JESUP, Ga. (WTOC) - International Paper’s closure continues to impact the community. Hundreds of people will be out of a job by the end of the month.

But some businesses that worked with International Paper are making cuts even sooner.

Mike Durrence, owner of ML Forest products, showed WTOC his logging site where we got to see what their everyday looks like.

Friday 10 truck drivers and 5 operators from ML Forest products were procuring wood to be sent to saw and paper mills.

Instead of heading to Savannah and Riceboro they are now carrying their product to Brunswick and Ferna Dina, Florida.

Durrence told me that half of his production each week went to Riceboro and 10-15 percent went to Savannah.

He said he thinks his company will survive but he had to downsize after the closure.

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