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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia Forest Products of Portland, OR, announced plans to invest $3 million to upgrade its hardwood plywood mill in Hearst, ON. Columbia said it plans to buy an automatic wood-patching line to improve hardwood plywood production. The investment is being made possible by a grant from the Ontario Ministry of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia Forest Products, a manufacturer of hardwood plywood and hardwood veneer based in Portland, OR, announced that it will shut down its Hearst, ON, particleboard plant indefinitely, effective Nov. 12. The company cited escalating energy costs, tow product prices, U.S./ Canada exchange rate issues, softening demand and a growing market...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Portland-based Columbia Forest Products closes Canadian plant]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Portland-based Columbia Forest Products said Wednesday it will shut down its Hearst particleboard plant indefinitely, effective Nov. 12.    Columbia Forest Products cited energy costs, low product prices, exchange rate issues, softening demand and market overcapacity as factors in the plant's closure. The facility employs about 83 workers.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mohawk Industries Inc. of Calhoun, GA, has agreed to buy four manufacturing plants for wood flooring from Columbia Forest Products of Portland, OR]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mohawk Industries Inc. of Calhoun, GA, has agreed to buy four manufacturing plants for wood flooring from Columbia Forest Products of Portland, OR. The deal includes two pre-finished solid flooring plants and one engineered wood plant in the United States; the fourth plant purchased is an engineered wood plant in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Los Angeles-based Phillips Plywood Co. Inc., a distributor of hardwood lumber and composite wood panels, named Columbia Forest Products its 14th annual Vendor-of-the-Year]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles-based Phillips Plywood Co. Inc., a distributor of hardwood lumber and composite wood panels, named Columbia Forest Products its 14th annual Vendor-of-the-Year. The award is granted based on a vendor's contribution to the partnership between supplier and distributor in the supply chain from forest to end-user, according to Phillips.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Multiply Forest Products, Inc. Purchases Columbia Forest Products Flooring Underlayment Operation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The management of Columbia Forest Products'  Multiply Underlayment  Business announced today it purchased the fixed assets of its Nipigon, Ontario operation and MultiplyŽ trademark from  Columbia Forest Products , Portland, OR. The management buyout group will operate under the newly incorporated Multiply Forest Products, Inc.  Terms...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Multiply Forest Products, Inc. Purchases Columbia Forest Products Flooring Underlayment Operation.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NIPIGON, ONTARIO, Jan 9, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- The  management of Columbia Forest Products' Multiply Underlayment  Business announced today it purchased the fixed assets of its Nipigon,  Ontario operation and MultiplyR trademark from Columbia Forest  Products, Portland, OR. The management buyout group will operate under...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia Forest Products Inc.   Columbia Forest Products Inc. 222 S.W. Columbia Street, Suite 1575 Portland, Oregon 97201 U.S.A. Telephone: (503) 224-5300 Toll Free: (800) 547-4261 Fax: (503) 224-5294 Web site: http://www.columbiaforestproducts.com  Private Company Incorporated:  1957  Employees:  4,000  Sales:  $1 billion (2005 est.)...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greensboro, NC-based Columbia Forest Products has named Andy Shaw a  distribution segment manager/west; Ron Tews as distribution  manager/east; John Wetherington as direct segment manager; Gaetan Lauzon  as mass merchandiser sales manager for the United States and Canada; Don  Mey as manager/customer service, and Todd Vogelsinger as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Columbia Forest Products of Portland]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia Forest Products of Portland, OR, announced several appointments within its plywood sales and marketing department, including Ron Tews as distribution manager/East, John Wetherington as direct segment manager, Gaeltan Lauzon as mass merchandiser sales manager, Don May as manager of customer service and Todd Vogelsinger as director of marketing, plywood...]]></description>
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