Madison officials see opportunity in the bottler’s latest expansion search, but concede the sale of hydroelectric power stations will determine the future of the former mill site.
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Potential buyer gets court order limiting demolition at East Millinocket mill site
The company plans to buy the property for a biofuel refinery, but says the owner is ignoring their deal and doing demolition that endangers some of the buildings the company wants to use.
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Buyer of closed Madison paper mill envisions success with new use
New Mill Capital Holdings hopes to imitate the success it had with the purchase of a former Biddeford bakery, which is now a FedEx distribution center.
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Verso merges offices, splits up 7 mills to trim costs
The paper company, which owns a mill in Jay, says it expects to save 10 percent in overhead costs from the moves.
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Twin Rivers in Madawaska to acquire paper division of New York company
The Maine company expects to maintain the four Burrows mills, which employ about 200 people.
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Lawsuit charges directors got money from settlement at expense of Lincoln mill
A bankruptcy court filing says that the company started losing money after a boiler explosion, and that three board members pocketed large sums from an insurance payment rather than fix the equipment.
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Verso Corp. forms new executive team
Top management now includes a graduate of Maine Maritime Academy, Adam St. John.
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Feds designate $7.7 million in grants to support forest products industry
The grants will be directed toward rural communities affected by mill closures.
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Maine paper mills look for a niche as they fight to stay open
A changing market is calling for labels, filters and packaging rather than just paper for magazines and catalogs.
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Maine Voices: Widespread support for Katahdin region national monument evident at Orono forum
The media likes to depict division, but in reality, over 1,100 Mainers turned out to say that they back the proposal.