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Company to launch operations at former mill site

| November 14, 2025 1:00 AM

The Port of Pend Oreille, in partnership with Merkle Standard and ownership team Allrise Capital, announced that Vanderyacht Propane will begin operations on Merkle Standard’s property — the former paper mill site — in Usk.

This milestone marks the return of the first Washington-based rail shipper to operate regularly on the POVA rail line (operated by the Port of Pend Oreille) since the former mill’s closure.

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