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South Florida Lumber Companies Looking Solid

Take all the wood to build the frames of all the homes permitted in the past 12 months in Lee, Charlotte, Collier and Palm Beach counties — the places where Florida Weekly is distributed. Take all those two-by-four pieces of lumber, and they would stretch 26,000...

Economist Says Future Looks Good For Southern Forest Industry

At least one economist and a local timber products manufacturer see a bright future for the Southern forest industry. Lynn Michaelis, president of Strategic Economic Analysis, told participants at the Georgia Forestry Association conference last month that the next 10...

South Carolina Forest Industry Begins Making A Comeback

The South Carolina forest industry is making a comeback. The state’s forests are fuller than at any time in the past 100 years, just as demand for wood is very slowly on the rise and prices also are creeping up. That could portend a pine harvest boom in the next seven...

Georgia Timber Industry Showing Growth

Hurt by the collapsing housing market, the timber industry in Georgia is showing signs of a potential rebound. The state’s $15 billion timber industry was punished during the Great Recession. Forestry industry payrolls peaked at nearly 68,000 before the housing bust,...