Jan 1, 2013 | American Loggers Council, Editorials
By Travis Taylor, ALC President As we begin a new year, I would like to recognize all of you who have weathered the storm in 2012 and are still keeping faith and hope that 2013 brings needed changes to this profession that we call logging. There are many unresolved...
Nov 29, 2012 | American Loggers Council, Business News
After seven years as president of Caterpillar Forest Products, John Carpenter has accepted a new role within Caterpillar as its global Construction Industries Technology & Solutions manager, effective January 1, 2013. Kevin Thieneman, currently Caterpillar’s...
Nov 9, 2012 | American Loggers Council, Editorials
By Travis Taylor I waited to post my first editorial until the day after the elections, deciding that our course of action in 2013 would depend on the results that have now been tallied. Looking at the results, my best summary would be this; unless members of Congress...
Oct 9, 2012 | American Loggers Council, Editorials
By-passing the Gatekeepers: Reaching Your Own Conclusions By Mike Beardsley Next month, you will be asked to consider candidates for office, where you stand on referendum questions, and make decisions on various local, state and federal policy issues; all in the...
Sep 4, 2012 | American Loggers Council, Editorials, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations
By Jim Geisinger – Chair, ALC Legislative Committee Well, it is September and at the end of this month a new fiscal year will begin for the government of the United States of America. When the American Loggers Council and its many allied associations around the...
Aug 8, 2012 | American Loggers Council, Editorials
Daniel J. Dructor – Executive Vice President Most organizations today rely on long term contracts to help them model business plans and foster relationships between businesses and creditors to ensure a successful operation. In a recent article published in the...