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Snowflake Economic

Arizona's only pulp and paper mill is Snowflake's largest industry. Abitibi Consolidated Sales Corporation, located on a 640-acre site 15 miles west of Snowflake, is one of the most modern and efficient facilities of its type in America. Its' daily production of 1,300 combined tons of newsprint and Kraft liner board supplies the fast-growing Southwest region. The plant's permanent employees are supplemented by an equal number who work as wood cutters, truckers and other affiliated jobs. The annual payroll and the mill's substantial contribution to local taxes contributes immensely to the economy and growth of the area. Lion Chemical Company distributes paper manufacturing chemicals to Southwest Forest Industries Paper Mill. Precision Pine and Timber, located in the former Evergreen Lumber plant in Snowflake, maintains a sawmill in the Heber area that converts logs into rough boards. Precision Pine and Timber Planer Mill surfaces the rough lumber that is wholesaled to retailers and dealers needing finished and rough lumber for railroad ties and other uses. Rhodes Lifters, an international manufacturer of a new concept in valve lifters, has built new office and manufacturing quarters. They are currently expanding and diversifying products in the automotive line. Smith Moulding and Snowflake Lumber & Moulding are two other major employers in the area. Farming and ranching continue to be major activities in the area. All of Navajo County is an Enterprise Zone.

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