Tacoma paper mill set to close in September

The Tacoma paper mill will shut down in September, the company's corporate owner announced Tuesday.
The WestRock Company cited the mill's high operating costs and significant need for capital investment as determining factors in its decision. The mill currently employs around 400 people.
The mill will completely shut down operations by Sept. 30. The company's CEO, David Sewell, said they will assist Tacoma employees with exploring roles at other WestRock facilities.
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[@bettydamnboop3030]

My heart goes out to everyone who is affected by this.

[@scottymakestoast6570]

long live the aroma of tacoma!

[@jessiethe3rd]

Does that mean the aroma of Tacoma is going away???

[@ScampDiesel]

Should add some more houses into the market. This place had some good paying jobs.

[@A3Kr0n]

Where are they going Brazil? Maybe they're already there.

[@LittleKing94]

China

[@userasdf1546]

This is the end of Tacoma aroma

[@schoolingdiana9086]

No, this isn’t the one that smells. This is the packing paper plant, not the potlatch one that makes toilet paper.

[@MAGnetICus_Attractus]

We all know what happens when there is a paper supply shortage, sales tax revenue on paper products increases.

[@mauserdave]

And the water bill for anyone in Tacoma will raise

[@DeepFriedDave]

People will finally be able to breathe in tacoma. That whole city smelled like a landfill because of this mill

[@schoolingdiana9086]

This is not the one that smells.

[@mauserdave]

Coming from the waste water treatment plant off Portland Ave downtown

[@MsBikerbabe1969]

What? No more aroma of Tacoma?

[@claudieduran5481]

I got a friend.who claimed that they had
Been seen and some small disc comeing in and out of the smoke stack.

[@gjerrildkro]

More to follow
Carbon emissions

[@charlescaudle2264]

No more cloud factory!?

[@MichaelGarnett-bw9tb]

What the heck is "outplacement"? Try using REAL words!

[@csick11]

How can I drink my 40 in public without a brown paper bag? Keep it open

[@buckfezos]

Oh no, no more tacoma aroma

[@schoolingdiana9086]

This is the packing paper plant, not the Potlatch one that makes toilet paper. The smelly one will still exist, but the coal fired one is going away--my asthma is looking forward to it!

[@mauserdave]

Coal fired?

[@prestigeworldwide2851]

Tacoma aroma be gone!

[@robertmacfann8740]

Good riddance. The Smell of Tacoma will go away.

[@iheartseattle]

YAY 🎉🎉FRESH AIR!!! 🌬️🌤️💙💙💚💚 feel sorry for the folks who are losing their jobs but i think EVERYONE is happy about this.