The Conference, hosted by U.S. Congressmen Dan Benishek (MI-1), Sean Duffy (WI-7) and Reid Ribble (WI-8), at Potawatomi Carter Casino Hotel, Wabeno, WI, drew some 285 registered participants. The panel on “Timber Transportation Issues” moderated by Congressman Ribble, featured: Tom Tisa, Canadian National’s Director, Network Strategies; DJ Aderman, President, Futurewood Corp. (affiliated with Johnson Timber); and Jake Hayrynen, Forest Products Manager, JM Longyear, LLC. The three panelists serve on the Canadian National Advisory Board. Futurewood and Longyear also serve on the CN/WCGroup Log Committee. The Log Committee is dedicated to dramatically expanding rail transportation of the products of the Great Lakes Forests and, thus, their competitiveness in local national and export markets. More