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...emphasized her work with economic development and served on a steering committee that was formed after the former Potlatch plant closed. Goedker, 40, will step down after two terms on the council. During his term as council president the U...
...mothers would choose to stay home and raise their children if they could afford to do that. He cited the loss of many Potlatch plant jobs in Brainerd on the tax burden, although he mentioned plant officials might not have come right out and said...
...to be the cause of the smoke. Smoke scare --At 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, responded to a report of smoke in the Potlatch plant. A belt in the boiler room was found to be the cause of the smoke.
...of how we proceed." Throughout the company 300 salaried jobs were eliminated in May with 16 of those jobs at the Potlatch plant in northeast Brainerd. Potlatch's board of directors approved a work force reduction plan May 19 in an effort aimed...
...labor forces have a long track record of working together. It's a safe bet that both realize how important the Potlatch plant is to this community and will work to keep it running as productively as possible.
A major employer in Brainerd trimmed positions and planned for layoffs in a process that ran from May through December.
...city from the northeast. Like Brainerd's other landmarks, the railroad yards and the Paul Bunyan statue, the Potlatch plant's strong presence spoke of a community that valued hard work, craftsmanship and the dignity of labor. This week...
Identifying potential suitors for the Potlatch plant before the mill closes is one key goal, but officials suggested the community should also be prepared for difficulties ahead...
...they search for new jobs or make decisions about their lives." The Senate's bills was in the works before the Potlatch plant closing was announced. The bill originally was targeted at helping employees being laid off from the airline industry...
...proposal was submitted to the state Friday that could include assistance for two-year college degrees. Tom Brotski, Potlatch plant transition manager, said the collaboration of effort has been important to people at the mill. Employees signed...