Jan 8, 2016 | News, News/PR
There are few things Democrats and Republicans in Washington can agree upon. One is that the western wildfire problem has gotten out of control. From the overwhelming firefighting costs to the amount of acres at high fire risk due to challenges of drought, insects and...
Jan 6, 2016 | News, News/PR
Boise Cascade will purchase two southern engineered lumber facilities. The Boise-based company will purchase the facilities from Georgia-Pacific for $215 million. The facilities are located in Thorsby, Ala. and Roxboro, N.C. The acquisition is expected to be completed...
Dec 29, 2015 | News, News/PR
Swiss Krono Group, one of the world’s leading producers of engineered wood products, and its American subsidiary, KronotexUSA Holdings, Inc., recently announced the expansion of its existing operations in Barnwell County. The company is investing $230 million to build...
Dec 21, 2015 | News, News/PR
Some $3.7 million in USDA funding is available to agricultural producers willing to help restore and protect the habitat of gopher tortoises. The money is available through the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service jointly as part of the Working Lands for...
Dec 16, 2015 | News, News/PR
South Carolina is currently grappling with the transition to biomass and clean energy. The war on and decline of coal, a historically inexpensive energy source, has struck the Palmetto State particularly hard. Eight coal plants have been retired since 2012 and six...
Dec 11, 2015 | News, News/PR
The world’s largest wood pellet fuel manufacturer Enviva Holdings, established $5 million, 10-year program that it says is designed to protect tens of thousands of acres of bottomland forests in northeast North Carolina and southeast Virginia. It will also help...
