A LOGGING
LEGACY
Caudill Chipping Company is master logging at its family finest STORY BY SARAH PENIX PHOTOS BY ALIE SKOWRONSKI
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assive machines dance along the hillside as they cut and handle trees. The vehicles balance freshly cut trees in their sharp claws and move them down a steep decline, beginning the process of manufacturing lumber. This is Caudill territory. Growing up, Corbett Caudill Jr. knew that logging was his destiny. Between watching the men in his family cut lumber from a young age to joining the company after he graduated high school in 2005, Caudill Jr. found the same passion in logging as the men before him. Now as the operating manager of the business, he carries the legacy of his father and grandfather through upholding their values and mission of serving customers. 24 | WINTER/SPRING 2020
