Officials Declare EAB Quarantine for Entire State of Iowa - Feb 14, 2014 


Authorities in Iowa have enacted a statewide quarantine prohibiting the movement of hardwood firewood, ash logs, wood chips and ash tree nursery stock outside of the state.; Health Care Employer Mandate Delayed Again: Medium-sized companies will have an extra year to offer coverage to their workers and larger companies will have the requirement phased in over the next two years.; EPA Report Clarifies Risks of Major Fire Retardants, Including DecaBDE: This fire retardant became controversial in the pallet industry after Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) used it to meet fire rating requirements for plastic pallets.; News Brief: International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) has reached an agreement to acquire Tolleson Ilim Lumber Company.


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