Rossi Group LLC of Connecticut has opened its new mill at Emporium in western Pennsylvania, one of the most advanced in America, following the destruction of its sawmill by fire just 15 months earlier. The mill is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year, reports  TTJ.

Production of graded lumber will be sold to domestic and long-standing Rossi customers around the world. President Ted Rossi says the new mill will produce 50% more graded sawn lumber with the same staff and help to secure jobs for up to 250 local families for at least the next 40 years.