A week after sharing its plans for recently-purchased properties in Philomath, mass timber manufacturer Timberlab officially announced that it plans to build a new cross-laminated timber (CLT) facility in Millersburg. Located near Conser Road Northeast and the Portland and Western Railroad on land that has been zoned for industrial use since the 1970s, company officials believe the site will be logistically ideal with access to rail and the nearby I-5 corridor. …In addition to transportation access, Timberlab said it plans to “tap into the local talent pool, collaborate with the research activities at nearby Oregon State University and the University of Oregon and work with the region’s forestry growers, harvesters, mills, transportation networks and community members.” The facility is set to produce 100,000 cubic meters of CLT products each year and the company boasts that the new plant will be a “marvel of modern manufacturing” with cutting-edge automation and an efficient design.