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Royal Martin/Corrigan OSB touts jobs and rising tax revenue after abatement
Summary
Sherry Hughes and Scott Townsend told the Polk County commissioners that Royal Martin’s Corrigan OSB operations employ about 320 people (about 32% local) and have contributed roughly $2 million in combined property and sales tax over five years; presenters gave post‑abatement property tax projections into 2034.
Sherry Hughes, introduced as HR director at Corgan OSB, and Scott Townsend, director of OSB manufacturing for Royal Martin, presented the company’s local economic footprint to the Polk County Commissioner’s Court on Jan. 27, 2026.
The presenters said the Corrigan 1 line will have been in production eight years this April and Corrigan 2 will reach two years in June. Hughes told the court…
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