Ken Shields

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 >

Conifex Timber Inc. of Vancouver says it is "indefinitely curtailing" operations at its El Dorado sawmill. read more >

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 >

Conifex Timber Inc. of Vancouver appoints Brett Bray as vice president of U.S. operations, overseeing Conifex's sawmill in El Dorado and its recently acquired plants in Glenwood and Cross City, Florida. read more >

Ken Shields, Conifex's president and CEO, spoke to Arkansas Business late Wednesday about why the Glenwood plant in the southern part of the state was an attractive buy. read more >

Conifex Timber Inc. of Vancouver completes its acquisition of the Suwannee sawmill in Cross City, Florida, and the Caddo River sawmill in Glenwood, Arkansas, in a deal worth more than $250 million. read more >