Walmart Partners with Canadian Mass Timber Maker on New HQ

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published January 16, 2020 at 12:54 PM CST

Engineered cross-laminated timber has superior weight-bearing capability for building construction as well as architectural beauty as finished and varnished interior design components.

Canada-based Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation is building a cross-laminated mass timber manufacturing facility in Conway, Arkansas. Walmart, a key partner in the venture, will source the mass timber to construct a new headquarters in Bentonville.

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