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Prosecutors say in July 2015, John Convery lost control of his truck and hit two contractors working for Georgia-Pacific who were outside on a break.

These publications recognized USG Corporation as one of the top midsize companies to work for in both the Michigan and Chicagoland areas.

The City of Ruston and regional partner North Louisiana Economic Partnership are excited to announce that Weyerhaeuser intends to relocate a regional office to Ruston, LA. With this relocation, Weyerhaeuser will bring approximately 20 jobs to the Ruston market.

Becky Keogh, director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, said she and her staff had recent meetings with officials at Sun Paper Industry of China on pre-engineering and environmental permitting for the $1.3 billion mega-project in Clark County.

The company invested $4.5 M in 2016 to install a second electrostatic precipitator...

In a key victory for KapStone, a federal judge found the company acted legally when it fired union pickets in last year's strike.

On November 17, inventor Isis Shiffer won the 2016 International James Dyson Award, a prestigious design accolade given to university students, for the helmet design. Shiffer imagines the helmets could be sold in vending machines near bike share stations for $5 each.

Stora Enso and Volvo Cars officially opened a new hot water pipeline between their manufacturing sites in Ghent, Belgium, on 18 November 2016.

Sofidel announced that effective immediately, drivers of vehicles entering Sofidel sites can have their alcohol level tested. The company said that the initiative, which will run in compliance with privacy regulations, has been set up to prevent road accidents and guarantee the safety of transported goods.

Valmet Ltd, who supplied the machine and carried out maintenance work, has now been fined £120,000

Mondi is seeking to acquire more companies making the type of flexible packaging used for items like pet-food pouches, as the South African manufacturer taps growing demand from the consumer-goods industry.

Diversified business group Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) -- founded by conglomerate Sukanto Tanoto -- is on track to build the first integrated viscose fiber factory in Indonesia, which it claims will help meet domestic demand of viscose and drive exports.

Veritiv Corporation announced the launch of its new corporate community engagement and philanthropy program, Veritiv Connects. The program will focus corporate giving and employee volunteer efforts on shaping success for local communities while promoting a healthy and vibrant society.

U.S. packaging group WestRock has put a unit making soap dispensers and perfume sprayers up for sale in a potential $1 billion deal, as it seeks to streamline its portfolio after a recent merger, three people close to the matter said.

Indiana state environmental officials announced Thursday they found no air quality violations while recently investigating odor complaints at the local Pratt Industries facility.

A landmark Supreme Court ruling ordering a plantation company to pay a high line for illegal forest clearing is expected to serve as a deterrent for companies that seek to engage in deforestation.

DuPont will no longer contribute to active employees' pension plans, a move that will affect the retirement of 13,000 workers.

A new trial date has been set for a businessman and his wife charged with fraud. Green Box founder Ron Van Den Heuvel and Kelly Yessman Van Den Heuvel are now scheduled to stand trial July 31, according to court records.

Boreal Bioref Oy, a new Finnish company, said on Thursday it had signed a letter of intent with China's CAMC Engineering over an investment in a new 780-million euro ($836 million) pulp mill project.

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