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Virginia Logger Survey Focuses On Sustainability
How economically sustainable are Virginia’s logging businesses? That is the question that Scott Barrett, an extension specialist—forest operations at the Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, asked Virginia’s…
Sponsored Content Provided By BARKO
In partnership with the University of Minnesota-Duluth and the Labovitz School of Business, BARKO recently completed a comprehensive research project designed to get to the heart of how those who use BARKO equipment feel and think about the equipment, the company, the history and future of the company—essentially, the BARKO Brand…
Weyerhaeuser Increases Coastal Holdings
Weyerhaeuser Co. entered into two agreements with Forest Investment Associates to divest 69,600 acres in upstate South Carolina for $170 million, and to purchase 60,700 acres of high-quality timberlands in coastal North Carolina, South Carolina and…
Weyerhaeuser Launches Thrive Program
Weyerhaeuser Co. has launched a program that will provide targeted support to five of its rural operating communities, starting with Zwolle, La., and the northwest Louisiana region. The new program, called Thrive, involves a commitment from…
RoyOMartin Hosts 100 Year Celebration
On November 10 RoyOMartin celebrated the founding of Roy O. Martin Lumber Co., which was legally organized and incorporated in Alexandria, La. in 1923. Led by Indiana native Roy O. Martin, Sr., the company was started after the entrepreneur’s…
Highland Pellets Expanding To Mississippi
In late October Highland Grenada, LLC, an affiliate of Highland Pellets, LLC, announced the pending purchase of the former Georgeia-Pacific OSB mill site to build a new export pellet plant. According to news reports, the new plant will be a “replica” of…
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