Neither rain nor snow nor a rotten economy — heck, not even a disastrous fire — could keep a good lumber business down.
The saga of Whiteman Lumber Co., stretching back four generations and countless changes in the industry, marches forward as a success story in the North Idaho business world with few peers.
Never mind that the timber industry, once a stalwart with mining atop Idaho’s economic hierarchy, has fallen on hard times that have engraved RIP on the headstones of many of its businesses and suppliers.
Not Whiteman.
