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 | Apr 18, 2016 | News
Oregon’s Warm Springs Forest Products Sawmill Closing Fifty years after acquiring a lumber mill on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, tribal leaders announced the permanent closure and impending bankruptcy and liquidation of the Warm Springs Forest Products...
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 26, 2014 | News
Seneca Sawmill Company is transforming the way timber companies operate. The Eugene-based company was recently featured in IBM’s national publication, IBM Systems Magazine, for its visionary leadership and use of technology to build a thriving, sustainable business....
by Web Editor | Jun 19, 2013 | News
Of all the impressive machinery at Boise Cascade’s Kinzua Lumber sawmill in Pilot Rock, a simple dry-erase board is what really stood out to J.P. Batmale. Written on the board is a seemingly routine reminder for workers in the planer to shut off their chipper and...