The Westervelt Company

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04/01/11: COMMITMENT TO SAFETY RESULTS IN INDUSTRY GOLD AWARD (The Westervelt Company)
Demonstrating its commitment to a core value – safety – Westervelt Lumber has been awarded insurance provider Liberty Mutual Group's prestigious Gold Award for its 2010 performance, which placed the organization within the top 19% of its industry. One of its business divisions, Westervelt Natural Resources, received the Liberty Mutual Safety Commendation Award.

11/01/10: FIRST APPROVED RED-LEGGED FROG CONSERVATION BANK IN SIERRA NEVADA A SUCCESS FOR WESTERVELT ECOLOGICAL SERVICES (Westervelt Ecological Services)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved Big Gun Conservation Bank in Michigan Bluff, Placer County, California, to provide mitigation for the California red-legged frog.

10/25/10: AF&PA APPLAUDS USDA BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RULE FOR PRESERVING JOBS, GENERATING ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS (The Westervelt Company)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) final rule announced this week by Secretary Tom Vilsack adopted an approach on the critical issue of matching payments designed to minimize distortions to the market for wood fiber that is essential for the forest products industry.

10/07/10: ALABAMA COMMITTEE WINS SFI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (The Westervelt Company)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Alabama won the 12th annual Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) Implementation Committee achievement award for innovative activities that strengthen forest practices and raise awareness about the benefits of using wood from responsible sources.

09/02/10: RILEY'S LETTER TO EPA ENDORSED BY WESTERVELT CO. (The Westervelt Company)
In a letter dated July 23, 2010, from Governor Bob Riley to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson, the governor expressed concerns with Alabama's economic recovery and unemployment rates should the EPA's proposed Boiler MACT rule pass in Congress later this year.

07/01/10: Lanworth 2009 Crop Projections Supported by USDA Report (Lanworth)
The projection made by agricultural intelligence company Lanworth (www.lanworth.com), that last year's U.S. corn and soybean crop production was lower than reported by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), was supported yesterday by the agency’s quarterly Grain Stocks report.

06/23/10: LANWORTH CROP FORECASTS MADE AVAILABLE TO AGRI-BUSINESS THROUGH NEW DATA PARTNERSHIP (Lanworth)
In the three years since its launch, the accuracy of RAY: Real-time Area and Yield® (RAY) in forecasting agricultural crop plantings and production has made the intelligence product a mainstay in the arsenal of commodities traders.

05/07/10: PARTNERSHIP WITH ALABAMA POWER EXPANDS RENEWABLE ENERGY PLATFORM (The Westervelt Company)
The Westervelt Company is partnering with Alabama Power to add renewable biomass-based energy to the company's diverse mix of fuel sources.

05/04/10: THE WESTERVELT COMPANY RECEIVES AWARD FOR COACHING PROGRAM (The Westervelt Company)
The Westervelt Company is one of three companies selected to receive the Georgia Coach Association's 2010 Southeast Prism Award.

04/17/10: WES Staff Participates in Creek Week Clean-Up 2010 (Westervelt Ecological Services)
On Saturday, April 17th, WES staff participated in Sacramento Creek Clean-Up 2010. Their efforts included removing non-native plants from Bannon Creek, in Natomas area of Sacramento, CA.

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