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Georgia Timber Industry Showing Growth
Hurt by the collapsing housing market, the timber industry in Georgia is showing signs of a potential rebound. The state’s $15 billion timber industry was punished during the Great Recession. Forestry industry payrolls peaked at nearly 68,000 before the housing bust,...
State Budget Brings Uncertainty To North Carolina Forestry Museum
The state spent $2 million two years ago renovating the North Carolina Museum of Forestry in downtown Whiteville, so supporters were surprised by a move in the legislature to cut the museum out of the state budget. The state Senate budget omits the $357,000 needed to...
Dogwood Alliance Launches Campaign Against Logging For Energy In The South
Southern forests are being burned for electricity, and a new campaign announced today aims to put an end to it. Dogwood Alliance and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have launched “Our Forests Aren’t Fuel” to raise awareness of an alarming and...
Southern Timber Industry Goes After Green LEED Certification
Green building is one of the world's fastest-growing industries. The program known as LEED certifies a million and a half square feet of building space every day. But in North Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill today that would ban the use of LEED on public...
Florida Lumber Mill Expected To Bring 350 Jobs
An Austrian lumber company plans to build a $130 million sawmill near Live Oak, Florida employing 350 people, a project touted as a shot in the arm to the local economy while also raising concerns about its impact on the timber supply and competing sawmills as well as...
North Carolina House Takes Final Vote On Anti-LEED Bill
The North Carolina House of Representatives was scheduled to take a final vote on proposed legislation that may bar the use of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system on public projects. Nucor Corp. recently issued a statement in support of the...
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