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Idaho Company Buys Closed Louisiana Sawmill, Plans To Reopen It
An Idaho company has bought a shuttered sawmill in Coushatta, Louisiana and plans to reopen it later this year, creating 90 jobs, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Tuesday. The mill closed in 2008 because of the recession. Idaho Timber LLC, of Boise, is renovating the mill...
Florida’s Total Forested Acreage Is Gradually Increasing
Florida’s forestry authorities are confident of the state’s program to expand the amount of forested acres and ensure those lands can support the natural environment and the needs of the construction industry. About 120,000 acres of trees are replanted annually to...
N.C. State In Negotiations With Buyer For 80,000-Acre Hofmann Forest
N.C. State University officials are negotiating with a potential buyer for the 80,000-acre Hofmann Forest, a research site near Jacksonville that university officials hope to convert to cash to help support the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources....
Virginia Governor Announces Opening Of Agriculture, Forestry Trade Office In China
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today as part of his trade and marketing mission to Asia the formal opening of a representative office in mainland China dedicated to increasing agricultural and forestry product exports to China, the world’s most populous...
German Company To Open World’s Largest Wood Pellet Plant In Louisiana
The world’s largest wood pellet plant is coming to one of the smallest towns in Central Louisiana. German Pellets GmbH will begin work immediately on a $300 million plant in Urania that is expected to employ about 80 people directly and support more than 400 indirect...
Texas A&M Forest Service Deploys Following Fertilizer Plant Explosion
A Texas A&M Forest Service Incident Management Team has deployed to Central Texas to aid in response and recovery efforts following a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The 18-member team — as well as the agency’s mobile command post and...
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