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Weyco Expanding In Arkansas With EWP

Weyco Expanding In Arkansas With EWPWeyerhaeuser Co. has announced plans to invest approximately $500 million to build a new, state-of-the-art TimberStrand facility near Monticello and Warren,...

GP Shakes Up Operations Leadership 

GP Shakes Up Operations Leadership  Georgia-Pacific has changed its operations leadership. Jeff Koeppel, senior vice president of operations, will retire in the first quarter of 2025. A role he has...

 Dieffenbacher Acquires Pagnoni

Dieffenbacher Acquires PagnoniGerman machine and plant manufacturer Dieffenbacher has acquired the Italian family-owned company Pagnoni Impianti S.r.l., headquartered in Aicurzio, about 30 km...

European Commission Ruffles U.S. Feathers With New Regulations

European Commission Ruffles U.S. Feathers With New RegulationsThe European Commission is proposing that the new EU Deforestation Regulation be delayed 12 months before implementation to allow...

APA Honors Dr. BJ Yeh With 2024 Bronson J. Lewis Award

APA Honors Dr. BJ Yeh With 2024 Bronson J. Lewis Award Dr. Borjen “BJ” Yeh has been named the 2024 Bronson J. Lewis Award honoree. Now in its 19th year, the award recognizes individuals for their...

Rosboro Advances With Glulam

Rosboro Advances With GlulamMajor glulam producer Rosboro Co. named several primary suppliers for its upcoming $100 million-plus expansion project in Springfield, Ore. The investment includes a...

Interfor to Exit Operations In Québec

Interfor to Exit Operations In QuébecInterfor has announced plans to exit its operations in Québec, Canada, including the sale of its three manufacturing facilities and the closure of its Montréal...

Auburn University Announces Agenda For CLT Conference

Auburn University Announces Agenda For CLT ConferenceThe Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (CFWE) has unveiled its roster of speakers and conference agenda for the...

Grenzebach Optimizes Veneer Drying Line

Grenzebach Optimizes Veneer Drying LineDespite the limited space available, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the extremely tight schedule, Grenzebach was able to successfully repair a veneer dryer that...

Boise Cascade Goes With Con-Vey For I-Joist Assembly Line In Alabama

Boise Cascade Goes With Con-Vey For I-Joist Assembly Line In AlabamaCon-Vey, a leading provider of innovative material handling and automated solutions, has announced its new partnership with Boise...

Con-Vey Adds Sales Manager

Con-Vey, a leading provider of industrial automation and custom material handling equipment, has appointed industry veteran Jon Stults as its new sales manager. Stults, with nearly three decades of experience in the industry, will play a pivotal role in advancing Con-Vey’s sales strategies and processes…

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Tolko Names New Chief Operating Officer

Brad Thorlakson, President and CEO of Tolko Industries, has announced that Pino Pucci, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Logistics will assume a newly created interim role as Tolko’s Chief Operating Officer. “This role has been created to support our succession planning process, as Pino will eventually succeed me as President & CEO,” Thorlakson says. “Pino’s proven leadership experience, significant focus on people and culture, and his alignment with our values make him the perfect…

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RoyOMartin Employees Better Themselves

The RoyOMartin University (ROM-U) program identifies emerging leaders and develops their potential to ensure that the company maintains a pipeline of leaders prepared to take the next step in their careers. Recently, Louisana-based RoyOMartin recognized Luke Briley, dry end manager, RoyOMartin-Plywood; Brett Danzy, mechanical maintenance superintendent, RoyOMartin-Plywood; Jermaine Davis, corporate purchasing coordinator, corporate office); and…

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GP Donates $100,000 To Volunteer Fire Department In Corrigan, Texas

The Corrigan Volunteer Fire Department, which has close to 25 active volunteers and answered more than 150 emergency calls in 2022, has kicked off a capital campaign to build a new fire station, which will cost $400,000. In support of this campaign, and in recognition of the three major facilities Georgia-Pacific operates (and the 1,000 people employed) in Polk County, Texas, the company has donated $100,000 to the effort…

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Weyerhaeuser Partnership Focuses On Firefighter Mental Health

Weyerhaeuser Co. and Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA) announced an expanded partnership on Fighting Fires Together, a campaign that provides support for wildland firefighters and their families. In its second year, the program is designed to provide resources and increase awareness around the importance of mental health assistance for these first responders…

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Uniboard Modernization On Track At Val-d’Or

Uniboard reports its $350 million particleboard plant modernization program is going as planned at Val-d’Or, Quebec; originally announced in June 2022, this is the third phase of its modernization for its particleboard and TFL mill. More than $100 million was invested in Phase 1 and Phase 2, which were…

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Steinemann, Stiles Form Partnership

Steinemann Technology AG and Stiles Machinery have formed a strategic partnership, with Stiles responsible for the sales, service and support of all Steinemann Technology in the U.S. and Canada. Steinemann’s unmatched expertise in calibration and…

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Kerwood Joins Hansen-Rice

Hansen-Rice, Inc. (HRI) announced that Terry Kerwood and Matt Peerboom have joined their heavy industrial team as a business manager and director, respectively. Kerwood’s role is owner/ client advocate and liaison. As director, Peerboom…

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Stemwood Will Cease Operations

Stemwood Will Cease Operations  StemWood, a New Albany, Ind.-based veneer and lumber operation since 1905, announced it is winding down operations over the next several months while looking for...

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