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The U.S. wood supply system is the largest and most highly developed in the world, providing the raw material that furnishes our country’s seventh largest industrial sector: forest products. Overregulation threatens this system’s ability to continue to serve both its economic and environmental goals.
Oregon loggers aim to expand industry-wide understanding of the forest contractor’s worsening workforce and capacity challenges and possible solutions. This four-part series of web TV events, held January to April 2019, is titled ‘Planning the 2020 Workforce for Oregon/Washington Forest Contractors.’
Tuesday, 15 January 2019 14:12
FRA Member Spotlight: Ahlstrom-Munksjö
by Addie Teeters, Marketing Communication & Media Manager, Ahlstrom-Munksjö
On October 10, 2018, Ahlstrom-Munksjö completed the acquisition of Expera Specialty Solutions, one of the leading specialty paper producers in North America
Wednesday, 02 January 2019 16:22
FRA’s Woodyard Safety Video: A Good Training Tool for Suppliers, and New and Current Employees
by Tim O’Hara | FRA Manager, Lake States Region and Policy Communications
Woodyard’s can be a dangerous place. An active woodyard has heavy equipment constantly on the move. Logs are being unloaded throughout the day, and often operators of the woodyard’s heavy equipment have poor visibility.