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Housing market decline acutely felt in WV timber industry

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Sawmill operators in West Virginia are telling State Forester Randy Dye these are some of the worst times in recent memory for the state's $4 billion timber business. Dye blamed the demise of so many sawmills on a downturn in the housing market and a decline of imports coming into the United States. There are about 65 fewer sawmills running than there were only two years ago, according to the Division of Forestry, and certified loggers in the state declined from 1,141 in 2004 to 932 this year. 

 

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