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Editor's Note
If the Price is Right. So how much is a shuttered paper mill worth? For starters, a Vermont mill was sold for an unbelivable $100. view column

Ken Patrick
The Compensation Waltz. What could any CEO do on a day-to-day basis that's worth what some are getting paid these days? view column

David Price
Forest Fires: The Hiden Cost. Firefighters, or "smokejumpers" are professionals who put their lives on the line every day, and sometimes pay the ultimate price. view column

Sally Love
My Sabbatical. A sabbatical or at least a vaction can be a realistic prescription for curing burn-out problems, from the workplace to thee golf course. view column

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New Work Culture at Bowater Mill based on Flexible Team Concept, Info Exchange.
Coosa Pines, Alabama mill modernizes its work systems and practices with a new, self-directed, pay for skills team approach that encourages employee participation at all levels. view article

Improving Paper Machine Reliability through Root Cause Failure Analysis
A deductive, proven technique of identifying causes that lead to failure, RCFA can be used to identify and easily correct reliability issues on modern paper machines. view article

ECP Pump Design, Operations Solve Paper Mill Stock Handling Problems
Because there is no contact between the rotor and casing, external circumferential pumps avoid extensive, costly damage when pumping dilatent starch slurries. view article