OREGON — Nearly two years after beginning negotiations, St. Helens has finally sold the former Cascade Tissues site to Arcadia Paper Mills. The sale closed at the end of December, paving the way for Arcadia to set up shop at the former site of Boise White Paper and, later, Cascade Tissues. Arcadia purchased the site for $7.5 million. …An opening date for the new mill has not been announced, but it will make paper towels and napkins. So far, 15 employees have been hired to repair and commission the mill infrastructure. “Arcadia Paper Mills’ investment will bring family-wage manufacturing jobs back to St. Helens,” said City Administrator John Walsh. …St. Helens purchased the 204-acre site where Boise White Paper formerly operated in 2015 for $3 million. Cascade Tissues operated on a portion of that site until it closed in 2023, and St. Helens has since sought a new business to fill that spot.

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