ASHLAND, Maine -- Maine independent U.S. Senator Angus King says the announcement that Verso Paper would soon be closing it's Bucksport mill made for a tough day yesterday in Maine
But he says that today has been a great one for Aroostook County, with three companies celebrating the opening of new facilities. "Well over a hundred jobs and more to come," he said, "a lot of optimism. a beautiful fall day with a blue sky."
King joined officials with the Ecoshel company in Ashland today. Earlier this year, the company announced plans to begin making exterior cedar shingles at the former Levesque sawmill.
King also was also on hand as Re-Energy flipped the switch to officially restart it's biomass to electricity facility in Ashland. He also attended the grand opening of the Irving Woodlands sawmill in Nashville Plantation.
