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www.columbusequipment.comwww.columbusequipment.comThe2011OfficialPaulBunyanShowTHEORIGINALAMERICANFORESTRYSHOWOnceayearColumbusEquipmentCompanyjoinsfellowforestrycolleaguestocelebratetheindustryatthelargestandoldestforestindustryshowintheUnitedStates.Blessedwithgloriousfallweatherandover650exhibitingpersonnelthe2011gatheringofferedtheverybestinforestryeducationtechnologyproductsservicesandentertainmentandattracted9072attendeesacrossthethree-dayperiod.x1cAttendancewasup8.9overpreviousyearsandexhibitorparticipationwasthestrongestthatwehaveseeninfouryears.Inspiteoftheeconomymostexhibitorsreportedhavingaveryproductiveshow.Wearealreadyintheplanningstagesforthe2012showx14tobeheldOctober6-8attheGuernseyCountyFairgroundsx1dsaidEventManagerGaylaFlemingoftheOhioForestryAssociation.TheOfficialPaulBunyanShowshowcasesanindustrythatisvitaltooureconomyenvironmentandqualityoflife.ColumbusEquipmentrepresentativeswereimpressedbytheattendanceandthenumberoffriendsbotholdandnewwhotookthetimetovisitBooths322-329.Wethankyousincerely.Despitethechallengingmacro-economicenvironmentbusinesscontinuestobebriskasitiswheneverinnova-tionandopportunitymeet.Whetheritistheinsatiablequestforgreaterwood-productproductionhandlingefficienciesthewell-documentedgrowthofwoodybiomassasafuelsourceorthecurrentemergenceofland-clearingneedsastheUticaShaleinfrastructuretractsdevelopintheeasternthirdofthestatetherewillalwaysbeaneedforinnovativeequipmentsolutionsthatbringcompellingvaluepropositionstothetable.After55yearsThePaulBunyanShowcontinuestobeauniqueeventthatcelebratestheheritageandfoundingprinciplesoftheforestryindustrywhileadvocatingforandembracingthepositiveinnovationthatisaninherentpartofitsfuture.TheOfficialPaulBunyanShowshowcasesanindustrythatisvitaltooureconomyenvironmentandqualityoflife.x1cAttendancewasup8.9overpreviousyearsandexhibitorparticipationwasthestrongestthatwehaveseenin4years.x1dGaylaFlemingEventManagerTheOhioForestryAssociation