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Coming in response to an explosion last November that destroyed the mill's ability to manufacture pulp, the plan will result in a workplace that is "likely going to require fewer people," said mill co-owner Keith Van Scotter, whose factory employs approximately 190 workers.
Read moreWASHINGTON, DC, March 17, 2014 (Press Release) - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $256,696 grant to assist approximately 100 workers impacted by layoffs at Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC located in Lincoln, Maine.
Read moreLINCOLN, ME, Jan. 2, 2014 (Bangor Daily News) - Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC managers continue to remodel their mill to focus exclusively on tissue production as union members decide by seniority who gets positions remaining after the company announced plans to lay off approximately 200 workers last month, officials say.
Read moreThe Town Council voted 4-0 on Monday to authorize Town Manager William Lawrence to open negotiations with Bangor Natural Gas Co. for a tax increment financing deal that would allow the company to invest in the line's construction 90 percent of the property taxes it would have paid over 10 years.
Read moreThe pipeline will make the mill an oil-free facility and cut the energy costs of the town's largest employer by 40 percent, said Keith Van Scotter, co-owner of Lincoln Paper and Tissue.
Read moreCalling the plan "a major improvement for us," Van Scotter said the plan would involve a natural gas pipeline or other form of conveyance. It likely will be the mill's most significant planned improvement for 2013, he said.
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