Anthony Timberlands Inc.
Anthonys Donate $2.5M to UA Architecture School
The donation was made in honor of Peter MacKeith, the dean of the university’s Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. read more >
Timber Surge Fuels $309M in Mill Updates
What’s behind this surge in announced sawmill updates and expansions? Historically high lumber prices. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Timber! Record Lumber Prices Fall Back to Earth
The lumber industry appears to be settling into a new normal after a frenetic spring that saw lumber prices surge to an all-time high — so high that executives were often at a loss for words to explain it. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Anthony Timberlands to Spend $10M on Malvern Mill Upgrades
Anthony Timberlands Inc. of Bearden says it will invest $10 million in improvements to its pine sawmill in Malvern over the next six to eight months. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Anthony Timberlands Cutting Production by Half at Malvern, Bearden
Anthony Timberlands Inc. is preparing to cut production in half at its Malvern and Bearden pine mills, idling about 200 employees, CEO Steve Anthony said Thursday morning. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Health Network Saved Its Members $14.7M in 2018
Arkansas Health Network of Little Rock saved the organizations it works with more than $14.7 million in 2018, the latest figure available. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Kneecapping Arkansas (Editorial)
Will Gov. Asa Hutchinson's upcoming visit to China a wise use of resources, or is the governor perhaps captive to a nostalgia for a time when the Oval Office wasn’t occupied by a man devoted to protectionist policies? read more >
Timber Industry Slowdown May Signal Recession
The country may be headed for another recession, timber industry experts told Arkansas Business last week after Conifex Timber Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia, announced an indefinite suspension of operations at its El Dorado sawmill. read more >
Timber CEO: Georgia-Pacific Closures to Range Far and Wide in Arkansas
Georgia-Pacific's announced plan to close its bleached board operations in Crossett will have a ripple effect across Arkansas' forest products industry, Steve Anthony, CEO of Anthony Timberlands Inc., told Arkansas Business. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Anthony Timberlands Seeks to Chop Health Costs
Anthony Timberlands Inc. of Bearden has partnered with the Arkansas Health Network of Little Rock to help cut costs and improve the health of about 1,000 people in the company's self-insured plan. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
A Decade After Recession, Arkansas Timber Industry Reborn
The timber industry, the biggest employer in south Arkansas, has recovered in the decade since the Great Recession. That doesn’t mean it will ever be the same. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Anthony Timberlands Buys Sawmill In Union County
Anthony Timberlands Inc. announced Thursday that it will purchase the hardwood sawmill and chip mill facility in Mt. Holly (Union County) that is owned and operated by Watson Sawmill Company Inc. read more >
Driver Dearth Chips at Arkansas Timber Industry
The state’s timber industry can’t take full advantage of a booming market because of the lack of truck drivers. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Agricultural Firms Note Strong Growth
Most large private agricultural enterprises in Arkansas posted double-digit growth last year, and the chiefs of at least two of those companies expressed cautious optimism that the worst of the recession is behind them. read more >
Turning Point for Timber as Demand Rises, Workforce Numbers Fall
Some in the timber industry in Arkansas say they see demand for forest products slowly increasing but fear that a workforce decimated by recession won’t be able to meet that demand. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Anthony Timberlands to Buy Partee Flooring Mill at Magnolia
Anthony Timberlands Inc. of Bearden says it has agreed to purchase the oak flooring mill in Magnolia owned and operated by Partee Flooring Mill LLP. read more >
by Lance Turner -
New Shifts Add 65 Jobs to Anthony Mill in Bearden
Anthony Timberlands Inc., one of the largest private companies in Arkansas, announced the addition of second shifts in three departments at its flagship plant in Bearden. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Arkansas Business Hall of Fame 2012: John Ed Anthony
John Ed Anthony's family name has been associated with lumber and timber in south Arkansas for over 100 years, and he has been a key part of that formula for the past 50. read more >
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