June 2025 Message From Our CEO
- May 27, 2025
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- by Greg Pray, President and CEO
It’s hard to believe, but the Summer of ’25 is here! We hope you, your family and your teams are doing well and looking forward to whatever vacation plans you may have. While the world is taking to beach, mountains or canyons, the crew at Columbia Forest Products is staying quite busy with a range […]
Adapting to Uncertainty: A Personal and Industry Perspective
- March 24, 2025
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- by Columbia Forest Products
About 11 years ago, my wife and I were living in Colorado with our two (at the time) sons. After spending junior high, high school, college and some time working for the same company after college, I was ready for a change of employer and scenery. Eventually, I received a call from Greensboro, NC. After […]
April 2025 Message From Our CEO
- March 24, 2025
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- by Greg Pray, President and CEO
There are a ton of distractions that vie for our time in 2025. I can get as distracted as anyone if I let my guard down from the constant barrage of alarming headlines and expert opinions — the list could go on and on! The good news is that I’ve found some reliable ways to […]
From Driveway Dreams to Industry Insights: A Vision for 2025 in Hardwood Plywood
- December 3, 2024
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- by Nick Allison, Analytics Manager
Since I was a young boy, basketball has been my favorite sport. I remember playing against second- and third-graders when I was in kindergarten in New York because I was a bit taller and more skilled than my classmates. My family moved from New York to California for about a year, and my parents elected […]