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Tuesday, 12 December 2017 10:35
How Do You Submit an Idea for a Technical Release?
by Vickie Swanton | Western Region Manager
A staple benefit of FRA membership has been the ability to search for technical releases that pertain to a certain topic or area of expertise.
Tuesday, 05 December 2017 15:13
Member Spotlight: Biewer Lumber
by Steve Kariainen | FRA Lakes State Coordinator
Not many know this, but the Biewer family was not always in the lumber business. The family, originally from Germany, made a living as a brewmeister. Prohibition eventually shut down the Biewer beer business, leaving the family looking for other opportunities.
Thursday, 16 November 2017 09:09
Will Your Next Employee Come from the U.S. Military?
by Eric Kingsley | FRA Northeast Region Coordinator
Many employers in the forest industry are looking for workers who can show up on time, follow procedures, and pass a drug screening test. At FRA’s Fall Board Meeting we heard from two speakers who made a case for finding these employees by seeking out veterans of the United States military.
Wednesday, 08 November 2017 11:46
Protecting the Truck Driver's Safety and Insurability
by Rick Meyer | FRA Appalachian & Southwide Regions Manager
There has been plenty of talk in our industry about the need to improve the safety performance and insurability of the drivers and the companies who haul forest products from the woods and woodyards.
Tuesday, 31 October 2017 09:31
Member Spotlight: Robbins Lumber
by Eric Kingsley | FRA Northeast Region Coordinator
In 1883, Frank and Otis Robbins opened a mill on Maine’s St. George River. More than 130 years later, the Robbins family still operates a sawmill near that site. The white pine mill, which saws 29 MMBF, employs 110 people in a rural area of coastal Maine.