DOVER-FOXCROFT – Pleasant River Lumber Co. has been named?2008 Business of the Year by the Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce and received the Americanism Award from the American Legion of Maine.

The Chamber award recognizes businesses in Piscataquis County whose growth, economic contributions and service during the past year have had a positive impact on the region. Pleasant River Lumber employs more than 90 people and has invested millions of dollars in upgraded machinery and equipment at its Milo Road facility in Dover-Foxcroft over the past four years. The company produces more than 85 million board feet of spruce dimensional lumber annually.

The American Legion award was given to Pleasant River Lumber to recognize the company’s patriotism in printing a color American flag on every one of the millions of pieces of lumber produced at the Dover-Foxcroft mill.

“Within our company’s group of seven owners, three have served in our country’s military services and two of them served in Vietnam,” said Luke Brochu, president of Pleasant River Lumber. “We take pride in the fact that we are the only 100 percent Maine-owned dimensional sawmill. It is with honor and patriotism to our country that we adorn each piece of our lumber with the U.S. flag.”