Nov 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
BANGOR – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine held its 25th Annual Meeting Friday, Oct. 29, raising a record $87,498 in the annual Log A Load For Maine Kids live auction and presenting awards to businesses, individuals, and legislators from across Maine...
Oct 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
While the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Winter Fuels Outlook predicts rising heating bills this winter, Maine residents are in a fortunate position compared to other regions of the country, according to the state’s wood pellet fuel and logging industries....
Sep 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
LINCOLN – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine held its 25th annual Log A Load for Maine Kids Northern Maine Golf Tournament on Friday, Sept. 17, raising a record $67,351 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in Maine. The PLC hosts two Log A Load...
Sep 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
SUMMIT TOWNSHIP – Twelve graduates of Maine’s only college training program for operators of mechanized logging equipment were recognized Thursday, Sept. 16 at a ceremony held at the site where they spent weeks harvesting timber using sophisticated state-of-the-art...
Aug 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Record $41,696 raised for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in Maine! Northern tournament coming Sept. 17! LOVELL – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine held its third annual Log A Load for Maine Kids Southern Maine Golf Tournament Friday, Aug. 27 in...
Jul 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
AUGUSTA – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine cheered the announcement today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that $200 million in aid for timber harvesters and haulers included in a bipartisan $900 billion COVID-19 relief package approved...
Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
MILFORD – Classes are now underway for students in the Mechanized Logging Operations Program (MLOP), which began its fifth year of classes June 28 in the woods northeast of Old Town. Students enrolled in the college program at Northern Maine Community College...
Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
AUGUSTA – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine in late May completed its annual Spring Logger and Fleet Safety Training series, providing training over the course of three months to more than 800 loggers and truckers throughout the state of Maine for...
Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
OLD TOWN – Recruiting is now underway for students in the Mechanized Logging Operations Program (MLOP), which is beginning its next 12-week class June 28 in the woods northeast of Old Town. Students enrolled in the post-secondary training program will spend...
Feb 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
HOULTON – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine applauded an announcement Tuesday by LP Building Solutions, a Tennessee-based manufacturer of engineered wood building products, that it will invest approximately $150 million to convert part of its...
