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Arrest Focuses Spotlight On South Carolina Timber Laws

Mar 1, 2013 | News, News/PR

South Carolina Forestry Commission investigators have arrested a North Carolina man on two different charges relating to a timber deal in which the victim was underpaid. Tim Gosnell, 40, of Rutherford, North Carolina, failed to pay a Cherokee County, South Carolina...

Emerald Ash Borers Invade Southeastern Forests

Feb 8, 2013 | News, News/PR

The emerald ash borer is one of the most destructive forest pests introduced to North America in recent years. Adult beetles merely nibble on the leaves of native ash trees, but their larvae burrow through the inner bark of the tree, leaving a trail of snaky galleries...

Timber Company Bringing 350 New Jobs To Eastern Carolina

Dec 19, 2012 | News, News/PR

Eastern Carolina is getting 350 new jobs thanks to an Austrian timber manufacturer. Klausner Lumber Two, a privately-owned softwood timber manufacturer, will build a state-of-the art sawmill in Halifax County. Governor Beverly Perdue says the company plans to create...

Mid-Atlantic Expo Draws Big Crowd

Oct 14, 2011 | News

Forest industry colleagues temporarily put their business challenges behind them and converged near Smithfield, North Carolina for the Mid-Atlantic Logging & Biomass Expo October 7-8. Preliminary calculations put the number of participants at approximately 3,000....