F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co. will partially curtail production at its mill in Columbia Falls, Montana. Effective September 29, production hours will be reduced from 80 to 60 hours per week for an indefinite period of time. Nine to 10 workers will be laid off as a result of the curtailment.

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F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber to curtail its mill in Columbia Falls, Montana

Sep 03, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co. will partially curtail production at its mill in Columbia Falls, Montana, Random Lengths reported.

Effective September 29, production hours will be reduced from 80 to 60 hours per week for an indefinite period of time. Nine to 10 workers will be laid off as a result of the curtailment.

The company cited tightening log supplies caused by a recent court ruling involving timber sale contracts in the Stillwater State Forest.