...were looking at the mill for its worth in parts.Dan Alexander, Missota president and chief executive officer, and Jim Withers, executive vice president and chief operating officer, worked to find a buyer interested in running the mill...

Missota Paper's announcement of an extended shutdown was the subject of a community meeting Monday. Jim Withers, Missota Paper chief operating officer, met with representatives from the city of Brainerd, Brainerd Lakes Area Chambers of...

...extended production shutdown at least through November. "It's not a closure. It's an extended shut(down)," Jim Withers, Missota Paper chief operating officer, said today. The downtime may be extended beyond November depending on market...

...because of soft markets, but the paper company will start up Tuesday. "Everyone in the industry is struggling," said Jim Withers, Missota Paper executive vice president and chief operating officer. Withers said the market is the main reason for...

...Brainerd mill. Address: 46 Sanctuary Road, East Tawas, Mich. Owners/principals: Dan Alexander, Charlie Wemyss, Jim Withers, who will be the active senior managers of the company. * Alexander, 55, Missota Paper Co. president, chief executive...

...steps in putting the mill back together after it was mothballed for the long haul when the mill closed in May. Photos Jim Withers, Missota executive vice president and chief operating officer, said Thursday that things are going along well and...

...unanimously passed a motion that states the city will support Missota in its efforts to find a partner or sell the mill. Jim Withers, Missota chief operating officer, said it was important for potential partners or buyers, many of whom learn about...

...waste treatment plant. "We've been working on it ever since we first noticed it doing a variety of things," said Jim Withers, Missota Paper Co. vice president and principal owner. "We haven't fixed it yet. But we are doing a few things...

...Retraining Notification, was issued so employees could qualify for state and federal benefits. Both Alexander and Jim Withers, Missota vice president and chief operating officer, said their efforts to secure a buyer for the plant, which temporarily...

...paperwork and is not an impediment to the pending sale. A tentative date for the closing has been set for Feb. 21. Jim Withers, Missota Paper executive vice president and chief operating officer, said the closing could still happen by the end...