China tour highlights severity of forestry downturn [ The Globe and Mail ] Nov 17, 2008  MONTREAL and VANCOUVER -- A weekend stop on a tour of China highlights the severity of the crisis gripping Canada's forestry sector. The challenge was clear as industry leaders from British Columbia visited the earthquake ravaged Beichuan county region in Sichuan province. Read More ...

Forest products/paper, restaurants, drugs, gaming, and Wall Street experience notable changes [ Schaeffers Research ] Nov 18, 2008  The table below presents volume data from the International Securities Exchange and compares last week's volume totals by sector versus the prior week's totals...< Read More > Read More ...

Forestry will bounce back, says Cansfield [ The Chronicle-Journal ] Nov 18, 2008  Natural Resources Minister Donna Cansfield is not giving up on the beleaguered forestry sector. 'There's no question there is a future,' she said during an editorial board meeting Monday at The Chronicle-Journal. Read More ...

China Forestry Inc. Supports Central Government's Forestry Initiatives [ GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance ] Nov 19, 2008  HARBIN, China, Nov. 19, 2008 -- China Forestry Inc. , a timber investment group in the People's Republic of China, announced today that the Company fully supports the Central Government's initiatives for China's forestry industry designed to integrate the country's ecological, economic and social interests through afforestation, land tenure reform, introduction of modern scientific technologies ... Read More ...

Maintenance product cmpany adds 200 jobs in SC [ Live 5 News Charleston ] Nov 19, 2008  FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. - Officials with a maintenance product supplier says they'll add at least 200 jobs at their Fountain Inn plant. The Greenville News reported Wednesday that W.W. Grainger Inc. plans to increase it's work force over the next five years. Read More ...

Akorn Enters Into A Five-Year Contract Manufacturing Agreement To Supply An Ophthalmic Product [ PharmaceuticalOnline ] Nov 20, 2008  Akorn, Inc. a specialty pharmaceutical company and an undisclosed healthcare company have entered into a five-year contract manufacturing supply agreement. Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Akorn will be responsible for the manufacturing and supply of the ophthalmic drug product. Read More ...

Akorn Enters into a Five Year Contract Manufacturing Agreement to Supply an Ophthalmic Product [ Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance ] Nov 20, 2008  LAKE FOREST, Ill.----Akorn, Inc. a specialty pharmaceutical company and an undisclosed healthcare company have entered into a five-year contract manufacturing supply agreement. Read More ...

China lured with B.C. lumber [ Nanaimo Daily News ] Nov 20, 2008  If China makes a switch to wood construction in a sizable way and turns to Canada for the lumber, all of Western Forest Products' logging operations and mills in B.C. would have trouble keeping up with the demand, says Duncan Kerr. Read More ...

Forest CEOs warn Ottawa about bailouts [ Victoria Times Colonist ] Nov 20, 2008  VANCOUVER -- Chief executive officers from 15 of Canada's leading forest companies warned Ottawa yesterday against bailing out the auto and aerospace sectors. Read More ...

Greenwala Launches Green Social Networking Site [ socalTech.com ] Nov 20, 2008  Lake Forest-based Greenwala, a new startup, launched its social networking site Wednesday, saying that it is hoping to connect people with brands focused on sustainable lifestyles. The firm said that the site will allow companies to showcase green-based products, through a network of community members who want to help others live a greener lifestyle. Greenwala is headed up by Rajeev Kapur, who ... Read More ...

Namibia Government Aims to Decrease Dependence on Imports [ AllAfrica.com ] Nov 20, 2008  The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry will construct cold storage facilities at Rundu in an effort to promote the production and marketing of locally produced horticultural products, by establishing collection points for agricultural produce such as vegetables and fruit. Read More ...

Uganda Country Faces Timber Shortage [ AllAfrica.com ] Nov 20, 2008  UGANDA is to face a timber shortage in the next two years. The crisis is likely to persist for two decades, top forestry experts have warned. Read More ...

'The Nutcracker' on stage next month at Roosevelt University [ The Times of Northwest Indiana ] Nov 21, 2008  ILLINOIS: The Joffrey Ballet's 2008-2009 Season continues with the 21st anniversary of Chicagoland's family holiday event, Robert Joffrey's production of The Nutcracker, at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 East Congress Parkway, Dec. 18-28. ]This production features the full Joffrey Ballet company, augmented by local children's choruses and more than 120 young dancers ages 8 ... Read More ...

Children at risk in food roulette [ Chicago Tribune ] Nov 21, 2008  Mislabeling, lax oversight threaten people with allergies American children with food allergies are suffering life-threatening--and completely avoidable--reactions because manufacturers mislabel their products and regulators fail to police store shelves, a Tribune investigation has found. Read More ...

Coalition sues Forest Service over NEPA analysis for oil and gas wells throughout the Allegheny National Forest [ The Bradford Era ] Nov 21, 2008  A coalition of environmental groups and forest service employees sued the U.S. Forest Service on Thursday for not requiring NEPA analysis for a number of oil and gas wells throughout the Allegheny National Forest. Read More ...