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Archive Home > 2002 > April > 21 > Closure marks end of an era

Closure marks end of an era

Despite hopes, KorPine's end was long coming


April 21, 2002

Kevin Max

The Bulletin

A week and a day after Easter, an era of sawmills and wood products came to an end in Bend. KorPine, a fixture of Central Oregon's wood manufacturing landscape for 36 years, said its parent company, Weyerhaeuser, was closing the mill.

There were many hints along the way,....

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