Coos Bay mill layoffs announced

COOS BAY, Ore. – A Coos Bay lumber mill is laying off more than 100 people and closing down.

The Oregonian Reports Georgia-Pacific Wood Products notified employees at its Coos Bay Lumber Mill that it’s closing the mill and laying off all of its 111 workers.

The Atlanta-based company told the paper that Asian competition for Oregon logs made it more expensive to supply the coastal mill.

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