Chillicothe — Having ownership for only three days, new mill owner “U.S. Paper Mill Company” hosted an upbeat news conference on Friday in front of two glove production lines already installed. I spoke with one of the company investors who said they are at only the rapid start of the process of planning to reuse the property.

With mostly government officials in front of the cameras, and many workers in the crowd of maybe 175 in the former shipping warehouse along 8th Street, it was a positive conclusion to the fate of Chillicothe’s paper mill.

And yet, not the conclusion – with the new owner saying they still want to restart some of the paper production, along with adding more glove assembly lines, and be responsive to Chillicothe and regional needs.

U.S. Paper Mill Company LLC now own

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