by Web Editor | Sep 2, 2016 | News
Oregon’s Hampton Lumber Acquires Banks Lumber Mill Hampton Lumber has acquired the assets of the Banks Lumber Mill, just months after the Washington County mill had laid off its employees and ceased operations. Portland-based Hampton plans to upgrade the mill...
by Web Editor | Mar 7, 2014 | News
Mark Elston followed his father into the timber industry back when business was booming. “When I started, you could really mess things up and still make good money,” he said. “You can’t do that anymore.” Elston runs a lumber mill in...
by Web Editor | Jan 20, 2012 | News
Stimson Lumber Company recently invested $5.5 million for mechanical upgrades at its Tillamook, Ore. stud mill. An estimated 5%, or $275,000, was spent in Tillamook County on local contractors, helping to boost the local economy. Plant Manager Chris Stirk described...