For many manufacturers, having a producer partner of sufficient scale to meet their growing needs is important.  Alder manufacturers are generally different than a lot of the Eastern sawmills.  Cascade is 92% Alder, 8% PC Maple, and makes nearly 19...

Alder has a great story behind it that makes it one of the best species to promote around a Green marketing message.  The following Alder facts are important – Fast growing trees like Alder store the most carbon during their first decades, often a tree’s most...

IWF is a great bi-annual show showcasing trends in machinery, materials, and manufacturing to cabinet, furniture, and millwork manufacturers across North America.  After going for most of the past 38 years, the trends one has seen are both amazing and, as a...

We often get asked, “How Much Alder Does Cascade Make?”. Some are looking for information requested by managers regarding the security of their supply chain. Others are just curious. Some are likely to compare us to our main competitor, as the Alder business is...

Over the last several weeks, we have been fortunate to have several great customers visit Cascade. These customer visits are essential in helping our customers understand the production processes involved in making their lumber. However, the more important part has...

Making Sure One-Off Purchases Are Beneficial Long-Term  “If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is.”  Business is challenging for many companies right now. Producers are battling for orders, and the intense competition creates pricing pressures we...

I was fortunate last week to get to see many of our valued customers in the Dallas TX area.  While none were as busy as they wanted to be, most noted steady Alder sales that reflect the current slower new housing markets.   The following observations...

Many may not realize that some of the most effective solutions to addressing our climate challenges lie in our existing land and forests. Forests can store even more carbon through sustainable forest management, which has been proven significant in sequestering more...

Our Emerald Marketing Alliance with Murphy Plywood is 3 months old this week.  Our initial objective in greatly expanding the volume of domestically-produced Alder plywood in the marketplace is being met.  Murphy is pressing record amounts of Alder plywood...

4/4 Superior Value Alder – 5 Truckloads/Containers available for prompt shipment “Cascade has come up with a Superior chop first grade called SUP Value, this grade is designed for chop first applications. If you are making panels and do not need to rip first,...

Earlier this month, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reached a settlement agreement to resolve a series of lawsuits against the organization that focused on commissions and the long-standing model of the seller paying a 3% commission to both his/her listing...