PORT ANGELES, WA -- Peninsula Plywood (PenPly) sent 50 of its 115 workers home Tuesday, saying that it lacked enough veneer to make plywood.

PORT ANGELES, WA -- Peninsula Plywood (PenPly), struggling to pay its bills, is getting a helping hand from the City of Port Angeles.

PORT ANGELES, WA -- Peninsula Plywood thanked 24th District Rep. Kevin Van de Wege for his help in obtaining state financial aid for reopening the mill.

PORT ANGELES, WA -- Peninsula Plywood is back in full production mode following a fire that destroyed its boiler control room last week, according to an account by KONP.

Fire-stricken Peninsula Plywood received a temporary boiler, as the plywood maker strove to get production going again as soon as possible.

PORT ANGELES, WA – An early morning fire Saturday destroyed the control room at Peninsula Plywood’s mill, temporarily shutting down production.

In recent weeks we have posted a handful of news items illustrating how some states and local economic development agencies are taking a proactive approach to help bring wood products businesses – and jobs – their way.

PORT ANGELES, WA - Officials from Peninsula Plywood and the city of Port Angeles recently presented a ceremonial check for $51,348 to Olympic Electric as a rebate for energy improvements to the Port Angeles plywood mill.

PORT ANGELES, WA – The small fire that broke out at the newly reopened Peninsula Plywood mill on March 2 was caused by a malfunction in a large industrial ventilation motor above one of the dryers, according to Port Angeles fire officials.

PORT ANGELES, WA — Firefighters responded to a fire at Peninsula Plywood Tuesday night that broke out above a dryer, setting off the mill’s sprinklers. No major damage was reported.