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Conifex Timber Gets $130 Million To Restart Arkansas Sawmill
Conifex Timber Inc. of Vancouver said this week that it received a $130 million secured revolving credit facility to fund the modernization and restart of its sawmill in El Dorado. The company, whose lumber products are sold in the U.S., China, Japan and Canada, said...
Mississippi’s Biewer Lumber Sawmill In Early Production Phase
In December of last year Biewer Lumber announced it would be locating to the City of Newton. The Midwest company has invested more than 85 million dollars in this project. Plant manager Jason Otto said they are in the early start of production. The company is expected...
Arkansas Man Draws Federal Sentence For Defrauding Georgia-Pacific
Kenneth W. Atkins, 56, of Crossett was sentenced Thursday to 68 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and three counts of money laundering. Kenneth Elser, United States attorney for the...
Forest Health And Invasive Species Program Keeps Southern Forests Strong
Tree-munching insects, marauding fungi, and non-native plants are threatening the health of forests in the Southern United States. To combat these menaces, accurate, up-to-date information on pest and invasive species management and control is key. The Forest Health...
Virginia Governor Announces Agriculture And Forestry Industries Grants
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the award of three planning grants from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund. The Commonwealth awarded a total of $64,000 to projects by Floyd County and the New River Valley Regional Commission...
Clemson: Wildfires Are Nature’s Way Of Making Room For New Life
When people and property are endangered, wildfires are viewed as calamities. And, indeed, to those directly affected, they can be deadly and devastating. But from Mother Nature’s point of view, wildfires play an integral role in the health of a forest by thinning...
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