Galt family to move into new Habitat for Humanity home (574) Oct 13, 2009
Contributors include the Garland Weller Trust, United Surgical Partners, St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Sacramento, Georgia Pacific, Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation and the Galt Community Fundraising Team. In San Joaquin County, some Habitat for Humanity homes were built in Lodi, including two next door to each other in Woodbridge. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Class raises funds for movies Oct 6, 2009
Class members raised $15,000 from businesses, organizations and individuals, with an anonymous donor making up the final $5,000 for the project, said class member Jason Daniel, who is public affairs manager for Georgia-Pacific. Daniel said class members hope the movie system will be used for outdoor events for Brewton and East Brewton, such as a movie in the park night. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Tri-States Escalante Station earns prestigious status Sep 25, 2009
Tri-State is only the eighth in the state to earn the award and is now in an elite group with ConocoPhillips, Georgia-Pacific, Intel, Roco Corp., Honeywell Aerospace, OMI and Nextra Energy Resources. At Tuesday's ceremony at the facility, Don Russell, Escalante plant manager said, Teamwork, working together to come to a common goal is why we've received this status. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
A new line of talks (2) Sep 20, 2009
Two of the big shippers that will help pay for service are Georgia-Pacific and Roseburg Forest Products. We need some kind of operating agreement (with Union Pacific) to serve those two customers, said Martin Callery, director of communications. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Letter to the Editor: Another overpass no longer needed Sep 19, 2009
Without Georgia-Pacific pulling trucks in and out with raw and finished products, we no longer have the heavy truck traffic that snarled things up. Our community has wanted a sewer system around Otsego Lake for years. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Paper prophet Sep 13, 2009
After decades of spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year beginning with Mr. Whipple and Please don t squeeze the Charmin to convince Americans that soft and fluffy tissues work best, industry giants like Kimberly-Clark, Georgia-Pacific (Quilted Northern and Angel Soft) and Proctor & Gamble (Charmin) are loathe to change ... Last November, after Marcal employees boasted that their products were more environmentally friendly than those at Georgia-Pacific, a top executive at G-P wrote a... (New York Post -- Business)
Long waterfowl seasons continue Sep 8, 2009
Georgia Pacific Hunter Ed classes in Perry County will be held Nov. 11 from 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Call 928-3720 to enroll. In Stone County, Hunter Ed classes will be held at Red Creek WMA headquarters on Wire Road on Oct. 19, 20 and 22. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Postcard senders know how to avoid work Sep 4, 2009
Finally, the crew at Georgia Pacific in Warrenton enjoyed a great day of white water rafting on the Chattooga River. Along for the ride were John High, Kelvin Walker, Danny Deen, Bobo Massey and Jeff Baker. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Rev. Willie James Blue Aug 27, 2009
Blue leads Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist. He is married, has three grown children and one 14 1/2-year-old granddaughter. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Snake pays for mistaking door knob for egg Aug 25, 2009
Perry Countys next Hunter Ed class will be held Sept. 26 from 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. at the Georgia Pacific Employee Development Center at New Augusta. For details, call 928-3720. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Georgia Pacific donates funds to local fire and rescue units Aug 22, 2009
The Georgia Pacific - Brookneal OSB plant held an appreciation luncheon for representatives from the Brookneal Rescue Squad, Brookneal Volunteer Fire Department, Citizens Emergency Crew and Gladys Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday, July 28 ... After lunch, the representatives were then presented with a donation from Georgia Pacific in appreciation for their dedication to the community. (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
Fishing will get better as fall approaches Aug 18, 2009
Aug. 29 from 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. - Georgia Pacific Employee Development Center, New Augusta. Call 601-928-3720. (The Clarion-Ledger)
GP to invest $2.8M in mill Aug 13, 2009
