The Beck Group, a Portland Oregon based forest products planning and consulting firm, has just published its Spring 2009 Newsletter. Included is an article about signs of recovery in the forest products industry and summaries of recently completed or current BECK projects including: a wood shavings plant feasibility study, a sawmill feasibility study, an I-Joist manufacturing benchmarking study, Global Lumber/Sawn Wood Cost Benchmarking Report, and a Wood Fuel Pellet Benchmarking Study.