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Archive Home > 2008 > September > 09 > For family business, it’s all about truss

For family business, it’s all about truss

Backstrom Builders Center has carved a niche in competitive market

By Andrew Moore / The Bulletin
September 9, 2008

Susan Backstrom is no stranger to lumber.

In 1967, her father purchased the Century lumberyard in Bend after working as the private accountant for Bend lumber mill owner Leonard Lundgren. Carl Backstrom and his business partner, George Ray, ran the yard — renamed Backstrom Builders....

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