Ash wood finds higher value as markets expand
Iowa and Wisconsin officials outline ash wood uses from firewood to furniture grade lumber. Webb logs and chips supply power and heat, with mills like Wieland Sons exporting ash to China. Cities seek high end products and bids for chip supply to boost renewable energy targets.
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Iowa
Herald
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Tauke
Ted Wieland
Wieland Sons Lumber Co
Winthrop Company
China
Wieland
University of Iowa
Ben Fish
University
Johnson County
F.W. Kent Park
Fish
Hulls
Wisconsin
Bill McNee
Department of Natural Resources Forest Health
McNee
Pete Jopke
Dane County
Jopke
Darren Marsh
Civilian Conservation Corps
Milwaukee
Oak Creek
Rebecca Lane
Lane
Afghanistan faces April election and postwar troop options
Obama weighs a 10,000 plus 5,000 NATO force or smaller Kabul based presence after 2014. Karzai successor may sign the BSA ahead of NATO meetings. Hagel aims to secure a robust U.S. postwar presence, with a full withdrawal not yet decided. United States seeks a willing Afghan partner and clear agreement timing.
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Karzai
White House
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U.S
Afghanistan
NATO
Kabul
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Brussels
State Department
Cedar Rapids casino bid faces cannibalization concerns from Riverside
Two market studies for Iowa’s gaming commission warn a Cedar Rapids casino would take revenue from existing venues, especially Riverside in Coralville’s region, with Riverside losing about 25 to 37 million in cannibalized gross revenue. The commission plans hearings in April and a vote in mid April on the Cedar Crossing project.
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Riverside
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Cedar Crossing
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Iowa
Jeff Lamberti
Lamberti
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Council Bluffs
Marquette Advisors
Minneapolis
Seattle
Washington
Isle Waterloo
Union Gaming Group of
Las Vegas
Waterloo
Jefferson
Greene County
Ames
Boone
Iown
Linn County
Cedar Rapidians
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