Vanport International

Vanport International is a Boring, Oregon based logging company that exports lumber from the United States to foreign countries.[1] Started in 1967, the company originally exported timber to Japan before expanding markets to China, Taiwan, and Russia.[2] The company name was changed from Vanport Manufacturing to Vanport International in 1994. Vanport took over operations of the sawmill on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in 2008.[2] As of 2012 the company had 208 employees.[2]

References

Back, Brian J. (April 10, 2002). "Eagle Creek timber sale canceled, but opposing sides remain entrenched". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
Read, Richard (May 19, 2012). "Vanport International cuts for Japan through thick and thin, shipping lumber to the tsunami zone". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 19, 2012.

External links

Vanport International Original Website

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[1] Back, Brian J. (April 10, 2002). "Eagle Creek timber sale canceled, but opposing sides remain entrenched". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved May 1, 2012.

[Japan_2012-2] Read, Richard (May 19, 2012). "Vanport International cuts for Japan through thick and thin, shipping lumber to the tsunami zone". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 19, 2012.