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KFIA Celebrates Service To IndustryBY GARY MILLERCovington, Ky.– Thethree-day annual meeting of the Kentucky ForestIndustries Association (KFIA) was recently held hereat the Radisson Cincinnati Riverfront.Among the presentations was a keynote address byTom Inman, president of Appalachian HardwoodManufacturers, Inc. (AHMI), who discussed theAppalachian Hardwood Verified Sustainable program.AHMI introduced the campaign in 2007 thatutilizes U.S. Forest Service Forest InventoryAssessment data to verify that the AHMI territory issustainable.He said the AHMI boundary includes 344 countiesin 12 states in the eastern U.S. and USFS data showsgrowth to removal at 2.29 to 1. The research proves2.29 cubic feet of Hardwood lumber growth is occur-Grant Willnow, U•C Coatings Corp., Buffalo, N.Y.; Pete Green, Beard Hardwoods, Moss, Tenn.;Brandon Koetter, Koetter Woodworking Inc., Borden, Ind.; and Mike Ray, U•C Coatings Corp.Please turn to page 58Toto Robinson and Jack Grace, Robinson Lumber Co., New Orleans, La.Larry Randall, Better Built Dry Kilns Inc., Villa Hills, Ky.; Toto Robinson, RobinsonLumber Co., New Orleans, La.; and Alex Lewin and Chris Randall, Better Built DryKilns Inc.Danny and Rebekah Arnold, Little River Lumber Co. LLC, Hickory, N.C.; SteveParker, Woodcraft Industries, Bowling Green, Ky.; and Robert Elwell Jr., WoodcraftIndustries, Greenville, Pa.Dennis Rayber, Tiger Wood Co., Dundee, Ohio; Marty Cope, Associated HardwoodsInc., Granite Falls, N.C.; Frank Colyer, Tiger Wood Co.; and Larry Johnson and ClarkBoyer, Pine Mountain Hardwood Lumber Co., Whitesburg, Ky.(Editor’s Note: In conjunction with the KFIA meeting, a hospitality suite was hosted by Robinson Lumber Co., New Orleans, La., andVan Meter Insurance, Bowling Green, Ky. The first seven photos accompanying this article were captured at the hospitality suite.)32 Hardwoods...The All-Purpose Material