Saving Wisconsin's Paper Industry - Be Proactive, not Reactive

 
Wisconsin, USA, is a top manufacturing state and has been the number one paper-producing state in the U.S. for more than 50 years. Most of these mills are located in rural areas. One high-paying job lost affects another five to seven indirect jobs in each of these rural communities. These mills are thus their economic engines. Job retention is very critical. 

With mills still closing down, a question lingers... will Wisconsin remain the top paper-producing U.S. state?

An article published earlier this week by the Post Crescent (Appleton, Wis., USA) seeks the answers to how Wisconsin can retain its pulp and paper related industry based on the observations of Masood Akhtar, the president and founder of CleanTech Partners in Middleton, Wis., USA. Akhtar has been dealing with the industry for over 30 years. Based on his own experience at state, national and international levels, he feels the answer is yes, if industry investors become more proactive and not reactive
 
 

Here are Aktar's five basic recommendations:
Akhtar, in conclusion, noted that Wisconsin has a unique potential to develop a successful model to help the paper industry in what can be a politically bipartisan way.

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