Published: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:54 AM CDT Georgia-Pacific will invest more than $2 ... Georgia-Pacific s current expansions play a vital role in Brewton s economy, and we are very excited about their new investment in the plant, said Marshall Rogers, director of the Escambia County Industrial Development Authority. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Leadership movie project nears goal Aug 11, 2009
The group is close to raising $15,000, said Jason Daniel, a class member and manager of public affairs at Georgia-Pacific. If the class can raise $15,000, an anonymous donor has pledged the additional $5,000 it will take to purchase the equipment. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Naturally Advanced Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results Aug 8, 2009
"We have achieved significant milestones to drive commercialization of our Crailar(R) Fiber Technology platform, including joint development agreements with Hanesbrands Inc. and Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP (GP), as well as a manufacturing agreement with G.J. Littlewoods Son and a spinning and trademark agreement with Patrick Yarns," stated Ken Barker, NAT's CEO. "As previously announced, we are shuttering our HTnaturals(TM) business, which impacted our cost of sales. We are also excited... (PR Newswire)
Ocean Beauty Seafoods' Benefit Golf Tournament Benefits Hunger Relief Through SeaShare Aug 7, 2009
Ocean Beauty would like to thank the following major donors for their generous support: Alaska Airlines, American Special Packaging, Apex Cold Storage, Marine Harvest Canada, Northland Services, Silgan Containers, SM Products, Alaska Marine Lines, Carlile Transportation, Lynden Transport, City Ice, Expack Seafood, GCI, Georgia Pacific, Horizon Lines, Icicle Seafoods, Marder Trawling, Miramax Seafoods, Nakamura, Ocean Blue, Qwest, and Raw Seafoods. "We're in the service business," said Mark... (PR Newswire)
Judge Won't Order Brawny to Stop Using Pattern Aug 4, 2009
Cincinnati-based consumer products company Procter e Co. filed a federal lawsuit in May saying Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific Corp. copied the pattern from ExtraSoft Bounty. U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Frost on Monday said he would not stop Georgia-Pacific from using the design pending the outcome of the lawsuit ... Frost also says there is no evidence that Georgia-Pacific intended to copy the pattern. (ABC News -- Wire)
Obituaries for Tuesday, August 4, 2009 Aug 4, 2009
Wayne most recently worked as a millwright at Georgia-Pacific in Toledo, Ore. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed such things as paragliding, whitewater rafting and hiking along the ocean with his dog, Teddy. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Right, wrong ways to handle layoffs Aug 2, 2009
"It's best one-on-one," said Greg Brunnhuber who worked in human resources for Fortune 500 firms including Armstrong World Industries and Georgia-Pacific prior to launching his own Penn Hills-based consulting business. "It's worst when delivered to a group. People are hired one at a time; they should be laid off one at a time. The most important consideration is that there's a human being on the other side of the table.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Robert L. Hoffman Aug 1, 2009
In 1958, Bob, Susie and family returned to Oregon, where Bob flew for the Jack Brandis lumber company, Plywood Products of Corvallis, and finally for Georgia-Pacific as an executive pilot. Bob was a lifelong Elk who loved flying, fly-fishing, travel trailer camping in the Cascades of Oregon and Washington, and reading. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Ag Museum looks to restore natural environment Jul 29, 2009
As part of their mission to preserve natural and cultural legacies, the museum is seeking a grant from the Georgia-Pacific Foundation to initiate a longleaf pine forest restoration project. "I'm just writing that grant now but I know from doing my research that the Georgia-Pacific Foundation is really interested in longleaf pine restoration projects," said Mary Herron, director of development at the museum. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Albert D. Vendetti Jul 29, 2009
In 1959, they relocated to Newport, and Albert worked for 20 years as a production planner at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Toledo. He retired in 1979, at which time they moved to Corvallis. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Borders gets support from business leaders Jul 29, 2009
