Editor’s note: This column was produced before Gene Wengert died in 2025. It is printed here in memoriam. Q We have small shop, and the person running the planer talks about planing, with rather than ...

Boise Cascade opened the Wallula Paper Mill in 1958, the number of workers there were reported to be 600. Now, it will be down to one mill, or paper machine. Boise Cascade sold the plant to the ...

The company has announced plans to permanently shut down the No. 2 paper machine and kraft pulping facilities at its mill in Wallula, Washington. Packaging Corp. of America has announced plans to ...

Chillicothe — A photo of a paper mill worker – printed on the last paper produced by the mill – marked the stressful transition this year, in an annual economic development event on Wednesday. Anxiety ...

Remember Steam Machines? Valve do, and they’re making a new one. The circa-2026 Steam Machine (it’s out early next year, date and prices TBC) seeks to cleanse the bad juju of that previous attempt at ...

WTF?! Public restrooms in parts of China are testing new dispensers that release toilet paper only after users scan a QR code and watch an online advertisement, a system that has drawn widespread ...

Collin County is switching from electronic voting machines to a paper ballot system for the upcoming November election. County commissioners approved the change, citing the need for greater election ...

Explore the simple machines behind Buffalo’s grain elevators and the physics that power them. Buffalo’s grain elevators changed the world! In this episode of Compact Science we uncover how a local ...

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — In the markets for the three major US crops — wheat, corn and soybeans — growers, merchandisers, millers, food manufacturers and others are facing myriad challenges in the ...

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio – Sofidel America has completed a major expansion at its Circleville facility, starting up a third paper machine that will significantly increase production and create new jobs in ...