A lumber products facility in Evergreen that has been closed for four will reopen immediately, with plans to hire 100 new employees by the end of next year, Weyerhauser announced Friday.
The company plans to re-start production on its Trus Joist TJI joists and Microllam LVL lines in Evergreen, effective immediately.
Company officials said Weyerhauser will invest capital in the engineered lumber products facility, which closed four years ago because of demand for wood products in North America declined.
Robert “Bob” Doll has been selected as plant manager and will be on site effective Aug. 30.
“Customer demand for engineered wood products has improved over the last year, and our Evergreen facility is the ideal location to add production capacity of our Trus Joist TJI Joists and Microllam LVL building products,” Jan Marrs, manufacturing manager for Weyerhaeuser Engineered Lumber Products, said in a statement. “With our markets improving and positive support from both the state and local community, we are looking forward to re-starting this facility.”
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