Western Cascade Industries is closing its lumber mill in Toledo this week and putting about 50 people out of work.

Malheur Lumber officials announced on July 23, 2024, that the John Day lumber mill is permanently closing. JOHN DAY — Grant County’s last remaining lumber mill is shutting down.

Lumber is in the spotlight as the National Association of Home Builders and the U.S. Lumber Coalition disagree about what’s behind the U.S. housing market experiencing a slump.

A coalition of timber interests is trying to block the sale of the last remaining sawmill in Grant County to a logging company based in John Day.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will announce fresh tariffs over the next month or sooner, adding lumber and forest products to previously ...

Canadian lumber has been left out of Trump's tariff blitz, despite the president's repeated threats to add to import taxes to a big chunk of U.S. wood supply. Prices for two-by-fours are tumbling ...

The president initiated an investigation that could lead to tariffs on lumber imports, nearly half of which comes from Canada.

Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, 84 Lumber Company is the nation’s largest privately held supplier of building materials, ...

If President Donald Trump follows through with his impending 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, construction costs will surge, home builders warn.

Ochoco Lumber, Malheur’s parent company, announced on July 23 it would permanently close the John Day sawmill after its log inventory is processed — likely late this year or early in 2025.

Western Cascade Industries is closing its lumber mill in Toledo this week and putting about 50 people out of work.