One of northern Louisiana’s largest private owners of timberlands, Plum Creek, said the industry is poised for a resurgence here and throughout the South.
Steve Hanley and April Salter of Plum Creek, which owns about 400,000 acres in northern Louisiana, spoke to The News-Star’s Editorial Board on Wednesday about the timber industry and the company’s role in it.
Plum Creek, which owns 6.4 million acres throughout the United States, employs 25 workers here with offices in Farmerville and Winnfield. It also contracts with 18 to 20 local loggers.
“We just feel the timber business has a tremendously positive horizon,” said Hanley, who works in the Farmerville office as the company’s senior resource manager. Hanley attributes the coming rise of timber fortunes to multiple factors and says the turnaround has already begun.
From The News-Star: https://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130724/NEWS01/307240021/Plum-Creek-predicts-surge-for-timber-industry