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Louisiana Pacific closes two mills indefinitely (at bizjournals.com)

Leucadia's Key to Success (at Seeking Alpha)

LP Announces Indefinite Shutdowns at OSB Mills in Chambord, Quebec and Athens, Georgia (Business Wire) NASHVILLE, Tenn.----Louisiana-Pacific Corporation today announced that it will curtail operations indefinitely at its oriented strand board mills in Chambord, Quebec, and Athens, Ga.

Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Retains AGORACOM to Provide Investor Relations, Social Network and Google Search Engine Program (GlobeNewswire)

USW, ArcelorMittal reach tentative agreement (at bizjournals.com)

AltaRock Energy Finalizes Deal with Weyerhaeuser to Explore Engineered Geothermal System (EGS) Potential on 667,000 Acres in California, Oregon and Washington (PR Newswire) AltaRock Energy Inc. announced today it had finalized agreements with Weyerhaeuser Company and the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation allowing it to explore the potential for developing geothermal projects in California, Oregon, and Washington.

S&P raises Koppers outlook to 'positive' (AP) Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Friday it revised its outlook on Koppers Inc. to "positive" from "stable" and affirmed all ratings for the company, citing stronger performance by the maker of treated-wood products.

Pope Resources sets quarterly dividend (AP) Pope Resources on Thursday said its board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 40 cents. The timberlands management company said the dividend will be payable on Sept. 26 to stockholders of record as of Sept. 12.

KBR unit wins Weyerhaeuser contract (at bizjournals.com)

Pope Resources Quarterly Distribution (Business Wire) POULSBO, Wash.----Pope Resources announced today a quarterly distribution of 40 cents per unit, effective for unitholders of record on September 12, 2008 and payable on September 26, 2008.

KBR unit receives Weyerhaeuser contract (AP) Engineering and construction services provider KBR Inc. said Wednesday its BE&K Construction business has received a contract to rebuild a boiler at a Weyerhaeuser Co. plant in Mississippi.

Crimson Wine Group acquires Central Coasts Domaine Alfred winery (at bizjournals.com)

Weyerhaeuser declines after analyst cuts estimates (AP) Shares of Weyerhaeuser Co. fell Monday after an analyst cut his earnings estimates to reflect a more gradual recovery in the big timber company's real estate and wood products operations than previously expected.

Ahead of the Bell: Weyerhaeuser outlook trimmed (AP) Weyerhaeuser Co. shares could see increased activity Monday after an analyst cut his earnings estimates to reflect a more gradual recovery in the big timber company's real estate and wood products operations than previously expected.

American Woodmark Corporation Announces Cash Dividend (PR Newswire) American Woodmark Corporation today announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share to be paid on September 22, 2008, to shareholders of record on September 8, 2008.

Kitchen cabinet maker American Woodmark shares off (AP) Shares of American Woodmark Corp., a major kitchen cabinet supplier to Home Depot and Lowe's, fell Thursday after reporting a big fiscal 2009 first-quarter profit decline and after an analyst cut earnings estimates.

American Woodmark Corporation F1Q09 (Qtr End 07/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript (at Seeking Alpha)

American Woodmark profit off more than 90 percent (AP) American Woodmark Corp., which makes kitchen cabinets for residences, said Tuesday its fiscal first-quarter profit tumbled more than 90 percent as anemic homebuilding and remodeling plus higher fuel prices offset lower expenses.

American Woodmark profit down 97% (at MarketWatch)

American Woodmark Corporation Announces First Quarter Results (PR Newswire) American Woodmark Corporation today announced results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2009, that ended on July 31, 2008.