BUCKSPORT - In an effort to ensure a qualified, versatile work force in the face of anticipated retirements, Verso Paper Co. recently has beefed up its staff at its two mills in Maine.

For the first time in several years, the company advertised for workers at its Maine mills in Bucksport and Jay and has hired close to 200 permanent and temporary employees going into the summer. According to Verso spokesman Bill Cohen, the company has hired 20 permanent employees and 79 temporary summer employees at the mill in Bucksport and 32 permanent and 78 temporary summer employees at its Androscoggin mill in Jay. Read More

By Rich Hewitt
Bangor Daily News Staff