Paper mill closure blamed for rising unemployment
Area unemployment rates are continuing to climb, largely because of the recent closure of the International Paper Co. paper mill in Franklin.
“It is predominantly mill driven,” Nancy Parrish, manager of the Franklin Business Incubator, said Friday of the local unemployment figures. “We knew that with the mill winding down those numbers would grow. Hopefully they should level off and start dipping soon because some of the mill workers have found new jobs.”
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