When Simpson Timber Co. and the U.S. Forest Service worked out a unique agreement in the 1940s to manage lands on the Olympic Peninsula as one unit and provide a steady supply of logs to the company's ...

Privately owned Simpson Lumber is on the sale block. The Tacoma company has hired a financial adviser to explore the possibility of selling the concern, it said in a statement. In addition to its ...

SHELTON, Mason County — After nearly a century of operations, Simpson Lumber Co. is closing its mills in the Shelton area, resulting in the loss of about 270 jobs. The closures are part of an asset ...

SHELTON, Wash. (AP) — In a story April 28 about Simpson Lumber Co. closing its mills, The Associated Press erroneously reported the location of one of the mills. It is in the Dayton area of Mason ...

SHELTON -- In this timber mill town, most people knew where the concussive boom had come from. It was 7:45 a.m., a time when this quiet city is even quieter. An air compressor in the basement of ...

Recently I read an article that placed four of Simpson Timber Co.’s mills on the sale block, and the Shelton mill in my hometown was among those listed, triggering memories from my childhood. On my ...

SHELTON, Wash. -- At least 270 people will lose their jobs when Simpson Timber Company closes its Shelton mills. The Shelton plant, a mainstay for 125 years, will close in 60 days. Eli Stanford is a ...

A 2009 wall calendar hangs outside Rick Wood’s office door at Simpson Lumber Co.’s Longview sawmill. Fifty-six squares are highlighted in yellow, representing days the mill didn’t run. A few more ...

Privately owned Simpson Lumber Co. with mills in Tacoma, Longview and Shelton and the Southeast, is on the sale block. The Tacoma-based company has hired a financial adviser to explore the possibility ...