The roots of SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES (SPI) go back to 1949 when Curly Emmerson and his son Red went into business together, leasing a small sawmill and forming a partnership. Seventy years later, Red and his family are still in…
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Ford Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 18 Ford Family 580,000 acres (down 203,000 acres) In the depths of the Great Depression, Kenneth Ford (1908—1997) decided to go into business with a single sawmill that he pieced together using salvaged equipment. Ford’s first mill initially employed…
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Posted in California, Feature, Land Report 100, Oregon, Pacific, Timber
Posted in California, Feature, Land Report 100, Oregon, Pacific, Timber
Irving Family: 2018 Land Report 100 sponsored by LandLeader
No. 6 Irving Family 1,247,880 acres (up 1,644 acres) J.K. Irving planted the company’s one billionth tree in July. Quite an accomplishment for a family rooted in the legacy of patriarch James Dergavel Irving, whose grandparents emigrated from Scotland with…
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Posted in Conservation, Energy, Feature, Land Report 100, Maine, Minerals, Northeast, Timber
Posted in Conservation, Energy, Feature, Land Report 100, Maine, Minerals, Northeast, Timber
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