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Auburn University Chosen For Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program
For the first time in its history, the national Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program is providing training in the eastern United States, and it is doing so at the Auburn University Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center in Andalusia. The training course, also...
Drax Biomass Moving Corporate Headquarters To Louisiana
Drax Biomass, which operates two Louisiana wood pellet manufacturing facilities as well as a shipping operation in the Port of Baton Rouge, will move its corporate headquarters from Atlanta to Monroe. Company President Pete Madden said the move allows Drax "to shift...
Arkansas Government Asks 120 Sawmills To Participate In Survey
Arkansas will ask 120 of its active sawmills to participate in a survey, which will allow it to construct year-end harvest and production reports. "The Timber Products Output Survey (TPO) helps us better understand the forest industry, and increases the visibility and...
North Carolina County Renews Duke Energy Agreement
Continuing to maintain renewable power sources, Duke Energy and Craven County Wood Energy (CCWE) have renewed a long-term power agreement to purchase 100% of the electricity produced by the 50 MW biomass-powered plant in New Bern, NC. The facility uses mainly wood...
IKEA Group Acquires 25,000 Acre Forest In Alabama
IKEA Group acquired its first U.S. forest property, covering approximately 25,000 acres in Lowndes County, Alabama. The investment in forestry is part of a broader strategy to invest in the sustainable production of resources that IKEA Group consumes directly, such as...
Sun Paper Will Increase Investment In Arkansas Plant, Add New Jobs
A Chinese company will put more money and jobs into its Arkansas industrial plant than it originally planned, according to a Tuesday news release. Sun Paper announced the total investment in its pulp mill outside of Arkadelphia is now $1.8 billion, increasing from its...
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