May 18, 2026
Dave Larecy is chairman and CEO of Roseburg-based Con-Vey. For decades, the company has manufactured production lines for wood products and other industries. Con-Vey makes the machinery that other companies use to make plywood, beams, oriented strand board and many other things that make modern life possible. Con-Vey’s production lines are so sophisticated and so highly automated that it has even established its own robotics business, 7robotics. Listen to this fascinating conversation about an Oregon company that manufactures machinery used by businesses across the country – and in other countries as well. Listen to the interview here.
In case you missed them, check out our recent interviews with Sport Oregon CEO Jim Etzel, Hillsboro Hops President and GM K.L. Wombacher, Looptworks founder Scott Hamlin and Trevor Giroux, president of ATI‘s Specialty Alloys and Components Division in Millersburg. Visit the Oregon Business Matters website to listen.
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