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Washington Sawmill Restarts Production, Brings Back Jobs

It was about a year ago that the owners of Montesano’s Mary’s River Lumber mill on State Route 107 announced it would close. As a result, 38 people lost their jobs, the city lost revenue and the facility basically went idle. In the case of mills, when they shut down,...

Rebounding Lumber Market Meets Workforce Challenge

For years Pyramid Mountain Lumber Inc. thought the availability of logs was going to be their limiting factor for profitability and capital improvements. This winter they are up six million board feet in their log yard compared to a year ago. The future is looking...

Laid-Off California Sawmill Workers Get Aid

Third District Supervisor Mark Lovelace expects the county to chip in quickly with job replacement services for the 123 employees who will be laid off in March and April in the phased closing of the Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) sawmill in Manila. Lovelace cited the...