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Although furry friends and plywood are staples in most homes, you don’t usually think of them together. But for our teams in Mellen, Wisconsin and Craigsville, West Virginia, the caring connection was obvious. Mellen  Recently, the Mellen Caring Committee held a benefit for the Chequamegon Humane Association in Ashland, Wisconsin. The Chequamegon Human Association provides […]

Our lives’ dependence on the forests around us is mirrored by the intrinsic human need for artistic expression. However, the connection between wood and art goes beyond just this shared bond. Wood can be a backdrop for art… The Granville Center for the Arts is a non-profit run 100% by volunteers, dedicated to fostering a […]

Aaron Bocchi is Columbia’s Field Sales Representative (FSR) for the Pacific Northwest Territory (covering Northern California, Oregon and Northern Nevada). He was born and raised in Klamath Falls, Oregon. His story and Columbia’s are rooted in the same spot where the company began years ago. Aaron grew up with several family members working at Columbia, […]

For the first time since I began writing this article for Columbia, I received requests from readers to provide an outlook for the remainder of 2023 and all of 2024 for the macro economy and the domestic hardwood plywood market in this quarter’s publication.   Note: the following represents the views of the author and is […]