"It smelled like you had been inside a lumber mill: fresh cut from the houses that were destroyed, plus the trees that were just literally cut in half, " Limmroth said.

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Starting in 1992, the company cut 91 of the mill division's 526 white-collar jobs.

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The workshop has its own wood mill and wood shop, a trim shop to stitch and cut leather, and a steel-fabrication area.

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