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Rotochopper Adds Chad Angeli To Newly Created Executive Role
Chad Angeli has been announced as the newest member to the Rotochopper executive team in the newly created role of Vice President of Customer Experience. In this role, Angeli will lead the sales, marketing, and customer service functions, strengthening the Rotochopper brand and aligning customer touchpoints. As a strategic partner to the CEO, he will develop and implement strategies that lead to continued growth, market development, and profitability…
University of Idaho Launches New Degree Program
The University of Idaho is working with Idaho loggers to help develop forest industry employees by offering a new two-year degree program: an associates degree in Forest Operations and Technology. According to Idaho Forest Products Commission Director Jennifer Okerlund, offering the degree responds to forest industry officials in the state and provides a direct route to employment for those who are interested in the industry. “This is not a foresters…
Grote Industries Welcomes Fourth Generation Family Leadership
As Grote Industries enters its 121st year of operation, fourth-generation family members, Dominic, John and Mike Grote acquired 100% control of Grote Industries, Inc. Along with this expansion in their ownership, the vision for Grote has also progressed. The company is now poised to focus on creating and leading safety-related innovation, helping to make the world safer and smarter through connected visibility…
SW Washington Logger Convicted of Benefit Theft
A southwest Washington logger must serve 60 days home detention and repay more than $163,000 after he admitted stealing workers’ comp benefits from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), which administers the state workers’ comp system, from January 2018 to January 2020. James Thomasson claimed injuries from working in the woods led to disabilities that affected his ability to work, and a medical provider said he was eligible for lost wages payments…
Tigercat Founder Ken MacDonald Takes On Role Of President
On August 2, Grant Somerville stepped away from his role as president of Tigercat Industries—related to his original intention to serve as president for a five-year term when he took on the role in 2017. Tigercat founder, Ken MacDonald has assumed the role of president; Somerville will continue with a company as a director offering advice and support to various initiatives focused on development of new products and improvement of existing products…
California Adds To State Demo Forest
Officials with the California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), recently announced the addition of more than 2,500 acres to its demonstration state forest system, which increases opportunities for critical research, forest restoration and public recreation. The two new properties include 2,246 acres in Shasta County and 267 acres in the headwaters of the Bear River in Nevada and Placer counties…
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