

Ontario Business Trends – October 2024
As the industry moves into early fall, businesses are still facing many challenges to reach a profit. The housing shortage on both sides of the
As the industry moves into early fall, businesses are still facing many challenges to reach a profit. The housing shortage on both sides of the
Last year was the warmest on record, and 2024 is on pace to surpass it as global cities feel the heat. Due to the “urban
Tyler Kamps is involved in sales and purchasing for Kamps Hardwoods, a wholesaler and distribution yard stationed in Dutton, MI. Kamps Hardwoods purchases roughly 9
Patrick Lumber Company Names Natalie Heacock As New President The Patrick Lumber Company Board of Directors recently announced the appointment of Natalie Heacock as the
With summer behind us, and the Labor Day holiday over, businesses are slowly gearing up for the fall and winter seasons. Businesses are planning their
In just a couple weeks, HMA members will be gathering in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for our 2024 Fall Regional Meeting. This members-only event will take
BID Group, a leader in the wood processing industry for over a century, is proud to announce its new identity as Comact. This transition marks
Throughout the Lake States region, sources that were contacted said that their sales were doing well, at the time of this writing, and that they
The Rex Lumber Company story could be told using a few basic, but important, numbers. Three – the number of generations that the Forester family
Sources working in the forest products industry in the Northeast said their market has been consistent but limited in terms of growth. One contact said
Members and guests of the Lake States Lumber Association (LSLA) met here recently at the Timber Ridge Golf Club in Minocqua, WI, for the LSLA’s
Wravor Partners With Bailey’s As North American Dealer Bailey’s Inc., located in Woodland, CA, has been selling logging, forestry, tree care and sawmill equipment for
From June 10-12th, I attended the NeoCon Design Show in Chicago. Alongside Chief Inspector Dana Spessert, Chief Operating Officer Renee Hornsby, and Chief Development Officer
Hardwood suppliers in the Southeast region have varied reports on the market at the time of this writing and most of these reports are less
The WCMA is gearing up for our 2024 Fall Conference and Plant Tour Event to be held Sept. 23-25, 2024. The number one benefit of
Sources on the West Coast reported that business in their region is steady but acknowledged that there is some market insecurity and that present factors
A domestic furniture report and a timely update on the European Union rules were highlights of the recent 2024 Summer Conference of Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers
As we ended summer, Hardwood production continued to edge down. The summer vacation period was a factor in this reduction, as is the changing trend
Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc. served as the recent host for a Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club meeting, which was attended by approximately 85 Penn-York members and
Next month, HMA members will be hitting the road for our Fall Regional Meeting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Tuesday–Thursday, October 15–17. It’s been a while
As the summer period saw heavy rainfall in many areas, sawmill production was reduced due to poorer logging conditions in certain areas. According to published