Highlighting her list of contributors are Pete Correll, former chairman of Georgia-Pacific Corp., and the company s current president and CEO, James Hannan; Michael Garrett, president and CEO of Georgia Power Co.; John Rice, vice chairman of General Electric Co.; Joseph Rogers Jr., CEO of Waffle House Inc.; and Andrew Ghertner, executive vice president of Cushman and Wakefield Inc. Borders also has received support from Suzanne Sitherwood, president of Atlanta Gas Light Co.; Millard Choate, CEO... (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Our View: Mutual aid just means helping out Jul 25, 2009
The last time so many emergency crews got together -- 100 in all on Wednesday -- the Georgia-Pacific plant had suffered an explosion. That was eight years ago. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
SmartBuilding Index Jul 24, 2009
Georgia Pacific offers several lines of plywood and gypsum sheathing to provide superior protection for residential and commercial projects. Search Site. (Variety)
Economists: Commercial construction down 71 percent in June Jul 23, 2009
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Tetragon Financial Group Limited (TFG) Monthly Update For June 2009 Jul 17, 2009
83% Georgia Pacific Corp 0. 82% Univision Communications 0. (PR Newswire)
Bashas' main creditors Jul 14, 2009
Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, $287,990. Note: An unsecured creditor individual or institution that lends money or provices goods or services without obtaining specified assets as collateral. (AZCentral -- Business)
Movers & Shakers July 13) Jul 13, 2009
A certified public accountant with a bachelor s degree in accounting from Eastern Oregon University, Ellingson has worked in financial management for the Georgia Pacific and Boise Cascade corporations. She was most recently a controller for Allied Waste Services. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
More of this story Jul 8, 2009
He also said that the support of companies like Georgia-Pacific, which donates paper towels and toilet paper, is greatly appreciated because their donations provide things that the food pantry and its clients would otherwise have to do without. Financial contributions may be made at the food pantry during its normal hours of 10 a.m. to 12 noon each Tuesday and Thursday. (Hamburg Ashley County Ledger, AR)
Thefts and mischief Jul 8, 2009
July 5, 2:35 p.m., illegal camping was reported at the old Georgia-Pacific property. July 6, 10:53 a.m., a family dispute was reported in the 1200 block of Shelley Road. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
JIMMY SMITH (55) Jul 5, 2009
He was retired from Georgia-Pacific Multi-wall Bag Plant. and was predeceased by a son, Robert Brooks Smith. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
More Business & Money... Jul 5, 2009
Robert B. Pamplin Sr., 97, the former chairman of timber giant Georgia-Pacific Corp., has died after a long illness. New filters and scrubbers at the plant are expected to reduce acid rain and the haze clouding the Columbia River Gorge, Mount Hood and Hells Canyon. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Chamber grateful for help Jul 2, 2009
Festival Sponsors including: Georgia-Pacific, D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital, David s Catfish House, Novus Glass, McDonald s, BankTrust, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., and Poarch Creek Indians. We sincerely apologize if we have forgotten anyone. (Brewton Standard, AL)
RAL grad Roden to lead Monarchs wrestling Jul 1, 2009
Brian Roden, a 1983 RAL grad, was hired on June 18 to be the new Monarchs wrestling coach. MM athletic director Robert Blackman said that Roden s contract would be approved at the next Longview School Board meeting in mid-July. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Benefactor helped elevate ASU Jul 1, 2009
Robert Pamplin, former CEO of Georgia Pacific Corp., passed away this past week. He was 97. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Augusta State benefactor Pamplin dies at 97 Jul 1, 2009
Robert B. Pamplin Sr., known as one of Augusta's most generous benefactors and successful executives as leader of Georgia-Pacific Corp., died last week in Portland, Ore ... A Virginia native and 1934 Virginia Tech graduate, Mr. Pamplin came to Augusta to work as an accountant for the Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co. Over the years he helped transform it into Georgia-Pacific Corp. He became company president in 1957 and was named chairman and chief executive in 1967 ... Mr. Pamplin retired from... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Big boost for Greater Grady Campaign Jun 30, 2009
5 million; and Georgia-Pacific, $1 million. The anonymous donor contributed $5 million. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Energy bill gives boost to biomass Jun 28, 2009
