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Congressman Rick Allen introduces bill aimed at stabilizing timber industry in Bulloch County and Southeast Georgia

In response to significant market instability driven by mill closures, storm damage, and declining timber prices, Congressman ...

Georgia Rep. pitches tax relief for timber industry as it recovers from Hurricane Helene

Georgia House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration wants to cut taxes for the state’s timber industry as farmers continue to face ...
Rough Draft Atlanta on MSN

Struggling Georgia timber industry could receive big tax break

A proposed amendment to the Georgia Constitution would end sales taxes on timber, a major industry battered by mill closings ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Georgia takes aim at timber in the wake of Hurricane Helene

Georgia lawmakers are seeking to strengthen the state’s powerful forestry industry long term as well as provide relief to timberland owners who suffered losses from Hurricane Helene last September.
WMAZ

Georgia timber industry down $1 billion after Hurricane Helene damage

TREUTLEN COUNTY, Ga. — Hurricane Helene has left a path of destruction through Georgia's forests, causing an estimated $1.28 billion in damages to the state's timber industry, officials reported ...