PLC of Maine - Professional Loggers

Tournament raised $60,612 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in Maine LINCOLN – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine held its 27th Annual Northern Maine Log A Load for Maine Kids Golf Tournament Friday, Sept. 15, raising $60,612 for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals in Maine.

LOVELL – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine raised a record $47,377 at its fifth annual Log A Load for Maine Kids Southern Maine Golf Tournament Friday, Aug. 25 despite steady rain for most of the day. The funds raised for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals in Maine exceeded last year’s previous record of $44,207, and the event was well attended despite the weather.

$127,723 raised for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Awards presented to businesses, individuals, and legislators BAR HARBOR – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine held its 28th Annual Meeting May 4-5, raising $127,723 for Log A Load For Maine Kids and presenting awards to businesses, individuals, and legislators from across Maine for their contributions to the logging industry.

The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine and Northern Maine Community College (NMCC) today announced recruiting is underway for the Mechanized Logging Operations and Forest Trucking Program, an expanded version of the highly successful logging operations certificate program that will now include Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training. The program will run for 20 weeks, from June 26 to November 9.

Study shows logging and woods trucking supports more than 5,600 jobs and a range of industries and communities in Maine AUGUSTA – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine today released results of a comprehensive study of the economic impact of Maine logging and forest trucking, showing the industry contributed an estimated $582 million to the state economy in 2021.

AUGUSTA – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine raised a record $262,403 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in Maine in 2022 through its annual Log A Load for Maine Kids fundraising efforts. The total shattered the previous record set in 2021 of $205,000, with the PLC’s two Log A Load golf tournaments and the Log A Load live auction at the PLC’s annual membership meeting each hitting new highs in 2022.

Sep 16, 2022 | Uncategorized | SUMMIT TOWNSHIP – Graduates of Maine’s only college training program for operators of mechanized logging equipment were recognized Thursday, Sept. 15 at a ceremony held at the site in Summit Township where they have spent weeks harvesting timber using sophisticated machines utilized in the contemporary logging industry. Nine students were recognized at the event.

LINCOLN – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine held its 26th annual Log A Load for Maine Kids Northern Maine Golf Tournament on Friday, Sept. 16, raising a record $72,767 for Northern Light Eastern Maine Health System’s Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. The PLC hosts two Log A Load golf tournaments each year, with its newer Aug.

Sep 20, 2022 | Uncategorized | JAY – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine trade association greeted Pixelle Specialty Solutions’ announcement today that its mill in Jay will close early next year with disappointment and concern, citing the effect the loss of the mill will have on the local community and Maine’s forest economy.

BAR HARBOR – The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine held its 27th Annual Meeting Friday, May 13, raising a record $144,399 in the annual Log A Load For Maine Kids auction and presenting awards to businesses, individuals, and legislators from across Maine for their contributions to the logging industry. The meeting was held at a new location this year, the Bar Harbor Club in Bar Harbor, ME., with more than 200 attending.