Roseburg has acquired approximately 158,000 acres of investment-grade timberland in the southeastern United States from Forest Investment Associates (FIA), a timberland investment management organization, the company reports. The timberland is located around Roanoke Rapids, largely within the coastal region of North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, and has a strong history[Read More…]
Matt Poe
Matt Poe is the Editor of Shed Business Journal, previously of Shed Builder Magazine.
Four Young Men Are Improving Louisville, One Lawn at a Time
For some residents of Louisville, Kentucky, the city isn’t what it used to be because of growing violence. A group of four teens, Travis, Demontae, Thomas, and Alan, are doing something to help improve their neighborhood. The young men mow lawns for free to help those in need in the community,[Read More…]
Swedish Wood Increasingly Global
Global demand for Swedish wood is constantly rising. In the first half of 2017, Södra, a forest owner association and international forestry group based in Sweden, says it delivered sawn timber to 38 counties, representing more than a 100 percent increase in geographic markets since 2005. More and more[Read More…]
Shed Builder Goes Nationwide … Online
The idea for Studio Shed started because its founder had too many mountain bikes and too little storage space. It grew into an online backyard buildings company that now provides high-design buildings from coast-to-coast. Since its inception in its founder’s backyard, Studio Shed has pushed the boundaries of the shed[Read More…]
Roseburg Forest Products to Build New Engineered Wood Plant
Oregon-based Roseburg Forest Products will expand its operations in the Southeastern United States with construction of a new engineered wood products plant in Chester, South Carolina, the company reports. “This is an exciting strategic growth opportunity in a business that has done well for us,” Roseburg President and CEO Grady[Read More…]
Roseburg Forest Products Announces Personnel Moves
August was busy in terms of personnel moves at Roseburg Forest Products. Two long-term employees retired, and the company made executive-level moves on the legal side of the company and in business development. Hess and Pittman Retire Karen Hess and Gary Pittman have retired from Roseburg, the company reports.[Read More…]
Knocking Out Quality Sheds in One Day
Ten years ago, John Fealy went in search of a shed. But after only finding low-quality, high-priced structures, he decided to put his knowledge of carpentry to use and build his own. That’s how Ready Shed in Bohemia, New York, got its start. Today, it’s a three-man operation that[Read More…]
Shed Builders in Houston Waiting for Harvey’s Waters to Recede
Hurricane Harvey has been called a 1-in-1,000-year meteorological event because of the flooding it caused in the Houston, Texas, area. Over a four-day period, some areas received up to 40 inches of rain. Sadly, at least 70 people have lost their lives as a result of the storm. Officials[Read More…]
Tiny Homes Making Ownership Possible in Detroit
Detroit has highest rate of concentrated poverty in the 25 top metro areas in the United States. Many factors are making it difficult for residents to get out of poverty, let alone own a home. Tiny Homes Detroit is making a way for low-income folks to become homeowners. The[Read More…]
Georgia-Pacific Building New Lumber Production Facility
Georgia-Pacific plans to build a new lumber production facility in Talladega, Alabama, the company reports. Construction on the $100 million, 300,000-square-foot, technologically advanced plant is scheduled to begin immediately with an anticipated startup in late 2018. Once it is fully operational, the plant will employ more than 100 full-time employees[Read More…]
