Buildings made with cross laminated timber are already commonplace in Europe, but it’s a relatively new concept here. So to say Russ Vaagen, whose family has owned Vaagen Brothers Lumber for more than ...

An online tour of Vaagen Brothers Lumber sawmill in Colville is available at www.spokesman.com. The company was pioneering in its use of small-diameter timber for lumber production. A spinoff of ...

Deep in Colville National Forest in eastern Washington state, Russ Vaagen is pointing to a delineation between woods that have been selectively thinned and those that haven’t. One side is light-filled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As wildfires become more frequent and intense, two brothers in Colville, Washington, are tackling two issues to help: making ...

Vaagen Brothers Lumber Co. plans to restart a sawmill in Midway, B.C., through a cross-border deal that should help timber workers in both the U.S. and Canada. The Midway mill had sat vacant for three ...

COLVILLE, Wash. — Russ Vaagen, whose family has a 66-year-long history in Washington state’s timber industry, sees a future in mass timber. The former president of family-owned Vaagen Brothers Lumber ...

A fire at the Vaagen Brothers Lumber Mill in Colville Wednesday night shut down operations as the company was forced to send almost half of its 100-employee work force home. The mill produces ...