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Larry Adams is a Chicago-based writer and editor who writes about how things get done. A former wire service and community newspaper reporter, Larry is an award-winning writer with more than three decades of experience. In addition to writing about woodworking, he has covered science, metrology, metalworking, industrial design, quality control, imaging, Swiss and micromanufacturing . He was previously a Tabbie Award winner for his coverage of nano-based coatings technology for the automotive industry. Larry volunteers for the historic preservation group, the Kalo Foundation/Ianelli Studios, and the science-based group, Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST).
Seven forestry companies have filed a $225 million lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric alleging that the utility company caused the massive Dixie Fire that burned for more than 103 days, destroying nearly 1- million acres of the Sierra Nevada Forest and costing $637.4 million to fight.
Teddy Roosevelt to get mass timber library
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota’s Badlands is scheduled to start construction in April, and the 26th president of the U.S. is being honored with a mass-timber building. Mercer Mass Timber (MMT), a low-carbon advanced manufacturer of timber building materials and a subsidiary of Mercer International Inc., announced that it will provide mass timber for the library. The company said the project honors the president’s legacy of conservation by utilizing locally sourced and renewable resources, like mass timber.
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Larry Adams,
April 23, 2024 | 1:12 am CDT
BID Group named Rockwell Automation's OEM Partner of the Year
BID Group, developers of wood processing solutions, announced that it has been bestowed with a distinguished award as OEM Partner of the Year from Rockwell Automation.
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Larry Adams,
April 22, 2024 | 9:53 pm CDT
West Fraser sells Quesnel facility
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has completed the sale of its Quesnel River Pulp mill, and its Slave Lake Pulp mill to an affiliate of a fund managed by Atlas Holdings following completion of customary regulatory reviews and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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Larry Adams,
April 22, 2024 | 12:05 pm CDT
Masonite shareholders sue to block $3.9 billion acquisition deal with Owens Corning
The acquisition saga involving Masonite Inc. took another turn when shareholders filed multiple lawsuits in an effort to halt the $3.9 billion deal that would see Owens Corning acquire Masonite.
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Larry Adams,
April 22, 2024 | 10:45 am CDT
HNI Corporation Receives DOE Better Project Award for self-designed air-curtains
HNI Corporation has received a Better Project Award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Initiative.
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Larry Adams,
April 21, 2024 | 10:31 pm CDT
Furniture worker gets 5 years in prison for embezzling $26 million
A Central Ohio man was sentenced in U.S. District Court here today to 60 months in prison for embezzling more than $26 million from his Columbus employer.
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Larry Adams,
April 18, 2024 | 9:55 pm CDT
Senators introduce mass timber bill
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act to promote the use of mass timber in federal building projects and military construction.
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Larry Adams,
April 18, 2024 | 2:07 pm CDT
Memorial scheduled for James Scarlett
A Celebration of Life for James Scarlett, 45, the CEO of Scarlett Inc., who died April 12 when the plane he was piloting crashed in a wooden area of Tennessee. The memorial has been scheduled for Sunday, April 21, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m (EDT) at the Thousand Oaks Golf Club, 4100 Thousand Oaks Drive Northeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
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Larry Adams,
April 18, 2024 | 1:03 pm CDT
Manufacturing data rise, wood products showed significant gains
Significant gains were recorded in motor vehicles and parts, aerospace and miscellaneous transportation equipment, and wood products.
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Larry Adams,
April 17, 2024 | 11:54 am CDT