Joseph Hardy, founder of 84 Lumber, dies on 100th birthday
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Article content FARMINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Joseph Hardy III, founder of the 84 Lumber chain of building materials stores and developer of the…
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Lumber producers are cutting back, a signal that higher interest rates are taking…
Breadcrumb Trail Links News FP Economy Commodities Growing number of Canada’s largest companies cite softening demand Canfor is cutting back production in…
Ask the Builder: Your deck’s weakest link: collapse hazard!
Tim Carter, Tribune Content Agency
Deck collapses happen all the time, and many of them never make the news.Several years ago, I attended an all-day…
3 Best Lumber Stocks for the Home Improvement and Home Building Boom
Is it too late to consider lumber stocks?
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Home Renovations up by 40% Due to Covid-19; New Book “The Art of Spindle, Stairs…
CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Covid-19 pandemic has created a huge upswing in home renovations. In particular projects for “do-it-yourselfers”. Kevin Halliday,…
3 Lumber Stocks to Buy as Timber Prices Normalize
The pandemic caused lumber prices to spike much faster than the rate of inflation. That was good news for investors who jumped aboard lumber stocks. N...…
High Lumber Prices Add Urgency to a Decades-Old Trade Fight
In 2016, toward the end of the Obama administration, the American lumber industry petitioned the government to impose duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports in response to what it…
What lumber can tell us about the economy right now.
Lumber prices soared over the past year, frustrating would-be pandemic do-it-yourselfers, jacking up the costs of new homes and serving as a compelling talking point in the debate over…
As Lumber Prices Fall, the Threat of Inflation Loses Its Bite
In the meantime, while the price declines filter into the consumer market, demand has cooled down.“The do-it-yourself sector, it’s not as robust as it was a year ago when homeowners were…
Exorbitant lumber, scarce materials hampering U.S. homebuilding By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A "For Sale" sign is posted outside a residential home in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Karen Ducey
By Lucia…