May 2026 MONROEVILLE, Ala. — It was 25 years ago that John Ayres stood with a pink slip in one hand and in the other, $2,250 in cash from the sale of his old GMC pickup. He was barely a decade into his career as a procurement forester, and he was now on the precipice...
April 2026 MADISON, Fla.— Genesis Timber LLC is an established wood broker rooted in Florida’s Big Bend region, operating as the linchpin of a fully integrated operation that also includes Gray Logging LLC and Valor Trucking LLC. All three companies are independent...
March 2026 HOLLAND, Ky.— Veteran Kentucky logger Eddie Rich, Jr., 65, has built a family legacy on the foundation handed down to him by his father. Working in a lot of higher elevation hardwood stands, Rich and his small crew keep things simple and traditional,...
February 2026 CARTHAGE, Miss.—You can’t keep a good man down, the old adage (and a really excellent Alabama song) tell us. Want an example? Look no further than Lee Powers, owner of Powers Timber, LLC. Powers, 36, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when he was just...
January 2026 BATCHELOR, La. — Even by his wife and closest friends, Louisiana logger Jimmy Gaspard is better known by a different name: “They call me Tater,” he introduces himself, and so, Tater it is. Read MoreSubscribe " Inside This Issue COVER: Call Him...
December 2025 ELBA, Ala. — At Alabama’s Pea River Timber, company founder James “Macky” Bruce, 78, left, and his son Wally, 51, right, have built on the foundation of a family legacy in forest products. Today their business is guided by a commitment to transparency...
