Economic Development

Pulp and Paper Industry Assessment

  In September of 2008, the Commission was awarded supplemental funding from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to “identify regional interested in embarking upon a future, more detailed investigation of factors currently impacting the pulp and paper industry in the region.” The Commission is working collaboratively with the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission and the Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission, along with a group of key stakeholders, to embark on identifying potential EDA projects related to this industry within a Northeast Wisconsin context. Below, please find information related to this effort.

STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE MEETINGS

• Meeting #1: December 15, 2008
• Agenda
• Meeting Summary
• Meeting #2: April 15, 2009
• Agenda

REPORTS/STUDIES RELATED TO PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY

• A Profile of the Paper Industry in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
• Specialty and Converted Paper and Plastics Cluster Profile
• Evaluation of Forestry Products Industry Cluster in WI and Recommendations for Economic Development Actions
• Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (summary)
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NEWSTORIES RELATED TO PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY

• Niagara to Study Mill Conversion - Green Bay Press Gazette, January 27, 2009
• Wisconsin Paper Industry Survives, Hardly Unscathed - Richard Thomas, BusinessNorth.com, January 4, 2009
• Ethanol Productions Tempts Niagara Leaders - Paul Synder, The Daily Reporter, January 30, 2009
• From Paper Mill to Biofuel Refinery - Thomas Content, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 10, 2009
• Timber Goes into a Tailspin - Joe Taschler, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 28, 2009
• Is Paper Dead? - Daniel Rohr, CFA, Morningstar.com, September 12, 2008
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