Small, specialized sawmills are seeing growth during the pandemic. Consumers have been taking on DIY home-renovation projects and are willing to pay more for custom products in a marketplace of ...

Up until now, locally milled lumber in Alaska couldn’t be used in residential building projects. That wasn’t because of quality, but because building codes typically require a grade stamp from a ...

SOLON — When a cherry tree fell on an Iowa City house during the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho, Paul Koffron got the call. Koffron, 65, owner of Koffron Hardwoods & Cabinets in Tiffin, used his portable ...

RICE LAKE — After 42 years, the owner of Lester River Sawmill is retiring and has sold his business on Rice Lake Road. Former owner Mike Biron, now 68, started the sawmill in 1980 when he stepped away ...