Jul 14, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Federal Regulations, Industry News, Markets, PLC Members in the News
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — It’s tough enough for American sawmills to compete when the lumber industry is depressed by the economy; it’s still tougher when foreign competition has the competitive edge because of government subsidies. The United States and Canada signed a...
Jul 5, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Economics, Industry News, Markets
Via PLC on Twitter By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine — A local businessman who already owns a retail stove and alternative fuels store and is part owner of a scrap metal business wants to be the next owner of the two Katahdin region paper mills....
Jun 15, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Economics, Industry News, LePage Administration, Markets, News
AUGUSTA, Maine — Investors who recently bought a Baileyville mill were negotiating Tuesday to purchase two Katahdin region paper mills even as lawmakers and LePage administration officials scrambled to win support for a bill deemed critical to the potential sale. Dan...
Jun 7, 2011 | Business Impact, Environmental, National Park
By Douglas Rooks, Special to the Bangor Daily News Nearly 20 years ago, after Restore: The North Woods unveiled its plan for a 3.2 million-acre Maine Woods National Park, Roxanne Quimby became an immediate fan. “I’ve always loved the national parks,” she said during...
May 11, 2011 | Industry News, PLC Members in the News
Verso Paper released it’s 2010 Sustainability Report. Click the link below to view the report which features a photo of TCNEF and Northeast Masterlogger Certification Executive Director Beth Postlewaite (page 16 & 17 of the PDF) and Verso’s $100,000...