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Plant Seeks More Capacity

Timber Products Co. sought a20Vo increase in production capacity for its White City, Or., plywood plant at an air quality permit renewal hearing held earlier this month.

If approved by regulators, the plant would increase its veneer drying capacity to 120 million bd. ft., up from a current 100 million bd. ft.

Although the company is asking for a capacity increase, it does not expect to increase production any time soon, citing weak market conditions.

"We have some emissions credits and rolled them into extra production limits," said Timber Products' Gary Grimes. "But there are no production plans in the works."

The hearing for the permit was scheduled for Dec. 2. If approved, the permit is good until March 2007.

Timber Products operates plants in Medford and Grants Pass, Or., where dried veneer from the White City facility is pierced together.

Men Want D-l-Y Crown

Seventy percent of male homeowners believe they are more skilled at di-y projects than women, according to a new survey.

The SandBlaster-sponsored survey of 485 nationwide homeowners also revealed that half of all women respondents agreed that men were better at home-improvement projects.

According to the survey, two-thirds of do-it-yourselfers undertook repair or remodeling jobs at the urging of their spouses. Eighty percent said they enjoyed doing the work with relatives or friends.

Painting ranked as the most popular d-i-y task. Plumbing came in last.

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Doug Fir & Gedar Glears

BEAR FOREST Products hosted a Partners Appreciation Nile for customers and suppliers Nov. 14 in its 95,000-sq. ft. DC in Riverside, Ca (1) Bear owners Linda & Barry Schneider. (2) General mgr, Charlie Hobbs. (3) Brad Schneider, Steve Thurgood. Chuck Daugherty (4) Tom Scott, Tom Suchor. (5) Lorena Marode, Craig Larson, Fene6 Bates. (6) Bob Schmidt, Jim Kaiser, Mike Logsdon. (7) Bon Hillman. Jill Hughes. Wayne Crutchfield. (8) Jim Hand, Tony Paquette, Matt Oubre. (9) Baul Bernal. Paul Norman, (10) Ted Smith, Myles Ramsey. (11) Lorr Byrd (12) Josh Gibeau, John Braden. (13) Diane Mercer, Chris Freeman. (14) Howard Parker, Fred Ahrens. (15) Mark Aguilar, Loren Pinski (16) Denise Breitenbucher, Gary Cesario, (17) Kim Marsh, Charlie Livingston.

Golden State Lumber On The Move

Golden State Lumber Co. will move its American Canyon, Ca., operations to Stockton, Ca., next year.

The Petaluma, Ca.-based pro dealer plans to move its manufacturing and distribution operations to Stockton by mid-2003. American Canyon officials are negotiating with the company in hopes it will keep a sales office in the city.

Both sides have hinted that a sales office will most likely stay behind.

After Golden State vacates its lumberyard next year, Channel Lumber, Richmond, Ca., will take over the property and reopen the yard. The move will allow Channel Lumber to close Adobe Lumber. Petaluma. and Solano Lumber, Fairfield, consolidate the two operations, and then relocate the newly formed operation to American Canyon.

Montana Town May Buy Mill

Faced with the Dec. 3l closure of Stimson Lumber Co.'s local sawmill, residents of Libby, Mt., are looking to acquire the facility and keep 300 jobs in the community.

At two town meetings last month, one of which was attended by Governor Judy Martz, citizens and public officials discussed the possibility of a buyout. Stimson mill workers have stated they would be willing to take a pay cut if the buyout offer was accepted.

Stimson c.e.o. Andrew Miller said the community can have the mill-without any equipment-at no cost. Other options are to buy the equipment without the powerhouse for $2 million or buy the entire mill intact for $6 million.

Proponents of the acquisition are studying how a community buyout was successfully achieved at Pyramid Lumber, Seeley Lake, Mt.