Georgia-Pacific reported this afternoon that it will shutter the communication papers machine at the Camas paper mill next spring, permanently laying off more than two-thirds of its local employees.
“It’s surprising and not surprising,” Camas Mayor Scott Higgins said on Tuesday afternoon, after the news went public. “The mill has been having less employees for quite some time now. But it’s still shocking and this is a big loss, especially for the employees, for their families.”