April 16, 2012
/ Posted in: Builders, Dealers, Framers, General
An economist who specializes in the wood products industry explains why he believes most forecasts for housing starts are too low. By Paul Jannke The U.S. housing sector is in its worst downturn in more than 50 years. With five months of data in, single-family housing starts are poised to average just 370,000 units at …
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April 16, 2012
/ Posted in: Builders, Dealers, Framers, General
In many ways, the future of wood will be shaped substantively not by what we do, but what our forefathers did decades ago. By Craig Webb Not long ago, I visited a sawmill just west of the Continental Divide that’s making a business out of our ancestors’ mistakes. Intermountain Resources’ operation in Montrose, Colo., expects …
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