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West Linn, Oregon, July 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) is pleased to announce Kabira Cher Ferrell as its new Vice President, Marketing and Communications, leading the...

Oregon, June 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Linn, Ore., June 5, 2019 — The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) announced today, with unanimous board approval, that the organization will take the...

Oregon, Dec. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Linn, Ore., Dec. 28, 2018 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has appointed six members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB), Members will...

Washington, DC, Dec. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Per preliminary voting results released by the International Code Council (ICC) on December 19, 2018, all 14 tall mass timber code change proposals...

Washington, Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Softwood Lumber Board is pleased to announce that it has completed its leadership succession plan. This was an important undertaking as the Board...

Washington, D.C., July 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFramework, the 12-story tall wood building planned for Portland’s Pearl District, has announced that the project has been...

Washington, DC, June 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With a super-majority mandate from 94% of industry production representing 78% of companies voting in the referendum, the Softwood Lumber Board of...

Washington, DC, May 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that domestic manufacturers and importers of softwood lumber have voted overwhelmingly to...