Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Managing Editor David Abbott travels to Toxey, Alabama to visit Mid Star Timber Harvesting, Inc. Diversified southwest Alabama company Mid Star Timber Harvesting, Inc., just had its biggest year yet for capital expenditures, according to its owner, Mitchell Presley. With the addition of two new operations last year—a third chipping crew and a second trucking outfit—the company invested over $2 million in 2015. Partnered with his wife Wanda, Mitchell, 54, started Mid Star in 1999, and 17 years later they own three companies: Mid Star Timber, which includes seven harvesting crews—four roundwood, three chipping—as well as procurement and support; Mid-Star Wood Haulers, the transportation component for the timber side; and their most recent baby, Mid Star Express, the cross-country trucking company they started last year. The business also includes its own company fueling station and a road building crew.

Featured Story: “Pass It On Down”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Mid Star Timber Harvesting, Inc.
Location: Toxey, Alabama
SLT Issue: February 2016

Check out other featured articles in the February 2016 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s February 2016 issue features Toxey, Alabama’s Mid Star Timber Harvesting, Inc., and Cuthbert, Georgia’s Randolph Logging, LLC. A special article highlights the historic Meadow River Lumber Company in Rainelle, West Virginia. Other articles cover the latest industry news, logging business tips, and new products.