Mar 23, 2018 | News, News/PR
Attracting new corporate headquarters to Georgia draws lots of attention — deservedly so. Announcements of business expansions are similarly celebrated, again as they should be. And the idea of creating manufacturing jobs in America is seemingly today’s holy grail. So...
Jun 10, 2016 | News, News/PR
It’s one of the most destructive insects native to South Georgia, and it can wreak havoc on the pine tree crop. The Georgia Forestry Commission says there hasn’t been an outbreak of southern pine beetle cases in the last 20 years, but now, unfortunately,...
Feb 3, 2016 | News, News/PR
Employees working in forestry earned more in wages and salaries in 2014 than people in any other Georgia manufacturing industry, according to a report issued by the Georgia Institute of Technology. Georgia’s forest industry ranked first in the state for compensation,...
Sep 22, 2014 | News, News/PR
The American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced that Georgia State Forester Robert Farris and the Georgia Forestry Commission are the 2014 recipients of the Sustained Excellence Award. The award is presented each year by AFF to a state forestry agency partner who has...
Aug 4, 2014 | News, News/PR
At least one economist and a local timber products manufacturer see a bright future for the Southern forest industry. Lynn Michaelis, president of Strategic Economic Analysis, told participants at the Georgia Forestry Association conference last month that the next 10...