Weyerhaeuser breaks ground on $500 million south Arkansas facility

WARREN, Ark. – Weyerhaeuser Company broke ground Wednesday on a $500 million facility expected to have an impact on south Arkansas.

Officials said the company’s TimberStrand facility near Monticello and Warren is expected to bring 200 “high quality” jobs to the region upon completion

Weyerhaeuser officials explained that its TimberStrand product is a laminated strand lumber engineered for consistent strength and straightness, used in a range of building applications for single- and multi-family wood-frame construction. The new facility will add approximately 10 million cubic feet of annual production capacity, helping meet growing demand.

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