Paper mills, such as the Georgia-Pacific mill in Camas, commonly use byproducts such as black liquor and wood waste to fuel steam turbines generating electricity used on site. The practice reduces the mill s demand for energy generated elsewhere. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Georgia Aquarium Welcomes 10 Millionth Guest Jun 26, 2009
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Former Georgia-Pacific head Robert Pamplin Sr. dies at 97 Jun 25, 2009
(AP) -- Robert B. Pamplin Sr., 97, the former chairman of timber giant Georgia-Pacific Corp., has died after a long illness ... Pamplin went to work as an accountant for Georgia-Pacific when he graduated from Virginia Tech University in 1934 and continued until his retirement in November 1976. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Stephen Charles Rand Jun 25, 2009
He worked as a truck driver for Georgia Pacific until retiring in 2000. Stephen was a fun-loving, outgoing person who loved music, classic cars and waterskiing. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Longview Fibre increases workforce Jun 25, 2009
Georgia-Pacific s Wauna paper mill has hired 33 employees since the beginning of the year to replace workers who have retired or resigned, company officials said last week. The Clatsop County mill, which employs many Wahkiakum and Columbia county residents, hired 18 of those 33 entry-level workers on June 1, said Kristi Ward, plant spokeswoman. (Longview Daily News, WA)
U.S. pulp-maker pioneers new biofuel Jun 25, 2009
Georgia-Pacific Llc, the maker of Quilted Northern bathroom tissue, shut it in May 2006, laying off all 400 workers. A group of investors known as Red Shield bought it a few months later. (Scientific American)
Atlanta's financial woes dominate mayoral debate Jun 23, 2009
About 250 people turned out for the debate at the Georgia-Pacific auditorium, sponsored by , (NYSE: AGL) and Atlanta Business Chronicle. Reader Comments. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Tribe refuses to pay room tax Jun 21, 2009
Now many have jobs that are the result of making the best out the mess Weyerhauser, Georgia Pacific and others left before bailing out. Their contributions are keeping the Bay Area alive. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Coquille gets help with street repairs Jun 20, 2009
( Includes a possible 1 million bond to pay for projects such as putting in sidewalks and utilities at the old Georgia-Pacific mill site and downtown and help build the Riverwalk project. . (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Yellow Branch Elementary receives landscaping grant Jun 20, 2009
Georgia Pacific donated the mulch, and company employee Morgan Thomas helped with the spreading. "We landscaped around the entrance way, leaving the crape myrtles and evergreens," Burnett said about the first phase of the project. (Altivista Journal, VA)
Body found in Willamette identified as 42-year-old man Jun 18, 2009
The body was discovered by a railroad worker just after 5:30 a.m. Wednesday close to shore, near the Georgia Pacific plant at 3838 N. Front St., said Lt. Mary Lindstrand, sheriff's office spokesperson. Davis was identified through tattoos and his cell phone in his pocket, according to police. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Selling a small business is tough Jun 16, 2009
Alex Volpe was returning to the corporate world and a demanding new job at Georgia-Pacific. His wife, Deb, hoped to stay home with their two young children. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Coquille dog park opens Saturday (4) Jun 4, 2009
She added the park will be an alternative to people taking their dogs to the former Georgia-Pacific mill site, where construction on a new McKay s market will start this summer. That should please plenty of local pooches and their people. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
NCR move to bring 1,250 jobs to Ga. Jun 3, 2009
The names read like a Who s Who of The Atlanta That Was: Scientific-Atlanta, Georgia Pacific, BellSouth all local titans absorbed by out-of-state companies. Tuesday restored some of the lost luster, at least in the eyes of local boosters. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Co-op ready to build on old mill site Jun 3, 2009
By , Staff Writer Wednesday, June 03, 2009. Now it is finally seeing part of those plans come to fruition. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
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The World Link : Co-op ready to build on old mill site. Co-op ready to build on old mill site. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Valley senior awards celebrate young achievers Jun 2, 2009
