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Georgia-Pacific lumber mill in Eureka, California (May 1972).. Georgia-Pacific was founded by Owen Robertson Cheatham on September 22, 1927 in Augusta, Georgia, as the Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co. [5] He started the company through the acquisition of a wholesale hardwood lumber yard.
In 1927, he founded the Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co., (now known as Georgia-Pacific), a wholesaler of hardwood lumber headquartered in Augusta, Georgia. [2] ...
Georgia Pacific completed closure of the Foley Mill Nov. 17, 2023 after 69 years of operation.
A Georgia Pacific spokesman told the Tallahassee Democrat Thursday the company “will continue to accept calls from those interested in purchasing the site.” “The Foley facility remains for sale.
In 2000, Plum Creek Timber acquired the timberland division of Georgia-Pacific. [4] Plum Creek Timber produces a line of softwood lumber products, including common and select boards, studs, edge-glued boards, and finger-jointed studs. These products are targeted to domestic lumber retailers, such as retail home centers, for use in repair and ...
GREEN BAY - Georgia-Pacific Corp. added a new dose of Brawn(y) to the 105-year-old Broadway Mill. Company executives and community leaders on Tuesday gathered to celebrate completion of a ...
Harry A. Merlo (March 5, 1925 – October 24, 2016) was an American businessman and philanthropist in the state of Oregon.A native of California, he was chief executive of then Fortune 500 company Louisiana-Pacific after it was divested by forest products company Georgia-Pacific, which were both then headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
The company would eventually merge with Georgia-Pacific Lumber Company. [2] [5] During World War I, Ritter served on the War Industries Board as an advisor to Bernard Baruch. [1] Ritter also owned and operated coal companies and railroads in Virginia and West Virginia, including the Red Jacket Coal Company near Matewan, West Virginia. [1]