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The company stated the closure is part of a modernization effort to remain competitive in the wood products market.

Displaced employees will receive 60 days of compensation and healthcare, and are encouraged to apply for jobs at other company locations.

The Roseburg Forest Products Veneer Plant in Weed, one of the oldest wood products operations in far Northern California, has closed in a move the Oregon-based company said will help to continue to modernize its operation.

The closure, announced Wednesday, Dec. 3, leaves the plant’s approximately 140 employees jobless.

Roseburg officials in a press release said the employees will receive compensation and health care coverage for 60 days after the closure. The company said the displaced employees also will be encoura

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