The End of the Spring Mill?

Most of Appvion’s Spring Mill plant employees clocked in for their shifts for the last time on March 17, and when the last roll of paper came off the machine, they walked out its doors for the last time, drawing the curtain on a plant that had been a symbol of prosperity in Roaring Spring for more than 150 years.

With production stopped, preparing the plant to sit idle is all that remains to be done. Some hourly employees are staying on until April 15 to perform final cleanup duties.

Spring Mill also operates its own waste treatment plant and that will take some time to shut down. All waste in...