One of Columbia County’s Largest Property Tax Payers is Closing and Laying Off 136 Workers

Armstrong World Industries made acoustical tiles just west of Portland.

By Nigel Jaquiss
Columbia County Court, St. Helens

Armstrong World Industries today made official the closure of its manufacturing and distribution facility in St. Helen's with a notification to the state.

The move, which the Pennsylvania-based company announced last year, will cost 136 employees their jobs at a plant that made and sold ceiling tiles.

The Columbia County Spotlight reported last year that Armstrong was the county's ninth largest taxpayer, paying $402,677 in property taxes for 2017.

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Nigel Jaquiss

Nigel Jaquiss

Reporter Nigel Jaquiss joined the Oregon Journalism project in 2025 after 27 years at Willamette Week.

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