Arcadia Paper Mills, LLC, together with the City of St. Helens, completed the transaction for the former Boise paper mill located in St. Helens, Oregon. The acquisition of the mill and the surrounding property was presented as the initial phase of a broader investment plan aimed at reactivating the industrial site and restoring manufacturing employment within the local community.
Arcadia Paper Mills is headquartered in St. Helens, Oregon, and announced plans to manufacture paper towels and napkins at the site. In preparation for the restart of operations, the company had already employed 15 people from the local area to carry out maintenance and repair works on the mill’s infrastructure.
The City of St. Helens began working with Arcadia Paper Mills, LLC, in April 2024 as part of the process to divest the mill property. Arcadia Paper Mills, LLC, was established by a group of investors and paper industry professionals with the objective of acquiring and restarting the paper mill in St. Helens, bringing industrial activity back to the site after years of inactivity…