Cooperation Saved the Indust Bucks and Kept the Wood Flowing

摘要

Government agencies and the businesses they serve occasionally find themselves at odds, which is how this story begins. However, if you like happy endings, read on.This is a story about how communication and cooperation helped keep wood flowing to an Alabama sawmill and prevented $2 million in additional costs to the forest industry.That happy ending was made possible because Gov. Robert Bentley and TransportationDirector John Cooper found a way to replace a bridge in south Alabama without impacting a major log truck route.