ERROL — Mike Kelley of Milan, who owns both Gorham-based Kel-Log, Inc. and Milan-based Kelley Trucking, last Friday morning welcomed U.S. Rep Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) to his company’s timber-harvesting operations 10 miles east of the Seven Islands Bridge, off Route 16 in Thirteen Mile Woods.
Kelley, who described himself as having worked in the timber industry for over 50 years, said he has some 35 employees on payroll: 25 working in the woods and 10 to 12 on the road. Most are long-term employees, and Kelley said he’s only been challenged by the current workforce shortage when someone decides to retire.
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