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Verso Plant Closure Compounds Troubles for Loggers
The permanent closures this month of the Verso paper mill in Sartell and the Georgia-Pacific hardboard plant in Duluth are compounding the troubles of Minnesota's logging industry. The state has lost about a third of its loggers in the past few years, leaving about 1,500 still operating.