Timber Harvesting magazine Western Editor Dan Shell travels to McCall, Idaho to visit TH’s 2017 Logging Business Of The Year: G. Ikola Inc. Operating a family logging business that’s going into its third generation, and giving back to the forest products industry through extensive involvement outside his business, Ikola Logging President Gerry Ikola has developed a reputation as a motivated industry leader with a calm demeanor and collaborative way of communicating and problem solving. Since taking the reins of the business from his father in the 1970s, Ikola has built a successful, dependable and innovative company in west-central Idaho known as G. Ikola Inc. He and Capella, his wife of 40 years, have worked tirelessly to not only make their McCall-based firm the best it can be, but also to help create a better logging industry for all and to effectively promote the industry’s upside to outside skeptics.

Featured Story: “Leadership Extraordinaire”

Written By: Dan Shell
Company: G. Ikola Inc. & Ikola Logging
Location: McCall, Idaho
TH Issue: September/October 2017

Check out other featured articles in the September/October 2017 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine.
The September/October 2017 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine features the 2017 Logging Business Of The Year: the Ikola family and their business, G. Ikola Inc., of McCall, Idaho. Also featured in this issue is Cochran, Georgia’s Sanders Logging Company and Scottsville, Virginia’s Tapscott Brothers Identities. The People Power column by Wendy Farrand discusses the importance of regular meetings and clear communication. A special article highlights the recent Southwest Forest Products Expo, held August 25-26 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new technology and new machinery and products.