Taking Stock

Straight from the print magazine, the editors use this column to provide deeper insights into features, provide editorial comments on current events, and maybe even ramble just a little bit. Taking Stock is their chance to let readers peek into their minds.

Number Nine Was Very Fine

Number Nine Was Very Fine Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, Panel World May 2024 Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, Panel World Everybody seemed to have a really good time at the recent Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE) in Atlanta, from...

Forest Products Industry Says Goodbye To Walter

Forest Products Industry Says Goodbye To Walter

Walter Jarck, whose career in the forest products industry spanned 65 years and ranged from logging machinery to engineered wood products, died January 3, surrounded by his children, in North Wilkesboro, NC. He was 92.

. . . And Back In The U.S.

. . . And Back In The U.S.

Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-In-Chief, Panel World July 2023 – As has often been the case in my previous trips there, perhaps the leading topic of conversation at the Ligna show in Hannover, Germany in mid-May was the status of multiple new projects back in the United States, such as Roseburg’s new MDF plant in…

Time To Stretch The Legs

Time To Stretch The Legs

Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-In-Chief, Panel World May 2023 – In May, I depart for my 17th consecutive Ligna in Hannover, Germany. If the pandemic hadn’t canceled the event in 2021, I suppose this would have been 18. Regardless, I’m sure by now you’re thinking this guy…

The Business At Hand

The Business At Hand

Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-In-Chief, Panel World January 2023 – Some forecasts coming out of APA—The Engineered Wood Association annual meeting in October painted a rather bleak economics picture for 2023. It was no surprise, given the already downward trending in housing…

Panel Industry Moves Ahead

Panel Industry Moves Ahead

Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-In-Chief, Panel World November 2022 – As I glanced through the pages of the six issues of Panel World in 2022, various news developments refreshed my memory, but underlying it all was just the fact that business for the most part was conducted as usual. That we were back to…

The Show(s) Must Go On!

The Show(s) Must Go On!

Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-In-Chief, Panel World September 2022 – If you think the pandemic caused the death of live trade shows, think again. Just take one quick browse through the Panel World September 2022 issue. In fact, trade shows almost snowballed us over this month…

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