The official purchase of the Verso paper mill offers Wisconsin Rapids hope it will be restarted and hundreds of lost jobs will return.
Mayor Shane Blaser says so far there have been no discussions with the Scandinavian company that bought the mill.
It’s been idle for nearly two years so far, with only minimum maintenance being performed on the equipment.
Local officials want the mill to be in shape for a restart if and when that decision is made.
More than 900 employees lost their jobs when the mill shut down.