Table of contents

Wood Education & Resource Center (WERC) Princeton, West Virginia

Purpose:

1. Mission & Goals

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Eastern Hardwood Forests

Eastern Hardwood States (Related to WERC Mission)

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2. Facility & Location

WERC Buildings Main (left), New Training Annex (center), Rough Mill (right)

Wood Education & Resource Center Main Office Building (26,000 SF)

Wood Education & Resource Center Main Lobby

Wood Education & Resource Center Video Conferencing Classroom

Wood Education & Resource Center Shop Entrance

Woodshop

Rough Mill Facility 43,000 square feet

Rough Mill Facility

Rough Mill Facility Automated Chop Saw

Rough Mill Facility Moulding Machine

Rough Mill Facility Finger Jointing

Rough Mill Facility & Woodshop

3. Competitive Grant Program

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3. Competitive Grants Program

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WERC Website

4. Training Opportunities

Lean Manufacturing Workshop

Lean Manufacturing Workshop Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing Facility Tour

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5. Projects & Activities

International Standards for Wood Packaging Material

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Hispanic Worker Integration in the Wood Products Industry

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Utilization of Emerald Ash Borer Killed Trees

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Wood Energy/Biomass

Marketing

Hardwood Value Improvement Program

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Questions

Wrap Up & Where from here….?