(NEW YORK)Newly released figures on paper shipments confirm the sector's rapid contraction as producers accelerate capacity cuts in to retain pricing power, analysts said.READ MORE

(HELENA, Mont.)Sen. Jon Tester is requesting an investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's inspector general. The Montana Democrat wants the inspector to investigate a pending agreemen...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Makers of building materials faced more bad news Wednesday as the U.S. government reported residential housing construction in October fell to its lowest pace ever.READ MORE

(HELENA, Mont.)U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey says Missoula County's recent appeal over federal handling of a Freedom of Information Act request is "superfluous and uninformed."READ MORE

(SEATTLE)Plum Creek Timber Co. said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 42 cents per share. The real estate investment trust said the dividend is payable Nov. 28 to sharehold...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of lumber and wood products companies fell Monday after a government report showed a weak housing market in September contributed to another monthly decline in construction ...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Wall Street analysts Monday cut their ratings on numerous forest products and paper companies as the sector's prospects for 2009 turned increasingly dour.READ MORE