On Saturday, July 25, we spent the day on the ground with a group of EB-5 investors visiting both Cairnspring’s Skagit Mill north of Seattle and the Pendleton Blue Mountain Mill in Eastern Oregon.
The day started early in Seattle. From there, our group traveled by charter bus to Skagit, where attendees had the chance to see Cairnspring’s existing operation up close and meet the team behind the business. One of the most valuable parts of the visit was the private tour led by Cairnspring CEO Kevin Morse, who gave attendees direct insight into the company’s operating history, its vision for growth, and the strategy behind the expansion.
From Skagit, we made the long drive east to Pendleton to visit the Blue Mountain Mill. It was a full day of travel, but the trip gave attendees a much clearer understanding of the scale of the project and how significant the new facility is to Cairnspring’s future. Blue Mountain is not a small incremental expansion. It is the facility designed to materially increase production capacity and support the company’s next stage of growth before expanding into future mills on the east coast and Midwest.
That contrast between the two sites was one of the most useful parts of the day. Skagit showed the operating foundation: a real business with an established track record, profitable business model, existing customers, and years of experience in the craft flour market. Blue Mountain showed the growth story: a larger, purpose-built facility intended to expand output and position Cairnspring for the next chapter.
Just as important, the visit gave attendees time to ask practical questions in person. Conversations during the tour focused not only on the project itself, but also on operations, management execution, market demand, and the broader business rationale behind the expansion. For families doing serious due diligence, that kind of firsthand access can be materially more useful than reviewing a slide deck alone.
The key takeaway is that the July 25 site visit helped bridge the gap between documents and reality. By the end of the day, attendees had seen both Cairnspring’s existing operation and the scale of the Blue Mountain buildout, heard directly from leadership, and walked away with stronger context for evaluating the project on both an immigration and investment level.
Doing proper due diligence on the project financials, offering documents, and supporting due diligence documentation is, of course, important, but nothing helps to put the scope of a project and the caliber and integrity of its management team into perspective like an in-person site tour.
We expect to conduct another site tour in the future for families and prospective investors who want to evaluate Cairnspring Mills firsthand. If you would like to RSVP for the next visit, we encourage you to reach out to us early so we can keep you informed as dates and logistics are finalized. For many prospective investors, seeing the Skagit and Blue Mountain operations in person can provide a materially clearer understanding of the business, the expansion strategy, and the questions that matter most before making an EB-5 decision.