'We are praying for you': Emporia leaders meet after Georgia-Pacific closure, hundreds laid off

'We are praying for you': Emporia leaders meet after Georgia-Pacific closure, hundreds laid off

EMPORIA, Va. (WRIC) — On Tuesday, Emporia City leaders met for the first time since the local Georgia-Pacific plywood plant announced its impending closure and abruptly laid off over 500 people. "We are praying for you, and we are doing everything in our power to assist you in your transition,” said city manager William Johnson, III. The sudden closure, announced on Friday, May 2, left 550 people without jobs. Georgia-Pacific attributed the plan…

550 jobs cut in Emporia

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Georgia-Pacific closing Virginia plywood plant

The Emporia mill will permanently shutter July 1.