Apr 4, 2018 | News, News/PR
A 130-year-old Tuscaloosa company is preparing to build a new lumber mill in south Alabama, which is expected to create more than 100 jobs and produce 250 million board feet of lumber annually. The Westervelt Co. said in a news release the new facility is still in the...
Feb 19, 2018 | News, News/PR
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...
Feb 5, 2018 | News, News/PR
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...
Dec 18, 2017 | News, News/PR
Imagine a lumberjack, an ax slung across one shoulder and a chain saw in the other hand. While the image is endearing, that was your father’s or grandfather’s logger. “We don’t even have a chain-saw on any of our crews. Not an ax either. The...
Sep 27, 2017 | News, News/PR
International Paper is investing $300 million in its Riverdale Mill in Selma to help grow its industrial packaging business. The announcement was made Friday at the company’s headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. “I think it’s pretty exciting in terms of investment in...