Salutatorian Emily Monds received the RJ Reynolds, State Employees, Robert Byrd and Georgia-Pacific Wood Products scholarships as well as sharing the RRHS Best All-Around Award with Carlisle ... Chelsy Lynch, Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, Nash CC 21 ... Emily Monds, RJ Reynolds, State Employees, Robert Byrd, Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, Class or 1929 Academic Honor, Salutatorian of Class 2009, UNC-Chapel Hill 23. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Landing NCR would be welcome news Jun 2, 2009
And it would burnish the state s image, which has lost some iconic corporate headquarters to mergers in the past few years, including BellSouth and Georgia-Pacific. Founded as the National Cash Register Co. in 1884, two years before Coca-Cola was invented, NCR has been through several reincarnations. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Kulongoski touts his summer jobs programs May 20, 2009
Reilly, 51, was making about $20 an hour driving a forklift at a Georgia-Pacific plywood mill. The mill was sold, and Reilly lost his job and has been out of work for 14 months. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Town sewer system gets boost from new grant May 20, 2009
When council discussed the possibility of holding fundraisers, Puckett mentioned that checking with Georgia Pacific would be a good idea since the company has helped with similar projects in the past. -Council member Phillip Shepperd stressed the need to purchase a trailer to haul the town tractor. (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
Georgia-Pacific agrees to $13M river cleanup May 20, 2009
Federal officials say Georgia-Pacific Corp. has agreed to perform a $13 million cleanup project at the Kalamazoo River Superfund site in Allegan and Kalamazoo counties ... They say Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific will design and build a landfill cap at a portion of the polluted site ... Georgia-Pacific will consolidate PCB-contaminated material, design and install a permanent landfill cap across 32 acres, design and install a groundwater monitoring system and build long-term erosion control... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Ozro E. “Ed” Mesecher Jr. May 14, 2009
They moved to Lebanon in 1964, where he worked for the Georgia Pacific Hardboard Plant until retiring in 1991. Doris passed away on Nov. 28, 1998. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
P&G says Brawny paper towels copied Bounty May 13, 2009
The Cincinnati-based consumer products company has filed a federal lawsuit charging Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific Corp. with trademark infringement and unfair competition ... P&G says its ExtraSoft line has added to Bounty's U.S. market leadership and that Georgia-Pacific was "apparently threatened" by its success ... Georgia-Pacific said it would counter P&G's claims in court. (MSNBC -- Business)
P&G says Brawny paper towels copied Bounty May 13, 2009
The Cincinnati-based consumer products company has filed a federal lawsuit charging Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific Corp. with trademark infringement and unfair competition ... P its ExtraSoft line has added to Bounty's U.S. market leadership and that Georgia-Pacific was "apparently threatened" by its success ... Georgia-Pacific said it would counter Paims in court. (AZCentral -- Business)
Fiesta de Mayo fund raiser attracts locals May 13, 2009
Fortunately, Georgia Pacific the number one sponsor for the event again came through with a 25,000 donation. For more information, call the club at (520) 287-3530, or e-mail. (Nogales International, AZ)
Bounty sues Brawny in paper towel tilt May 13, 2009
At issue: Cincinnati-based Proctor e Co., Bounty s owner, claims Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific LLC is infringing on its trademark. Proctor e is suing Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific, saying the quilted pattern of Brawny paper towels is too much like that of the quilted quicker picker-upper ... Georgia-Pacific calls the lawsuit meritless. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
P&G sues rival over Brawny pattern May 13, 2009
P&G, which seeks undetermined damages, claims Georgia-Pacific willfully copied the design to confuse and mislead consumers. Despite the infinite number of shapes from which to choose, and after having sold competing Brawny paper towels for decades without any shapes resembling P&G s Bounty ExtraSoft bowtie mark, approximately one month ago, Georgia-Pacific unexpectedly introduced into the marketplace new Brawny paper towels, the suit claims ... In 2003, Georgia-Pacific sued P&G, claiming that... (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
