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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…
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…
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…
Jim Herold Retires From Rainier Veneer
Rainier Veneer, Inc., Spanaway, Wash., announced that Plant Manager Jim Herold retired the first of June after 25 years as manager. Previously Herold worked at Roseburg Forest Products where he was plant manager of the Dillard plywood mill. He began his career at RFP after graduating from Oregon State University in 1974…
West Fraser Announces Senior Leadership Transition Plan
Hank Ketcham, Chairman of West Fraser’s Board of Directors, announced that Ray Ferris, current West Fraser President and Chief Executive Officer, plans to retire on December 31, 2023. Ferris has been with West Fraser for over 26 years in increasingly senior positions culminating in his appointment as President and Chief Operating Officer in 2018 and as a director of the Company in 2019…
Dale Brown Becomes USNR CEO
Wood Technologies International announced that President Dale Brown has been appointed CEO of the company, succeeding Craig Tompkins who now serves as a Strategic Advisor to the Board of Directors of Wood Technologies. “We are proud to have Dale step into this role after eight years of leadership at…
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Bud Calvert Dies At 97
Bud Calvert Dies At 97 Harry (Bud) Calvert, a major participant in the plywood industry and principal of Calvert Manufacturing, died May 20. Calvert, a longtime resident of Oak Hill, Fla., was 97....
Roseburg Promotes Grady Mulbery
Allyn Ford, president and CEO of Oregon-based Roseburg Forest Products, announced the promotion of Grady Mulbery to Vice President of Manufacturing for the company. In this newly created position...
Sawmill Project Plans New Design
Multiple fingerjointing lines and edge gluing production will be part of a $250 million wood processing complex to be built in Winslow, Ariz. by Pioneer Associates, based in Billings, Mont. The...
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