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Oakdale, Louisiana – (January 31, 2017) – Today, RoyOMartin’s oriented strand board (OSB)-manufacturing plant in Oakdale, Louisiana, celebrated its tenth anniversary of operations. Construction began in 2005 on the Allen Parish OSB facility, which continues to be one of the largest of its kind in North America. Its first southern yellow pine OSB panel was […]

CORRIGAN, Texas – November 22, 2016 – Work continues in Corrigan on a major new oriented strand board (OSB) manufacturing plant, the first such facility in the Lone Star State for RoyOMartin. Due to open in fall 2017, the plant represents a $280 million investment, is situated on 158 acres, and adds 165 direct jobs.

Alexandria, LA – (November 17, 2016) – On Thursday, November 17, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) recognized the winners of their inaugural Free Enterprise Awards at a ceremony in Baton Rouge. RoyOMartin has been named the first-ever recipient of the Manufacturer of the Year Award for companies with 100 or more employees.

Congratulations to Natalie Martin Monroe, RoyOMartin corporate environmental manager, who was named among Central Louisiana’s 20 Under 40 by The Town Talk and Young Professionals Group. Natalie has been employed at RoyOMartin since 2003. In her role with the company, she oversees all environmental work at our manufacturing and forestry sites. A Martin family member,

Corrigan, TX – (July 21, 2016) – RoyOMartin’s oriented strand board (OSB) facility in Corrigan, Texas, will host an informational meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. The event is free and open to the public and will be held at the Corrigan-Camden Independent School District’s high school cafeteria, located at 504 South

Alexandria, Louisiana – (June 24, 2016) – At the inaugural Health Care Heroes Awards ceremony last night at the newly reopened Hotel Bentley in downtown Alexandria, the following Legacy Health & Wellness staff members received awards: Brian Elkins, M.D., FAAFP – 2016 Health Care Hero John Hall, MHA, FNP – Best Medical Office Manager Rebecca

The results of APA – The Engineered Wood Association’s 2015 Safety and Health Awards Program have been finalized, and our Chopin, LA, plywood-manufacturing mill is a winner of the Annual Safety Award, First Place, Plywood Division I and the 3-Year Safety Award 2013-2015, Division I. Seventy-one APA-member structural wood panel and engineered wood product facilities in

Congratulations to longtime RoyOMartin Board of Directors member Charlie Weems on his selection by Louisiana Public Broadcasting as a 2016 Louisiana Legend. A graduate of LSU Law Center, Weems currently serves as president of the Gold Law Firm in Alexandria. His service to Central Louisiana and the state as a whole extends beyond the law

Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) launched its new Workforce Development Programmable Logic Control (PLC) course this week with four Central Louisiana businesses as part of the college’s ongoing efforts to close the skills gap in Cenla and meet the needs of business and industry. A total of 13 employees from AFCO Industries, Eclectic Products,

RoyOMartin, Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC), and Northwestern State University announced an articulation agreement at the RoyOMartin home office in Alexandria, Louisiana, on December 16, 2015. The three institutions have developed an agreement that will allow CLTCC students who earn a Certification for Manufacturing (C4M) credential to receive 7 hours of credit toward NSU’s