by Web Editor | Apr 12, 2017 | News
The Rough & Ready Lumber mill that shut down last fall after 73 years in operation still has plenty of metal buildings and odd scrap metal lying around. But the guts are gone, said Link Phillippi, one of the mill’s owners. Workers Wednesday dismantled the boilers,...
by Web Editor | May 28, 2014 | News
Lonnie Rollins, Larry Mason and Lonnie Adams wore big smiles last week as they chatted with Rough & Ready Lumber owner Jennifer Phillippi. The three men with 75 years of combined experience at the mill were rehired in the past few months, after the entire...
by Web Editor | Mar 10, 2014 | News
Oregon’s Rough & Ready Lumber Co. will reopen nearly a year after it closed, adding back dozens of jobs to a pocket of rural Oregon where one in 10 are out of work. The restart of Rough & Ready Lumber will cost taxpayers $5 million, as part of a deal announced...