Over the Wire

A slate of three candidates has been proposed by the Nominating Committee. Elections will conclude on January 15.

 

Partnership between the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities and the U.S. Forest Service will advance the development of the first U.S. commercial facility producing cellulosic nanomaterial.

 

Employees received awards at the Western Pulp, Paper & Forest Products Safety & Health Conference in a western-U.S. region industry conference this past week in Portland, Ore.

 

State-of-the-art plant, which replaces a smaller recycling center the city had operated nearby, is the result of a unique partnership between the public and private sectors.

 

Survey of hiring managers and HR professionals revealed that many of the needed soft skills to be a successful manufacturing employee were lacking in both existing workers and potential new hires.

 

VTT studied the condition of the forest sector industries in the Green Triangle region, examined the added value that may be achievable through high technology production, then proposed seven pathways to raise short-term local production value and establish specialized biorefinery business in the longer term.

 

Ideal candidate is a seasoned corrugated industry professional with 7-10 years of technical background, a college degree, project management experience, meeting facilitation skills, and excellent written and communication skills, including presentations.