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Ag. Comm. Simpson: ‘GP is a willing seller’
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson says Georgia- Pacific (GP) officials are “willing sellers” and there are “many economic incentives available” should another investor or company want to take over…
Council expected to adjust utility rates at Sept. 26 hearing
The city council is expected to approve an ordinance adjusting several of its monthly utility rates at a final budget hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 26.…
GP MILL CLOSING
Less than three weeks after taking a direct hit from a category 3 hurricane, Taylor County was struck with a much more devastating blow on Monday, Sept. 18, when Georgia-Pacific…
Economic, tax impacts
Georgia-Pacific (GP) and the Foley Cellulose Mill accounts for nearly $557 million in taxable value, which makes up approximately 28% of Taylor County’s total 2023 tax rolls.…
Closure will have‘a domino effect’
Long-time local logger Benjye Tuten of H.B. Tuten Logging says the mill’s closure will have a domino effect that will severely impact his logging business and the 65 employees who…
‘Sad day in Taylor County’s history’
“This is a very sad day in Taylor County’s history,” said Vance Howell, a former county commissioner and now-retired 40-year employee with the local cellulose mill.…
TCDA focuses full resources in response to GP mill closure
The Taylor County Development Authority (TCDA) met in an emergency meeting Tuesday morning in an effort to find a solution that would avoid the Georgia-Pacific Foley mill plant closure altogether…
Driggers’ first day was also her last day
Valena Reed Driggers clocked in at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, excited for what the first day at her new job in a management position would bring at GP’s Foley mill.…
Elected officials respond to closure
Elected officials — from city hall to the halls of Congress — are vowing to stand by the community as it moves forward following the news that one of the…
Foley plant closure projected to impact 4,300 jobs in state
In addition to the loss of 525 direct jobs and another estimated 1,500 workers in associated support positions, Georgia-Pacific’s (GP) Foley Cellulose mill closure is expected to impact up to…
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