Apr 4, 2018 | News, News/PR
A 130-year-old Tuscaloosa company is preparing to build a new lumber mill in south Alabama, which is expected to create more than 100 jobs and produce 250 million board feet of lumber annually. The Westervelt Co. said in a news release the new facility is still in the...
Sep 27, 2017 | News, News/PR
International Paper is investing $300 million in its Riverdale Mill in Selma to help grow its industrial packaging business. The announcement was made Friday at the company’s headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. “I think it’s pretty exciting in terms of investment in...
Sep 13, 2017 | News, News/PR
From: Southern Loggin’ Times Editors Georgia-Pacific reports that it plans to build a $100 million sawmill in Talladega, Ala. at the site of a plywood plant that GP closed in 2008. Construction of the 300,000 sq. ft. operation is scheduled to begin immediately...
May 24, 2017 | News, News/PR
Georgia-Pacific is investing $50 million to upgrade the paperboard machine at the company’s mill in Escambia County, following the completion of a $388 million energy improvement project that involved two years of construction. Slated to begin in late summer,...
Oct 5, 2016 | News, News/PR
Weyerhaeuser recently announced it will make a capital investment over the next several years to upgrade its softwood lumber mill in Millport, Ala. This investment, which is consistent with Weyerhaeuser’s existing capital plan, is designed to improve cost...
