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PELICE 2026 in Atlanta: Industry Leaders, Big Investments, And A Clear Path Forward

PELICE 2026 in Atlanta: Industry Leaders, Big Investments, And A Clear Path ForwardThe 10th Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE) lived up to its reputation as...

Gresham House To Acquire Majority Interest In Molpus Woodlands Group

Gresham House To Acquire Majority Interest In Molpus Woodlands GroupGresham House, a specialist alternative asset manager, has announced an agreement to acquire a majority interest in...

USDA Finalizes National Environmental Policy Act Reform

USDA Finalizes National Environmental Policy Act ReformThe U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized a rule modernizing...

Rayonier Will Stay Rayonier 

Rayonier Will Stay Rayonier Rayonier will maintain the Rayonier name after a thorough review of alternatives following its recent merger of equals with PotlatchDeltic, while also introducing a new...

Forest Service Headquarters Moving To Salt Lake City

Forest Service Headquarters Moving To Salt Lake CityThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service (FS) has announced it will move its headquarters to Salt Lake City, Ut., and begin a...

U.S. Endowment Launches $5 Million Funding Opportunity

U.S. Endowment Launches $5 Million Funding OpportunityThe U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities has announced a $5 million funding opportunity to connect underutilized wood fiber with new...

Spearhead Announces New Glulam Plant

Spearhead Announces New Glulam PlantSpearhead, a Nelson, BC-based family-owned timber fabricator, is investing $60 million in a new production facility housing a specialized glulam manufacturing...

Ashlee Cribb To Lead Gorman Group

Ashlee Cribb To Lead Gorman GroupFollowing the announcement from current CEO Nick Arkle of his intent to retire more than a year ago, the Board and ownership group of Gorman Group has named Ashlee...

Rayonier Announces Wood Products Leadership Transition

Rayonier Announces Wood Products Leadership Transition  Rayonier Inc. has announced that Ashlee Townsend Cribb has resigned as Executive Vice President, Wood Products to accept a CEO opportunity...

Vecoplan AG Announces New CEO

Vecoplan AG Announces New CEO Following Eric Jaschke's appointment to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in December 2025, Vecoplan AG has also strengthened its Executive Board leadership with Dr. Ralf...

Tolko Announces Pino Pucci New President/CEO

After 14 years as president and CEO (CEO) of Tolko, and more than 40 years with the company founded by his grandfather Harold, Brad Thorlakson has transitioned to the role of executive chair of the board. Further to this transition, Pino Pucci has assumed the role of president and CEO.

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New Combi-CLL Container

Following the launch of five new models in its 25th anniversary year in 2023, Irish material handling specialist Combilift has announced the launch of the new Combi-CLL (Container Log-Loader), a customer-led solution for the timber industry.

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Smartlam Installs Ledinek Glulam Line

Slovenia-based Ledinek has embarked on a significant expansion across the Atlantic by supplying a new glulam production line to SmartLam North America for SmartLam’s mass timber manufacturing operation in Dothan, Ala.

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Weyerhaeuser Names Brian Chaney To Lead Wood Products

Weyerhaeuser Co. has appointed Brian Chaney as senior vice president of Wood Products. Chaney recently served as vice president of Engineered Wood Products and Innovation for the company, and will take over for Keith O’Rear, who retired June 3 and will serve as a strategic advisor to the company through the end of 2024.

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German Firm Debuts Wooden Turbine Blades

German Firm Debuts Wooden Turbine Blades Wind turbine blade manufacturer Voodin Blade Technology GmbH recently announced the first prototype installation of its 19.3 m wooden wind turbine blades on...

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Flakeboard Buys Three Mills

Flakeboard Buys Three Mills  Flakeboard America Ltd., a U.S. subsidiary of Arauco, is acquiring the U.S. panel assets of SierraPine, including three composite board plants: particleboard plants...

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BC Mills Under Dust Inspection

WorkSafeBC officers have begun another round of inspections as part of the ongoing combustible dust initiative to focus sawmills and other wood processors on keeping work sites safe. During the...

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Plum Creek Adds To Timber Base

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. has signed a $1.1 billion agreement to acquire approximately 501,000 acres of industrial timberlands, associated wind and mineral assets, and an interest in approximately...

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