Paper mill prepares to reopen by end of year in Port Angeles

Workers are dismantling long-dormant equipment at the McKinley Paper Co. mill to make way for $6.1 million in improvements as the company looks toward reopening the plant by Dec. 31.

The factory was shuttered in April 2017 by Nippon Paper Industries USA, putting 150 employees out of work.

McKinley will hire about 100 workers and is collecting applications, General Manager Edward Bortz said last week.