Hampton Lumber Announces Indefinite Closure of Its Banks, Oregon, Sawmill
Hampton Lumber Announces Closure of Sawmill in Banks, OR
Hampton Lumber announced on Tuesday (1-9-24) the indefinite closure of its Banks, Oregon, sawmill, where operations have been curtailed since October 2023. The mill has 58 employees.
In a press release, Hampton Lumber CEO Randy Schillinger said, “No one wants to see a mill close. However, with the current log supply restrictions in Oregon and the likelihood of additional restrictions on State Forests in the coming years, we just can’t see a viable future for the Banks facility.”
Hampton took over the Banks mill in 2016. The sawmill produced enough lumber to frame 38,000 single-family homes and generated over $263 million in local economic activity, according to the press release.
Hampton noted that it will maintain operations at its three remaining sawmills in Northwest Oregon located in the communities of Willamina, Tillamook, and Warrenton, which employ more than 600 people combined.
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