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Idaho Industry Teams Up With Colleges To Fill Sawmill Jobs

Idaho Industry Teams Up With Colleges To Fill Sawmill Jobs Idaho’s sawmills once relied on the brute strength of their workers to turn logs into lumber. Now, they need more employees like Jeremy Lozano-Keays. The 30-year-old electrical technician is part of a team...

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...

Maine Sawmill Workers Face Temporary Layoff

A Quebec-based company that completed the purchase of Fraser Timber’s lumber mill in Masardis in January will temporarily layoff its 135 employees next week due to market conditions. The layoff at Maibec will last four weeks, according to Charles Tardif, vice...

Simpson Lumber Company Announces Washington Mill Closures

Simpson Lumber Company Announces Washington Mill Closures Simpson Lumber Company LLC delivered a blow to the city of Shelton, announcing that the company will close two mills, which will result in about 270 jobs lost. The closures are part of an asset sale agreement...