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Housing slump taking whack out of logging

Fuel expenses, mill closures double-team timber industry

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As Arkansas sawmills close their doors in response to the U.S. housing-market meltdown and chaos in the nation's mortgage markets, the ripple effect has spread well beyond the mill workers.


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This article was published April 29, 2008 at 4:38 a.m.

Front Section, Pages 1, 7 on 04/29/2008

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