Liberty Co. Job Fair Aims to Ease Transition for International Paper Employees

Liberty Co. job fair aims to ease transition for International Paper employees

LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga (WSAV) - It has been two weeks since International Paper announced the closing of its Riceboro and Savannah facilities, a move that will impact more than 1,000 workers.  Now, the Liberty County Development Authority (LCDA) is stepping in to help those without a job. “It is a dramatic impact,” said Malissa Mackay, LCDA vice president of business development said. The mills are expected to close by the end of the month. Mackay s…

House Rural Development Committee to Study Impacts of Pulp and Paper Mill Closures in Rural Georgia – Georgia House of Representatives

ATLANTA – State Representative Leesa Hagan (R-Lyons), chair of the House Rural Development Committee, today announces that House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) has charged the committee with examining the impacts of recent pulp and paper mill closures in rural Georgia, including the permanent closure of the Savannah, Georgia, containerboard mill, the Savannah, Georgia, packaging facility, … Continue reading "House Rural Development Committee to…