Tax incentives proposed for Hayward wood pulp plant

Green introduces legislation to bring biomass facility to Hayward

State Rep. Chanz Green (R-Grand View) visited Hayward on Monday to introduce the Forestry Revitalization Act. The bill, coauthored by state Sen. Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk), seeks to create incentives for a facility in Hayward that would convert woody biomass into…

Tax incentives proposed for Hayward wood pulp plant

Wisconsin lawmakers are unveiling proposed tax incentives designed to bring plant to Hayward that would turn wood pulp into aircraft fuel. Five years ago, the Verso paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids shut down. That plant was a major consumer of pulpwood, and its closure left a “big hole” in Wisconsin’s pulpwood market, said state Senate President Mary Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, who’s among the sponsors of legislation announced Monday. The legislation …