Dec 4, 2017 | News, News/PR
Drax Biomass Inc. (DBI) began start up production this week at its newest facility, LaSalle BioEnergy in Urania, Louisiana. “This is a very exciting moment, we have a dedicated and motivated work force that after months of upgrades, retrofits, and training is ready to...
Nov 27, 2017 | News, News/PR
Canfor Southern Pine recently announced that it will make a $28 million expansion to its Moultrie facility. Formerly Beadles Lumber Co., Canfor, a Canadian-based firm, purchased 50 percent of the Beadles operation in Moultrie and Thomasville in 2014 and now owns 100...
Nov 6, 2017 | News, News/PR
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced two planning grants have been awarded from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund. The Commonwealth awarded a total of $40,947 to projects by Fauquier & Loudoun Counties and Clarke County to...
Jul 24, 2017 | News, News/PR
The economic impact of agriculture and forestry in Virginia was $91 billion in 2016, up 30 percent from $70 billion in 2013, state officials announced Tuesday. The total employment impact of the two industries increased by about 7 percent to 442,200 jobs, or about 9...
Jul 12, 2017 | News, News/PR
The 2008 recession and increased timber company sell-offs were putting a hurt on the future of forestry in South Carolina when Gene Kodama took over as state forester. The Moncks Corner native faced a bevy of hurdles: State Forestry Commission crews were fighting...