BUCKSPORT — Some came out with grim faces while others smiled and stopped to shake hands and chat with friends about days gone by. But all millworkers who filed out of the Verso Paper mill Wednesday got applause from a crowd of more than 100 people who gathered at the main gate to mark the final […]
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Union sues Verso, AIM in effort to block sale of Bucksport mill
BUCKSPORT — A local chapter of a union on Monday sued the owner of the Verso Paper mill and the scrap metal recycling firm buying the now idled facility in an effort to block the sale. Local Lodge 1821 of the International Association of Machinists filed the complaint Monday in U.S. District Court in Bangor. […]
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LePage opposes sale, dismantling of mill in Bucksport; weighing options to intervene
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s administration said Wednesday that he’s concerned about the proposed sale of a Maine paper mill to a Canadian scrap metal recycler and is weighing state actions to ensure the mill remains intact. Verso Paper Corp. has reached a deal to sell its Bucksport mill to a subsidiary of Montreal-based American […]
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Gov. LePage wants to stop Verso from selling Bucksport mill
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s office is looking for a way to prevent Verso Paper from selling its Bucksport mill to the Canadian metal recycling firm American Iron and Metal Co., but it’s unclear what leverage the state’s leader will have in that fight. Nevertheless, Adrienne Bennett, LePage’s press secretary, said Tuesday in an email […]
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Verso sale leaves papermakers uneasy about Bucksport mill’s future
BUCKSPORT — Union officials are fearful the sale of Verso Paper’s Bucksport mill to a Canadian metal recycling company means the end of papermaking at the mill, which opened in 1930 and shut down its last paper machine Sunday. “I’m a lot less optimistic today than I was last week, for sure,” Emery Deabay of […]
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Verso sells Bucksport mill for $60 million
BUCKSPORT, Maine — Verso Paper has reached an agreement to sell its Bucksport mill and related power generation assets to a subsidiary of the Montreal-based American Iron and Metal in January for about $60 million. Verso reached the sale agreement Friday and disclosed the sale in a filing Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]
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Verso delays Bucksport closing until end of December
PORTLAND — The closing of Bucksport paper mill will be delayed until the end of December, when more than 500 people are expected to lose their jobs. Verso Paper Corp.’s Bucksport mill was initially set to shutter on Dec. 1. That’s now the day production at the mill will begin to shut down, company spokesman […]
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Verso workers being laid off from Bucksport mill will qualify for federal aid program
Bucksport’s mill closure has the potential of leaving hundreds without work. Many of the workers have families who depend on the mill as their main financial support. More than 500 workers who will lose their jobs when Verso Paper’s Bucksport mill closes in December will qualify for federal help with training, job search support or […]
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University offers accelerated bachelor’s degree to millworkers affected by Verso closure
ORLAND — Ahead of the imminent closure of Verso’s paper mill in Bucksport, the University of Maine at Augusta announced a plan that could help some laid-off workers get on the path to a new career faster. UM-Augusta will work with Verso workers who already have an associate degree to figure out how to turn […]
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Old Town residents happy about sale of mill, while union official says work still needs to be done
OLD TOWN — While local millworkers and business owners said everybody is happy a Wisconsin firm plans to buy and reopen the pulp mill, a union official cautioned that several steps still need to be taken before the deal is finalized. “That is good news, (but) we still have some hurdles that have to be […]