verso paper mill

Canada-based manufacturer Edmonton Trailer has closed on a property deal for a 30,000 square-foot warehouse building that was formerly a part of the Verso Paper Mill in Sartell.

Coming in at #4 in our Top 10 Countdown of 2013, the Verso Paper Mill is sold to AIM Development and demolition underway.

The news never stops here at WJON. In this weeks Week In Review we talk about Veteran's Day ceremonies, the split of the Verso Paper Mill/Hydroelectric facilies, a stabbing in Waite Park, the Stearns History Museum becoming a Smithsonian affiliate and St. Cloud Athletes signing letters of intent to college programs.

The Sartell City Council approved the splitting of the hydroelectric facilities from the former Verso Paper Mill property this evening (Wednesday).

AIM is considering whether to sell or operate hydroelectricity plant at former Sartell paper mill.

Fire crews responded to a call to the site of the former Verso Paper Mill in Sartell this (Thursday) morning.

Demolition crews have begun the process of tearing down the former Verso Paper Mill site. Last month the Sartell City Council granted the new owners AIM Development a Interim Use Permit for the demo work.

Sartell Mayor Joe Perske, and the rest of the city council, approved the plans this (Thursday) evening to begin the demolition of the former Verso Paper Mill. Perske says the structure that has stood longer than the town itself will be missed.

The Sartell City Council this (Monday) evening heard the plan to tear down the former Verso Paper Mill, but they tabled final approval. City Planning and Community Development Director Anita Rassmussen asked the council to hold off on their approval pending the technical consultant reviews and agency approvals.

Equipment at the former Verso Paper Mill is scheduled to be auctioned off next week. The company that bought the mill is selling over 2,500 lots on Tuesday and Wednesday via an on-site and webcast auction, through BidItUP Auctions & Appraisals.