Georgia-Pacific Closing Metro Atlanta Plant, Affecting 90 Jobs
Friday, February 21st, 2014
Georgia-Pacific said it will permanently close a corrugated packaging plant in Doraville. The closing will affect about 90 employees, the Atlanta-based paper and building products company said.
The operations are expected to be completely shut down in April, spokeswoman Karen Cole said Thursday.
Cole said employees are encouraged to apply for other openings within the company. Georgia-Pacific has two other packaging plants in the state, in Augusta and Albany.
Half of the company’s more than 6,000 Georgia employees in work in metro Atlanta. The company employs a total of 35,000.
