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Pending investments in the mill could triple the size of its workforce.

Commercial tissue, towel and napkin production has started at the former Verso Corp. mill.

Council approves tax break, forgivable loan for Duluth paper mill Local aid helps close the funding gap as ST Paper negotiates to purchase Verso Corp.'s Duluth mill and convert it to tissue production. 10:20 pm, May 10, 2021 × Verso Corp.'s Duluth paper mill, shown on July 9, 2020. (Tyler Schank / News Tribune) The Duluth City Council unanimously agreed Monday night to abate up to $600,000 in property taxes and offer a $242,000 forgivable loan to ST Paper to help the company complete an acquisition of Verso Corp.'s Duluth mill, which has been shuttered since last summer...

Needed post-pandemic: "Another public-private venture, with the paper mill at its heart." Written By: News Tribune Editorial Board | 11:00 am, Apr. 29, 2021 × The Verso Corp. paper mill, with Minnesota Power’s M.L. Hibbard Renewable Center behind it, sprawls across West Duluth on Jan. 17, 2018. (Steve Kuchera / File / News Tribune) From its beginning, the paper mill along our western riverfront has been a public-private venture with a goal of bolstering the fortunes of Duluth and Minnesota. The mill’s opening in 1987 meant new industry, new jobs, and renewed hope at a time when...

State grant could bring jobs back to shuttered Duluth paper mill A would-be buyer continues to pursue plans to reconfigure and restart the Duluth paper mill, restoring at least 80 jobs. Written By: Peter Passi | × The Verso Corp. paper mill, with Minnesota Power’s M.L. Hibbard Renewable Center behind it, sprawls across West Duluth on Jan. 17, 2018. (Steve Kuchera / News Tribune) ST Paper will seek up to $1.5 million in state job-creation funds to breathe new life into Verso Corp.'s Duluth paper mill, with the full support of the Duluth City Council. By a unanim...