3B Timber Company Inc. is a family-owned wood processing and manufacturing business in Boonville, New York, making utility poles and other wood products while purchasing standing timber. Founded in 1987 by brothers Mark and Gary Bourgeois, the company remains family managed and grew from the Bourgeois family’s timber-industry work dating to 1981. It is also known for producing organic mulch and firewood for customers near and beyond its local community.
Hankle Lumber IncFamily members have logged Northeastern New York timber since 1954, and Hankle Lumber Inc. remains family owned and operated today. Based in East Nassau, the company turns regional logs into native lumber for customers ranging from builders to local farms, with its sawmill’s wood by-products also serving agricultural and landscaping uses.EAST NASSAU, NY
Brumbaugh Lumber LLCFounded by Chester and Carma Brumbaugh in 1982, Brumbaugh Lumber is a family-owned Shirleysburg sawmill that harvests timber, manages woodlands, clears land, and turns locally sourced logs into lumber and related wood products. Sons Corey and Wesley took over in 2004, carrying a three-generation timber tradition into a business that ships most of its output across Pennsylvania and neighboring states, with some products exported to Canada. The company also uses the whole tree, including bark for mulch and sawdust for pellets.SHIRLEYSBURG, PA
JB Mill & Fabricating, IncFounded by Jeff Bloise in 1986 as a one-man pallet-and-crate shop, JB Mill & Fabricating now turns locally harvested timber into hardwood lumber, custom industrial wood products and landscape materials in western Pennsylvania. Still family-owned and operated, the company has grown to 35 acres and more than 100 employees, while its hardwood lumber supplies local furniture makers and its products reach customers across more than 20 states. Its foresters also work directly with landowners on customized timber-management plans, connecting forest stewardship with the mill’s production.NEW WILMINGTON, PA
Weaver Brothers SawmillWeaver Brothers Sawmill is a Mifflinburg-area forest-to-market company that buys standing timber, manages and harvests it, and saws the wood at its own local mill. Established by John Weaver in 2007, the family-staffed business combines his more than 17 years of timber-industry experience with on-site oversight and Pennsylvania Sustainable Forestry Initiative training. Previously known as Cowan Lumber, it works directly with timber owners to plan harvesting and support sustainable long-term forest yields.MIFFLINBURG, PA