Small-wood News - Dec. 29, 2010
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December 29, 2010
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FROM THE EDITOR ~ 
Happy New Year From Smallwood-News!
Dear Readers:

I hope you're enjoying the holidays. Thank you very much for being part of this email newsletter and TimberBuySell.Com. We look forward to 2011 and plan on more exciting changes to come. We wish you a prosperous and happy New Year.

Best wishes,

Craig Rawlings

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Colorado sawmill could get federal aid
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RACE TO WOODY BIOMASS ENERGY & BIOFUELS ~ 

Ketchikan, AK Federal Building Switching to Sustainable Woody Biomass Boiler
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Forest Service study suggests Yreka, CA woody biomass feasible
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PELLETS - FIREWOOD - BRIQUETTES ~ 
 
New Brunswick local wood pellet business heating up
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Wood pellet production is rising steadily in Atlantic Canada as new pellet plants come on line
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MILL NEWS ~ 
 
Jefferson State Products to close it's Hay Fork, CA plant and move it to Grants Pass, OR
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Asian demand boosts forestry, but won't replace U.S. Forests Minister Pat Bell believes 2010 is ending on a high note for B.C.'s forestry sector.
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B.C. First Nations band saves failed forestry firm
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The largest sawmill in Switzerland, Swiss Timber, has filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure local government agreement for part of its restructuring plan
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Innovative idea increases the production of pulp with 10%
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Corinth paper mill to be demolished
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FUELS FOR SCHOOLS ~  
 
Steelville, MO, school board accepts wood-fueled boiler bid
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GRANTS - RFPs - RFQs - BID OPPORTUNITIES ~ 
 
The Montana DEQ and DNRC are issuing a joint Request for Applications for funding assistance to invest in industrial energy efficiency audits at primary wood products and lumber manufacturing facilities. Read More

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JOBS ~ 
 
The Montana Wood Products Association looking to hire Executive Vice President
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FOREST MARKETPLACE ~ 
 
Tribe wants its timber to bear 'certified' stamp - Coquille hopes Forest Stewardship Council's approval will open up new lumber markets
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Montana DNRC Willow's End Salvage Timber Sale: 26,032 tons of sawlogs, consisting of beetle killed and green lodgepole pine offered for sale
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Montana DNRC Landers Fork Timber Sale: 22,545 tons of sawlogs, lodgepole pine, Douglas-fir and Engelmann spruce offered for sale
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4,000 Tons of 4' minus woody biomass for sale in Northwestern Montana
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