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• Northwest wood products feed hungry Asian market

  March 15, 2013 in City on Page A8 Asia is growing hungrier for American wood products, and producers in the Northwest are delving deeper into exports even as domestic lumber demand rebounds from an epic building slump. Representatives … 5

• U.S. accuses B.C. of breaking pact

  January 20, 2011 in Business on Page A10 U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk has asked for arbitration with Canada over allegations that British Columbia is selling subsidized lumber into U.S. markets. The dispute revolves around log prices for … 2

• 2009 a terrible year for Western lumber production

  September 17, 2010 in Business, Region The Western lumber industry had its worst year in 2009 since records have been kept and the outlook for this year is even more dismal.

• Potlatch gets an earful

  May 8, 2007 in Business on Page A10 About 70 Steelworkers demonstrated outside of Potlatch Corp.’s annual meeting in Spokane on Monday morning, urging company officials to offer more generous wages and benefits to workers at its Lewiston …

• Appeals, Red Tape Keep Mill Shuttered President Of Salmon Sawmill Says Future Is In Doubt

  August 4, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 The Salmon Intermountain sawmill is traditionally closed through the winter months when snow closes logging roads. But the mill is still shuttered halfway into summer. And president Dallas Olson says …

• Timber Happy With Ruling On Legal Fees

  June 17, 1995 in Idaho on Page B4 The timber industry is praising a federal court ruling ordering an Idaho sportsmen group to pay attorney fees in a battle over the Cove-Mallard area in the Panhandle. U.S. District …

• Timber Giant Facing Indictment Federal Probe May Yield Charges Against Louisiana-Pacific

  May 26, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A16 Louisiana-Pacific Corp. confirmed Thursday it expects to be indicted in a 2-year-old federal investigation into alleged fraud and criminal violations of environmental laws. Results of an internal investigation at the …