A town that relied on paper mills faces a future without them for the first time in more than 130 years.
Androscoggin Mill
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Updated: CareerCenters, state labor team holding hiring event in Jay
The event is for Pixelle Androscoggin Mill workers and the general public.
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Date of Jay mill closing has been moved to April 30
A job fair for Pixelle workers who will lose their jobs and the general public will be held from 3-7 p.m. on Dec. 5 at Spruce Mountain Adult Education in Livermore Falls.
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Jay once again trying to develop a plan to brace for closing of Androscoggin Mill
Jay has been through many legal challenges with past mill owners, International Paper and Verso Corp. It is now owned by Pixelle Specialty Solutions of Pennsylvania.
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Worker who lost 2 paper mill jobs encourages those at Jay
Curtis Brooks of Jay remembers the loss, but says there are good-paying jobs out there.
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Timeline: A look back at the history of the Androscoggin Mill
After 57 years, the Androscoggin paper mill will close in 2023. The mill was built by International Paper in 1965, but the town of Jay has been making paper in several mills since 1888. Here’s a brief history of the mill over the last five decades. 1965 International Paper, then the largest paper company in […]
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Jay’s tax rate to remain the same as last year
Select Board sets rate at $20.50 per $1,000 of property valuation.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Owner of Jay mill to enter agreement to sell to another investment firm
Pixelle Specialty Solutions Holding and investment firm Lindsay Goldberg, announced the pending sale of four mills to H.I.G. Capital.
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Jay officials ask state to lower town valuation for fourth time
The application cites the loss of value at Pixelle paper mill.
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OSHA declines to issue fine in connection to Jay mill explosion
The administration did not fine Pixelle Specialty Solutions because no OSHA standard applied, but a hazard alert letter was filed.