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August 13, 2024
EDA Helps the Wood Products Industry Branch Out in the Northern Forest
Timber markets are one of America’s most valuable, yet unpredictable, natural resource industries. It is no stranger to volatility, going from boon to bust and back again. As recently as 2019, paper mills and biomass electric plants were closing in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont, a four-state region collectively referred to as the Northern Forest. As the plants continued to close, the demand for wood harvested in the region began to decline.
![Old black and white photo of the Great Northern Paper Company opened for business in 1899, employing multiple generations for more than a century. (Photo courtesy of the Maine Historical Society.)](/https/www.eda.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_4_3/public/2024-07/FFEI_01_0.png?h=77a6fccc&itok=-QX33Vkg)
July 16, 2024
EDA-Funded Manufacturing Revival Underway in New England
Pittsfield, Massachusetts is a small New England community about two hours from Boston. Throughout the 20th Century, it was known as a hub for manufacturing, providing residents with a host of jobs in regional production plants. General Electric (GE) was the town’s biggest employer, operating a plastic production facility along the Housatonic River.
![Photo of the The Berkshire Innovation Center building in Pittsfield, Massachusetts](/https/www.eda.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_4_3/public/2024-07/BIC_01.png?h=968de510&itok=9zzsxX0b)
June 11, 2024
EDA Opens the Door to Success for Alabama Entrepreneurs
It is in that same spirit of preparedness that Vivian’s Door provides business training to the community, maintaining an open-door policy with its students - small business owners and entrepreneurs. It’s more than just helping them grow their businesses, but rather serving the whole community.
![Photo of Vivian Malone attending classes at the University of Alabama](/https/www.eda.gov/sites/default/files/styles/small_4_3/public/2024-05/Vivians-Door-01_0.png?h=29f52475&itok=o9MLS9as)