Forbes

ARCHIE ALDIS “RED” EMMERSON & FAMILY PHILANTHRO­PY SCORE:

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$2.8

BILLION  SELF-MADE SCORE: ( SOURCE: TIMBERLAND, LUMBER MILLS AGE: 90 RESIDENCE: REDDING, CA He is the founder and chairman emeritus of Sierra Pacific Industries, a forest products company that owns over 2 million acres in California and Washington. He began working in lumber mills at 19, following in the footsteps of his father, “Curly” Emmerson, who built and owned a sawmill in Humboldt County, Califormia. Emmerson’s sons George and Mark are president and chairman.

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