Complex sentence: In the State of Washington, many company towns were founded by businesses that conducted operations in natural resource industries including mining, logging, lumber production and milling, and ore refinement, and a few of these company towns still exist today Carlson, Linda.
Split into simpler sentences: In the State of Washington, many company towns were founded by businesses that conducted operations in natural resource industries including mining, logging, lumber production or milling, and ore refinement. Additionally, a few of these company founded towns still exist today Carlson, Linda.