135-year-old mill at Willamette Falls could again shut down as company announces mass layoffs

The company has been around since 2019, when it reopened a shuttered paper mill that’s stood near Willamette Falls for over a century.

WEST LINN, Ore. — A paper mill in West Linn will lay off over 150 employees and will likely shut down unless new owners swoop in to buy the building which has stood near Willamette Falls for over a century.

Willamette Falls Paper Company issued a legally required notice of the mass layoff to state and local officials on Tuesday, which will affect 158 out of the company’s 223 total employees. According to the company, employees were notified the same day.

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