by Working Forest | Sep 2, 2020 | Archives
By Kevin Sneader and Susan Lund MCKINSEY & COMPANY — When a high-rise goes up, it is designed to withstand everything from gale-force winds to earthquakes and fires. But few multinational companies have applied the same kind of preemptive stress-testing to...
by Working Forest | Sep 2, 2020 | Archives
Canfor’s Swedish subsidiary, Vida Group, has completed a purchase of three sawmills in the Scandanavian country. The company confirmed the acquisition in a brief notice issued Tuesday. It follows on a June 17 announcement that Vida entered an agreement to buy...
by Working Forest | Sep 2, 2020 | Archives
As winter arrives, and with it the freezing cold temperatures and massive snowstorms, it is best to be prepared for removing snow by investing in the snowblower that is right for you. And as most snowblowers sellout in September – it’s best not to wait until the first...
by Working Forest | Sep 1, 2020 | Archives
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL –Construction has started on an unusual downtown Milwaukee apartment tower. The $80 million project known as Ascent, is being developed at 700 E. Kilbourn Ave. by New Land Enterprises LLP and Wiechmann Enterprises. Foundation work has...
by Working Forest | Sep 1, 2020 | Archives
CBC NEWS — A new study shows that putting out forest fires close to cities and towns might be putting them more at risk in the long run. Researchers from Natural Resources Canada found that much of the Boreal forest near communities is old and highly flammable —...
