$24.5M expansion to bring 82 jobs to Port Huron paper mill

WPHM News
January 29, 2026
Category: Business & Politics
Region: United States, US East

PORT HURON, Michigan — A long-idle paper manufacturing site in Port Huron is moving closer to redevelopment with new state support. Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Wednesday that Legacy Port Huron Paper Company plans a 24.5-million-dollar investment at the former Domtar paper mill site in Port Huron. …According to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Port Huron project will be supported by a one-million-dollar performance-based grant. The full funds will only be distributed if the company meets agreed-upon investment and job-creation milestones. Legacy Port Huron Paper, a subsidiary of the Ontario-based BMI Group, plans to repurpose nearly 400,000 square feet across nine buildings at the former Domtar site, converting the space for paper manufacturing, warehousing, and other industrial uses.

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