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Archive Home > 2004 > August > 02 > Wood firms strain to fill jobs

Wood firms strain to fill jobs

Companies lower requirements, add training to staff entry-level positions

By Ernestine Bousquet / The Bulletin
August 2, 2004

PRINEVILLE - Two years ago, when American Pine Products needed to fill a warehouse position, the human resources department could choose from more than 100 applications each month.

Back then, the company, which makes wooden door and window components, could afford to consider only qualified....

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