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Struggling Timber Industry Puts Rural Idaho At Crossroads

Struggling Timber Industry Puts Rural Idaho At Crossroads David Bartlett stopped frequently to chat with friends as he made inquiries with employers at a recent Idaho Department of Labor job fair in Orofino. The nonchalance of the former Tri-Pro Forest Products...

Stimulus-Funded Lumber Mill Closes In Idaho

Emerald Forest Products in Emmett, Idaho has closed its lumber operation and laid off 50 people. The owner is looking for a buyer. The company, which began in 2010 with help $4 million in federal economic-stimulus money, was undercapitalized, said Dick Vinson, who ran...