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Montana Lumber Mill Reopens, Holds ‘Work Day’

Thirty new jobs opened up when the Evergreen sawmill in Montana recently restarted production, and they added one more employee to the schedule. Senator Max Baucus joined employees at the sawmill for a work day. The Democrat, who recently announced his retirement,...

Lack Of Timber Challenges Montana Sawmill

It is spring break-up in the Montana mountains, where wet, muddy conditions prevent loggers and haulers from working for the next few weeks. However, Sun Mountain Lumber, in Deer Lodge, has an adequate supply of timber in its yard to keep the sawmill running during...

Grant Is Secured For New Montana Sawmill

Kootenai River Development Council of Libby has received $17,800 in grant funding from the Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund of the Montana Department of Commerce for the purpose of bringing a sawmill to Libby. The grant request was written by Paul Rumelhart,...