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September 29, 2007– Katahdin Cedar Log Homes recognized by Sportman's Alliance of Maine
Company President Recieves Honor at Dedication Ceremony
Katahdin Cedar Log Homes and the company's president, David Gordon, were recognized at a dedication ceremony for Life Members at the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine's new Conference Center in Augusta. Gordon donated $40,000 of log siding and end cap architectural features for the 4,000 square-foot single story building.
The dedication ceremony and open house on Sunday, September 16, welcomed members to the spacious new Conference Center which features 24-foot ceilings and open, airy meeting spaces for the organization's membership. Construction of the building was completed in January 2007.
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September 20, 2007– Log Home Business Unveils New Web Site
Local Business Utilizes Latest Web Technology to Send its Message
Katahdin Cedar Log Homes has launched a new Web site.
It is designed to help visitors learn more about the company's cedar log homes, search a portfolio of more than 400 plans and find ideas for building.
The site offers virtual tours and a featured log home of the month, in concert with rich photography, computer-generated color views of hundreds of the company's home designs and numerous other tips and tools.
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May 24, 2007– Katahdin Cedar Log Homes Earns 'Builder Friendly' Designation
Company offers training for contractors searching for a more artistic and lucrative niche market
More people live in log homes now in the United States than ever before-more than half a million and counting. The log home market constructs $4 billion worth of homes each year, according to the Log Home Living Institute. Because these elegant residences offer a connection to nature that no stick frame home can duplicate, Baby Boomers in record numbers are lining up for these rustic palaces.
But the industry has far more interested buyers than it does builders to construct the homes. Contractors interested in serving this niche market but don't know where to start, can now turn to Katahdin Cedar Log Homes in Oakfield, Maine. Because the company offers a comprehensive construction manual, builder training and a host of other services, it has been granted "Builder Friendly" status from Building Systems Magazine, a nationwide trade publication that profiles innovative construction technologies.
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May 8, 2007– Katahdin Cedar Log Homes Hosts Presque Isle Building & Drafting Students
Students learn how building construction works in the 'real world'
Thirty-nine students from Presque Isle Regional Career Technology Center toured Katahdin Cedar Log Homes on Wednesday, May 2, to learn about manufacturing log homes. Juniors and seniors from Jim Ouellette's building trades class and Cameron Adams' drafting and autoCAD class toured the mills, kilns and computerized house manufacturing line during the day trip.
"Since most of our employees come from Northern Maine, we find it extremely valuable to show these young people how the real world works in building construction," said David Gordon, president of Katahdin Cedar Log Homes. "Several of our young summer part-time workers have gone on to join the company full-time." Gordon acted as tour guide for the group and arranged for one of the planing mills to shut down briefly so that the students could safely view the equipment.
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January 29, 2007– Katahdin Cedar Log homes Fires Up New Boiler
Company Invests in Green Alternative to Fossil Fuels to Heat Mills
After eighteen months of construction and an investment of $750,000, Katahdin Cedar Log Homes fired up its new 14-million-BTU wood-fueled boiler. "The new boiler heating system will reap tremendous benefits for Katahdin," predicted David Gordon, president of Katahdin. "We can cut our fossil fuel consumption by up to 90 percent, recycle even more of the materials we once discarded, and increase safety."
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