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RoyOMartin is a proud sponsor of the Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) program in which students attend formal college classes, combined with work-based learning, to obtain the knowledge and skills needed for manufacturing careers. Upon completion of course work, the students earn an Associate’s Degree through Northwestern State University. Read more HERE.

Alexandria, LA – (February 24, 2016) – In a ceremony this morning at RoyOMartin’s corporate office, six individuals were honored for successfully completing the Perforex Apprenticeship Program in a partnership between Perforex Forest Services, L.L.C. and Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC). Through their training, funded in part by a Workforce Opportunity Grant from The

Alexandria, LA – (May 18, 2017) – Louisiana school board representatives, instructors, and other stakeholders gathered at RoyOMartin’s corporate office in Alexandria to celebrate 10 years of the WoodWorks certificate program. Currently offered in 15 central Louisiana and 4 east Texas high schools, WoodWorks is a custom-designed curriculum that covers topics such as applied mathematics,

Martco L.L.C. (dba RoyOMartin) has been named National Workplace Success Exemplar for the 2017 ACT College and Career Readiness Campaign. Scott Montgomery, senior vice president of public affairs at ACT, recognized Martco and national winners from three other categories “for advancing college and career readiness for all, while embodying valuable principles of perseverance, ingenuity, problem-solving, and

Alexandria, LA – (April 28, 2017) – Both of Martco L.L.C.’s Louisiana-based wood-product manufacturing plants have been named safety award winners by APA – The Engineered Wood Association. Results of the 2016 APA Safety & Health Awards Program were announced last week, with 87 APA-member wood-product facilities across the U.S., Canada, and abroad participating. Among

[rs-image img_url=”http://royomartin.projectwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/STEP-award_Darryl-Nat-JEM.jpg” link=”” alt=”” width=”” height=”” class=”” type=”img-rounded” border=”default” new_win=”no” margin=”” pos=”pull-right” wrap=”yes”/] Alexandria, Louisiana – (March 1, 2017) – The Manufacturing Institute announced they will award Natalie Martin Monroe, RoyOMartin’s corporate environmental manager, with the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award. The STEP Ahead Awards honor women who have

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,