Construction Dive

Swinerton, Timberlab top out mass timber factory

Scheduled for completion in 2027, the 192,000-square-foot facility, made with glue-laminated timber, is expected to be one of ...
OPB

Democrats split on charging public or timber industry for more of Oregon’s wildfire protection

Democratic lawmakers are split over whether a greater share of the hundreds of millions of dollars needed to protect the state from wildfires should come from all Oregon taxpayers or from the private ...
Woodworking Network

Timberlab finalizes 192,000-square-foot CLT production facility

Located in Millerburg, Oregon, just 20 miles south of the State Capitol, Independence Hall marks a significant step forward ...
OPB

Oregon’s mass timber industry gets boost from federal government

Courtesy of the Port of Portland The Oregon Mass Timber Coalition will receive more than $41 million from the Biden Administration to expand the use of mass timber in housing — particularly affordable ...
KOIN 6

Oregon timber owners work feverishly to salvage burned wood

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For Oregon timber land owners whose property was damaged in the 2020 wildfires, time is ticking. “We have five logging sites working feverishly on our company lands,” said Rob ...
Oregonian

The Oregon timber industry won huge tax cuts in the 1990s. Now it may get another break thanks to a top lawmaker.

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KTVZ

Oregon Mass Timber coalition receives $41 million federal grant to create jobs, address housing needs

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition $41.4 million to develop and expand Oregon's emerging mass timber industry. The award ...