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Big changes are afoot in Oregon’s road milling industry.

, a regional heavy civil general contracting firm in Woodburn, has acquired the milling division of Kodiak Pacific. Consequently, Kerr’s milling division, which operates as a separate entity, will now be the biggest in the state and potentially one of the biggest in the Northwest, according to Kerr officials.

鈥�(Kodiak) had a reputation of good work, and we knew them as a competitor 鈥� we covered the same turf and market 鈥� so we thought it would be a good fit,鈥� said president Brent Kerr.

Acquiring Kodiak’s milling division will give the company a larger inventory of machinery and equipment, Kerr said. It will also allow the company to stay in the same market, while also gaining new customers, he added.

The deal had been in the works for around four months and was finalized in June. The company made the agreement public this week.

Kerr Inc.’s milling division already had an impressive reputation in the region, conducting a variety of paving projects over the years 鈥� from airport runways to commercial parking lots.

The most significant aspect of the acquisition was gaining the Kodiak milling division staff, Kerr said.

鈥淚t’s about the people,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hat’s really what we’re going to benefit from.鈥