A Rogue River plywood mill that had been shut down since 2009 reopened with 105 employees who had been laid off from area mills.
A Rogue River plywood mill that had been shut down since 2009 reopened with 105 employees who had been laid off from area mills.
“We’re excited about getting this facility back up and running and being a part again of the Jackson County economy,” [President John] Murphy said.
The mill will produce softwood plywood for construction and industrial applications, including sheathing grades, sanded grades and overlaid products for value-added markets.
Murphy Company has also remodeled the facilities at the plant. They’ve added a temporary lunchroom to replace the open-sided, tin-roofed building that had once been the employees’ lunchroom.
“We’ve got to take care of our guys,” Murphy said.
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