The Professional Logging Contractors of Maine, a decades-old trade association, has a new name and potentially some new members. The group announced Tuesday that it has rebranded as the ...

In a survey with their members, the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine says nearly two thirds of contractors are facing revenue loss and uncertainty with their business moving forward.

Maine logging is part of the state’s forest products sector, which is worth an estimated $7.7 billion annually. Logging contributed an estimated $582 million to the state economy in 2021.

Logging contractors in Maine are struggling to remain afloat in a rising tide of cost increases as their profit margins shrink. Prices on equipment, labor, fuel, insurance and parts have all been ...

Steve Howard, 74, of Berwick has been building log homes in southern Maine and New Hampshire since the 1970s. He said he’s never been quite as busy as during the pandemic.

But on Saturday, you’ll also have a chance to watch the Axe Women Loggers of Maine — possibly the country’s only all-women logging show — demonstrate their rapid-fire precision ax throwing ...

"Using information from the Quarterly Census on Employment and Wages, in Maine the industry saw a 15% decline in total number of jobs, while the jobs in the industry nationally dropped 9%, between ...

Around 30% to 40% of Maine’s logging workers will reach retirement age within 10 years, according to the state’s 2024 Forest Opportunity Roadmap, a collaborative report led by industry members ...

Steve Howard, 74, of Berwick has been building log homes in southern Maine and New Hampshire since the 1970s. He said he’s never been quite as busy as during the pandemic.