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The Laird Norton Company started as a partnership between two brothers and a cousin. This initial relationship has grown into a family business with more than 380 members. Throughout its growth the Laird Norton family has maintained a healthy connection to its heritage.

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In the early 1900s, LNC and members of the Laird Norton family were instrumental in the founding of major lumber companies in the western states, including Weyerhaeuser Company, the Potlatch Corporation, and Boise-Payette Lumber.

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In 1968 LNC founded the Laird Norton Trust Company, which has grown to become the largest independent wealth management firm in the Pacific Northwest. LNC’s focus on the financial services industry led to the acquisition and subsequent growth of Wentworth, Hauser & Violich, an investment management firm with over $8.2 billion in assets under management.

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Lanoga, formed in 1978, started as a collection of LNC’s retail lumber operations. Under LNC’s guidance Lanoga grew to become the nation’s third-largest professional building materials dealer. Lanoga’s sale in early 2006 to Fidelity Capital led to the creation of Pro-Build Holdings, Inc., the country’s largest building materials supplier to production homebuilders.