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Potlatch closes for 2 weeks

By Wendy Ledbetter
Published Wednesday, November 14, 2007 in the Nevada County Picayune

Potlatchs Prescott plant has laid off employees, effective Nov. 12, according to information from Potlatch media spokesman Matt VanVleet.

During a Nov. 9 telephone interview, VanVleet said, We intend to resume on Nov. 26.

VanVleet attributed the layoff to the current market condition for lumber and demand. He said market lumber prices are some of the lowest in the past couple of years. In addition, the demand is simply lower.

November home starts are weak, VanVleet said.

Those two factors have prompted the layoff and VanVleet said the current plan is to have the mill resume normal operation immediately after Thanksgiving. He said the start-up date has been set for Nov. 26.

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