GREEN BAY – Georgia-Pacific Corp. added a new dose of Brawn(y) to the 105-year-old Broadway Mill.
Company executives and community leaders on Tuesday gathered to celebrate completion of a multiyear, $550 million expansion project that added a new paper machine and converting equipment to the north end of the mill campus at 1919 S. Broadway. Brawny paper towels have already started to roll off the new paper machine, which employees first started up in late June.
“When you talk about a $550 million investment, creating more than 100 new jobs, it’s a big deal,” said Dean Wesolowski, a 32-year employee at the Broadway Mill who led the expansion effort. “It’s a big deal I think for not only Green Bay, the community, but obviously Georgia-Pacific, the people that work here, too.”
Dignitaries in attendance hailed Georgia-Pacific’s decision to expand and invest at the Broadway Mill as another indication Green Bay, and northeastern Wisconsin, will remain a major center of the paper industry for decades to come.