New Timber Jobs Coming to Snohomish County
A new facility soon to be built in Darrington will produce “cross-laminated timber” which is more environmentally friendly and just as strong as concrete or steel.
Policy and Community Programming
Cross Laminated Timber
Forterra recognizes potential in CLT and mass timber products and is leading a broad coalition to address the diverse needs of the state’s communities: workforce and residential housing for a growing urban population, employment in rural areas and improved health in public forests through responsible sourcing.
Rep. Smith Secures Over $8 Million For Community Projects in the 9th District
Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) announced the successful inclusion of $8,148,000 million in the FY 2022 House appropriations bills for ten community projects in the 9th District.
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MultiCare Invests $5 Million in Forterra Fund to Improve Community Health through Affordable Housing
Investment in Forterra’s Strong Communities Fund II supports a sustainable model for creating community-driven affordable housing in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood
Town Of Darrington Received $6 Million Federal Grant for New Wood Innovation Center
Highlights Town of Darrington receives $6 million federal grant to advance the new Darrington Wood Innovation Center, totaling to $8 million in state and federal support The Center will provide a hub for the next generation of innovative wood product
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Forterra Receives $2.5 Million Award to Prototype Modular Cross Laminated Timber for Attainable Housing
WASHINGTON – Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) and Wells Fargo named Forterra one of the six winners of the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge, a nationwide competition that began in January 2020 to find the most innovative and scalable solutions to increase
Town of Darrington Announces New Wood Innovation Center
DARRINGTON, WA – The Town of Darrington today announced plans to develop the Darrington Wood Innovation Center, a campus that will house and attract new wood fiber-based innovation and manufacturing companies. The Center will include companies building or manufacturing mass timber,
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Forterra recognized in new Forbes opportunity zones list
SEATTLE, WA – Forbes named Washington state nonprofit, Forterra, one of the top 20 organizations nationwide committed to achieving equitable and sustainable economic growth in key opportunity zones. Forbes’ published the top 20 list on December 12 in partnership with
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Forterra CEO Michelle Connor navigates tricky — and often contentious — landscapes
Michelle has been at the helm of Forterra since 2018 but has been with the organization for 28 years, most of her professional career.
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The natural legacy we leave to future generations shouldn’t be part of the D.C. political scrum
Protecting our land and water used to be above politics. It should be again. Iroquois wisdom held that we should think ahead seven generations. Today, too often, we seem challenged to think ahead even one. The consequences fall not only
