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New President & CEO Appointed At Great Southern Wood Preserving 

New President & CEO Appointed At Great Southern Wood Preserving Jimmy Rane, founder and chairman of the board of Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc., has announced that Mark Callender, a 34-year veteran of the company, will be elevated to...

Woodgrain Closing Pilot Rock, Oregon Sawmill 

Woodgrain Closing Pilot Rock, Oregon SawmillWoodgrain Inc. filed a WARN notice to Oregon state officials July 1 notifying them that the company was permanently closing its Pilot Rock sawmill, on or after Sept. 1, 2025. The company is consolidating...

U.S. Lumber Coalition Questions NAHB

U.S. Lumber Coalition Questions NAHBThe U.S. Lumber Coalition has gone on the offensive against the National Assn. of Home Builders (NAHB).  “NAHB’s unyielding support for the Canadian softwood lumber industry, which benefits from dozens of unfair...

Hood Industries To Modernize Waynesboro Operation 

Hood Industries To Modernize Waynesboro Operation Hood Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce a major brownfield expansion to the existing facility in Waynesboro, Miss. This strategic $245 million upgrade will enhance the facility’s capabilities...

Fulghum Commissions Two 170 ft. Cranes At Canfor

Fulghum Commissions Two 170 ft. Cranes At CanforFulghum Industries, Inc. has completed the commissioning of two newly installed 170 ft., 45-ton log cranes as part of a $210 million project with Comact for Canfor Southern Pine at Axis, Ala....

Drax Idling Operations In Arkansas

Drax Idling Operations In ArkansasDrax has made the decision to cease operations and idle pellet plant facilities in Leola and Russellville, Ark. The plants will cease operations and idle beginning November 1, 2025; operations at other U.S. sites...

Charles Ingram Lumber Goes With Goldeneye 

Charles Ingram Lumber Goes With Goldeneye After a successful partnership built on years of experience with MiCROTEC's Lucidyne scanner in southern yellow pine and support from customer care, Charles Ingram Lumber has chosen to partner with MiCROTEC...

GP Transitions Leadership Role

GP Transitions Leadership Role  Christian Fischer, Georgia-Pacific president and CEO, announced in July he is retiring from the company at the end of October and will work to transition his responsibilities. He joined GP in 1989 and has held...

Union Pacific Buys Norfolk Southern

Union Pacific Buys Norfolk SouthernUnion Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. announced an agreement to create America’s first transcontinental railroad. The companies will seamlessly connect more than 50,000 route miles across 43 states from...

WWPA Names Jeff Keller President

WWPA Names Jeff Keller PresidentWestern Wood Products Assn. named industry veteran Jeff Keller as President. Keller brings in a leadership philosophy and a strong background in legislative and regulatory work within the industry. He succeeds Ray...

U.S. Lumber Coalition Questions NAHB

U.S. Lumber Coalition Questions NAHBThe U.S. Lumber Coalition has gone on the offensive against the National Assn. of Home Builders (NAHB).  “NAHB’s unyielding support for the Canadian softwood...

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Drax Idling Operations In Arkansas

Drax Idling Operations In ArkansasDrax has made the decision to cease operations and idle pellet plant facilities in Leola and Russellville, Ark. The plants will cease operations and idle beginning...

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New From MDI: TWA5000-X Transverse Scanner

MDI has done it again and broken the boundaries of what even they thought was possible. Enter: the TWA5000-X Transverse Scanner metal detector. This system is capable of scanning up to 24 ft. boards in a transverse orientation and it effectively accommodates the most efficient…

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BID Group Starts Apprenticeship Program

In a significant development for the local community, BID Group has collaborated with the Dept. of Labor and Apprenticeship Carolina to launch a groundbreaking apprenticeship program in its Fabrication Shop. The program provides valuable opportunities for aspiring professionals in the manufacturing sector…

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New From Dakin-Flathers Ripper37 Quantum

Engineered to redefine the limits of bandsaw blades, the all-new Ripper37 Quantum from Dakin-Flathers promises unmatched precision, efficiency, and above all, durability for resawing lumber like never before the manufacturer says, lasting twice as long as the Lenox Woodmaster C…

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Bruks Siwertell Acquires West Salem Machinery

Bruks Siwertell Group has signed an acquisition contract for North American heavy machinery specialist, West Salem Machinery (WSM), effective July 1, 2023. The Oregon-based engineering and manufacturing company will continue to operate under its current name as a separate internal division within Bruks Siwertell…

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JoeScan Team Expands

Sawmill scanning company JoeScan, founded in 2002, is once again expanding their team with the addition of two new engineers to their roster. “We’ve seen a tremendous amount of growth in terms of sales,” says JoeScan president Joey Nelson. “So we have some additional demand on our engineers to answer support questions. But we also want to continue to develop new…

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