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Pellet Mill Planned For South Carolina
Effingham Pellets, a subsidiary of Charles Ingram Lumber Co., plans to invest $5.4 million to establish a wood pellet operation in Florence County, SC that will produce and supply wood pellets for export sale to Europe. "We are excited to begin operations in Florence...
Loggers Take Center Stage At RNC
Wednesday, August 26, viewers of the Republican National Convention, perhaps hoping to see Vice President Pence or iconic football coach/analyst (and noted master of elocution and enunciation) Lou Holtz speak, instead had a pleasant surprise. A representative of the...
Mid-South Dates Set For 2021
New dates for the 2021 Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show will be September 17-18, according to John Auel, Show Manager. Founded in 1984, the biennial event was canceled this year due to concerns about COVID-19. Pre-registration will open June 6, 2021....
Ring Power Adds Weiler Forestry
Ring Power Corp. announced an agreement with Weiler Forestry, Inc. to become the authorized dealer of Weiler Forestry equipment in north and central Florida. With this agreement, Ring Power will distribute and provide parts and service support for Weiler’s full line...
Austria’s Binder Wins Klausner Sawmill Bid
Austria-based Binder Beteiligungs AG submitted the winning bid at auction for the Klausner Lumber One LLC sawmill in Live Oak, Fla. Binder out-bid Austria-based Mayr-Melnhof Holz and Vancouver-headquartered Mercer International. In the preliminary (Stalking...
Alabama Governor Awards $10 Million In CARES Act Funds For AFC Timber Owners Program
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey awarded $10 million of the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund for a program to assist Alabama timber owners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The industry’s impact on Alabama is over $23 billion and 40,000 jobs, across 23 million acres of...
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