Georgia-Pacific to close Green Bay Day Street Mill
The company is closing one of its Green Bay mills and making an investment in another facility in the city
Georgia-Pacific announced its plan to close the Green Bay Day Street Mill over the next 18 months. About 190 employees work at the mill, and the company says they will have the opportunity to apply for open roles at its other Green Bay facilities.
Tissue manufacturing at the site is scheduled to end in mid-May, while some other parts will shut down later in September. The company reports that the mill will continue to make napkins until Fall of 2023.
Georgia-Pacific recently announced an investment in its Broadway mill in Green Bay which is expected to generate approximately 150 jobs to operate the new papermaking complex, in addition to the mill’s current employees.
“We got tons of openings right now at our Broadway mill and our Packerland converting operation,” Georgia-Pacific spokesman Mike Kawleski told WLUK-TV. “Plus, in December, Georgia-Pacific announced a half billion-dollar investment in a new premium paper towel line at the Broadway mill. That will be about 100-plus jobs right there. So we want to keep our good employees wherever we can.”
The company says the primary reasons to close the Day Street mill are a combination of changing customer demand, bath tissue upgrades and investments at other Georgia-Pacific facilities.
