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Thinking Ahead�Letter from Chaille: Let�s Make a Deal! - Knowing how to make a good deal is a very important skill for almost any business person. But it is an often overlooked aspect of American business. And it can be easy to deceive ourselves into thinking that we are better at negotiating a deal than we really are. [Topic:General Advice]

Rural Pallet Profits for a Small-scale Pallet Producer - Wood-Mizer Boosts Production: Doug Garner purchased a Wood-Mizer LT40 to upgrade his Wood-Mizer LT15 sawmill. Doug�s pallet and crosstie business needs the additional lumber production to satisfy his growing needs. [Topic:Plant Case Studies: New Pallet Manufacturers]

Pallet Industry Cooperative Leaders Answer Tough Questions Discuss Official Launch of 9BLOC Branded Pallets - Organizers behind the new industry cooperative whitewood pool answers tough questions and discuss challenges as the 9BLOC brand name is unveiled and the first pallets go off the assembly line. [Topic:Third Party Management/Rental]

2011 Story of the Year:iGPS Loses Two Major Accounts, Pallet Availability Problems Dampen Earlier Successes - Editorial staff of Pallet Enterprise selects the downfall of iGPS due to pallet availability problems as the story of the year. It raises the question, �Can plastic pallets work in the mainstream grocery supply chain?� [Topic:Alternative Materials (Plastic, Corrugated, etc.)]

Back to Basics: Maintenance Plans and Tips for Pallet Recyclers - Machinery and pallet repair gurus outline the basics of a once per month repair program designed to fill in the gaps of your regular service routine. [Topic:General Advice]

Market Update: It�s 2012, Do You Know Where Your Cores Are? - The impact of fewer new pallets being built is faster cycles in the recycle pallet market, which has accelerated the aging of the available white-wood pallet pool. Only time will tell if the current core dilemma is a true paradigm shift or another drastic shift in market dynamics. [Topic:Pallet Market]

Best of 2011 � Short Highlights From The Best Articles, Innovations and Ideas of 2011 - Short Highlights From The Best Articles, Innovations and Ideas of 2011 [Topic:Pallet News]

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