FenceTech 2024
Nashville, TN, recently welcomed members and guests of the American Fence Association (AFA) to that organization’s annual convention and trade show – FenceTech 2024. Considered
Zach Miller
03/09/2024
Prime Forest Products, Growing In the Right Direction
“It’s going to place us on the map. Companies and lumber professionals will look at us more seriously, knowing that we possess our own iron
Zach Miller
03/09/2024
West Coast Business Trends
By Zach Miller At the time of this writing, the North American Lumber market, relative to this time of year, can best be described as
Zach Miller
03/09/2024
West Coast Business Trends
As we kick off 2024, the North American lumber market could best be described as lackluster. West Coast manufacturers are dealing with a myriad of
Zach Miller
01/09/2024
Speakers Provide Important Industry Updates At WHA Annual Convention
If you are in the Hardwood lumber business, you know things are a little rough in the marketplace. During the recently concluded annual convention of
Zach Miller
10/01/2023
Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. Provides High Quality Wood Items To Global Markets
“To ensure our forest resources remain sustainable we strive to achieve the most value from them by investing in our people and technology.” – Greg
Zach Miller
09/09/2023