WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (EXCERPTS FROM WSAW.COM) – The City of Wisconsin Rapids discussed its recovery and reuse plan (created with the help of Vandewalle & Associates) for the newly bought Billerud Paper Mill at a July public meeting.
Bringing jobs back to the area was a top priority for those who spoke.
“It’s a privately held paper mill we don’t own the property but if opportunities do arise we have a plan and a guide that we can utilize moving forward,” said Kyle Kearns, director of Community Development for the City of Wisconsin Rapids.
Billerud currently owns the facility, as well as the Verso assets in the U.P., but they only count the Wisconsin Rapids location as a minor asset and are not putting it to use.