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After Great Northern Paper Company shut down in 2008, Maine’s Millinocket lost more than jobs; locals now look to tourism, small businesses and new industry for revival

Millinocket, Maine, was once a quintessential company town built around the paper industry. For generations, the Great Northern Paper Company provided jobs, stability and a sense of community to thousands of residents. But when the mill shut down in 2008, the impact went far beyond job losses, changing the town’s economy, population and identity.

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