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Meet The FSR: Aaron Bocchi
- May 24, 2023
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- by Aaron Bocchi, Field Sales Representative
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, […]
Economic Focus: June 2023
- May 24, 2023
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- by Nick Allison, Analytics Manager
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 […]
June 2023 Message from our CEO
- May 23, 2023
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- by Greg Pray, President and CEO
Our belief that 2023 was going to be a “return to normal” scenario is playing out pretty well. So far, we’re within several points of 2019 volume levels, with some differences across our distributor, OEM and retail channels. But, unlike the truly “upset conditions” we were facing in 2020, 2021 and a good part of […]
Columbia Product Featured In the New Navy SEAL Museum
- March 5, 2023
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- by Columbia Forest Products
You may recall the profile of Steve David, Columbia’s Field Sales Representative in the Northeast, in a previous issue of the Hardwood Herald. It mentioned his work on the new LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum in West Sayville, New York, which held its grand opening last year. Steve helped arrange for Columbia’s PureBond […]