AT A GLANCE
WHO:
Yoder Lumber Company, Inc.
WHAT:
Hardwood products manufacturer
that specializes in dried grade
lumber production for domestic
and international sale and use
WHERE:
Millersburg, Ohio
WEBSITE:
because of the internal employee culture
that’s been created over seven decades. And
while the aforementioned dark days a few
years back were undeniably harrowing, it’s
the strength of the company’s core that
reinforced his belief that the dreariness
wouldn’t be permanent.
“We try to keep more of a family
atmosphere and stay in contact with
employees, and the employees respond to
that,” he said. “They’re willing to share
ideas, probably becausemanagement makes
itself available. If management goes the
extramile, the employeeswill do the same.”
May 2014
| BusinessWorld | 175
