Vanport Manufacturing

Vanport Manufacturing is a Boring, Oregon based logging company that exports lumber from the United States to foreign countries.[1][2] Started in 1967, the company originally exported timber to Japan before expanding markets to China, Taiwan, and Russia.[3] Vanport took over operations of the sawmill on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in 2008.[3] As of 2012 the company had 208 employees.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Asia's woes spell trouble for Oregon". Tri City Herald / Associated Press. 1997-12-19. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  2. ↑ Back, Brian J. (April 10, 2002). "Eagle Creek timber sale canceled, but opposing sides remain entrenched". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Read, Richard (May 19, 2012). "Vanport International cuts for Japan through thick and thin, shipping lumber to the tsunami zone". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
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