The author compares the economic impact of the recent closure of a Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Blakely, Georgia, to the closure of railroad maintenance shops in McComb, Mississippi, decades earlier.
A historic paper mill in Chillicothe, Ohio, closed in August after more than 178 years of operation. Political efforts to keep the mill open provided a brief, but ultimately unsuccessful, reprieve for ...
A Madison fire truck and crew responds to a second-alarm fire in February 2024 at the Somerset Sappi Mill in Skowhegan. Officials say hot, dry conditions this summer have contributed to the increased ...