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Vanport International

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Vanport International, Inc. 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]

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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.
  2. ^ a b c 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.


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