Montrose Forest Products

Montrose Forest Products, a sawmill near Montrose Regional Airport owned by Neiman Enterprises, issued WARN notices affecting around 90 employees on September 8 as it searches for a buyer. The mill remains operating but the WARN notice lists November 6 as the last day, and a closure after that date is possible if no buyer is found. Neiman said the mill works with eight independent logging contractors (about 50 people) though only two contractors are currently active. The article frames the WARN filing as a formal step toward potential layoffs and highlights the mill's regional importance to timber suppliers and forest-management work.

Montrose Forest Products in Montrose, Colorado issued Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices to approximately 90 employees as the company seeks a buyer for its sawmill to avoid disruption of operations. Company officials said they hope a transaction will be completed by early November to preserve jobs, and the WARN notices provide 60 days' advance warning of a potential plant closing or mass layoff while negotiations continue. The notices do not necessarily mean the mill will close, but they reflect the risk to jobs as ownership (acquired by Neiman in 2025) looks for a buyer. Montrose Forest Products is one of the largest sawmills in Colorado and a significant employer in western Colorado; affiliated businesses and regional operations under Neiman are also noted in the article.