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The WestRock Paper Mill location in Tacoma is the second of the company's mills to close this year. (Credit: Lauren Gallup / NWPB)

WestRock Paper Mill closing in Tacoma — job losses, utility impacts and the end of the Tacoma Aroma?

WestRock, a Georgia-based corrugated packaging company, announced that its paper mill on the Tacoma tideflats will close up shop at the end of September. The mill has been in operation for nearly 100 years, processing wood fibers into paper and emitting sulfurous scents infamous for contributing to the Tacoma Aroma.
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