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Paper Cuts: Images of Wisconsin's Paper Industry

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Faced with the devastating twin threats of digital and China, can a critical Wisconsin industry...

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While the Wisconsin paper industry struggles, the result of new technologies like tablets and e-readers, a few local innovators try to keep it afloat. Butch Johnson made the bold move to buy the Flambeau River Papers mill, saving the town of Park Falls from a loss of over 300 jobs.

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