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2000

December 2000

Georgia-Pacific boss Correll reassures Fort James mill workers - Dec 2, 2000

Georgia-Pacific chief visits former Fort James mills in Green Bay -Dec 2, 2000

G-P chief calls Fort James purchase remarkable - Dec 2, 2000

November 2000

Fort James acquisition complete Georgia-Pacific buys out papermaker - Nov 28, 2000

Fort James Corp. had a rocky ride - Nov 28, 2000

Fort James Corp.'s sale clears antitrust hurdle; Buyer agrees to divest of tissue products - Nov 22, 2000

Georgia-Pacific to divest itself of mills in Neenah, Menasha - 
Nov 22, 2000

Tissue maker forced to sell; Georgia-Pacific's industry grip gets weakened by government - Nov 22, 2000

Menasha tissue mill up for sale; Georgia-Pacific Tissue slims down to help in purchase of Fort James - Nov 11, 2000

Appleton Papers to get documents - Nov 1, 2000

October 2000

PCB substitutes also may be toxic; Lawsuit alleges company knew risk of carbonless copy paper - Oct 30, 2000
Georgia-Pacific begins exchange of Fort James stock - Oct 14, 2000
Georgia-Pacific launches offer for Fort James - Oct 13, 2000
Utilities buck trend as state stocks dive - Oct 12, 2000
Judge orders Web site operators to deliver documents to court - Oct 4, 2000

September 2000

Georgia-Pacific seen as a good neighbor in paper country - Sept 23, 2000
Company to spend $17 million on Port Edwards paper mill - Sept 18, 2000
Mead offers tips for paper industry survival - Sept 10, 2000

July 2000

Georgia-Pacific To Buy Fort James - July 18, 2000
Georgia-Pacific to acquire Fort James, becoming world's top tissue maker - July 17, 2000

May 2000

From income to gifts, governor's list is long - May 20, 2000

April 2000

Paper council touts progress on 'Green Guarantee' - April 25, 2000

1999

December 1999

State Business Incentives; Industrial Revenue Bond Allocations - Dec 7, 1999
State pays out, but promises of jobs don't always play out - Dec 4, 1999
State Business Incentives - Dec 4, 1999
State Business Incentives Company Listing (Part 1 of 4)
State Business Incentives Cost per Job (Part 1 of 2) -Dec 4, 1999
State Business Incentives - Cost per Job - Dec 4, 1999
State Business Incentives- Company Listing (Part 4 of 4) Dec 4, 1999

July 1999

Potential governors don't seem concerned about funds just yet - July 21, 1999

June 1999

Environmentalists criticize Fox sludge panel - June 15, 1999
Fort James site can take part in PCB cleanup; critics oppose plan - June 15, 1999

Sheboygan native helps lure businesses to eastern Germany - May 16, 1999

1998

September 1998

PCB cleanup in Fox River could cost billions - Sept 3, 1998

August 1998

Thompson caters to paper mills, group says - August 20, 1998
Fort James Corp. looks good on paper, analyst says - Aug 3, 1998

July 1998

State industrial leaders show little change - July 6, 1998

June 1998

Executives cash in on options - June 1, 1998

May 1998

Volunteers on the job - May 31, 1998
U.S. agency rules against 2 utilities - May 29, 1998
Fort James to close plant in Menasha - May 13, 1998
Kohler avoiding path that led Fort Howard astray - May 6, 1998
Fort James to split N. American division - May 5, 1998

April 1998

Fort James profiting from last year's merger - April 23, 1998
Fair-going investors urged to think small - April 6, 1998
Radio deals generate big fees - April 5, 1998
Late surge puts Lazich far ahead in fund raising - April 2, 1998

February 1998

Fort James to cut 2,000 jobs - Feb 4, 1998

January 1998

Workers get 60 days to replan lives - Jan 25, 1998
Ashland mill to be closed - Jan 24, 1998
Economy kept state booming in '97 - Jan 4, 1998

1997

December 1997

Utilities accused of hoarding electricity - Dec 2, 1997

Nov 1997

Rayovac issues high-voltage IPO - Nov 22, 1997
Call records show low-profile names; Thompson's lines bore few calls to lobbyists, many to governor's friends - Nov 5, 1997
Lawyer's letter details companies' ownership - Nov 2, 1997
It pays to know Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson - Nov 2, 1997
In Thompson's inner circle, he's among friends - Nov 2, 1997

October 1997

Fort James to take more charges - Oct 24, 1997

September 1997

Peltz Group flourishes after '95 blaze - Sept 22, 1997

August 1997

New Fort James stock brings out the bulls - Aug 16, 1997
Fort Howard ends life a victim of manipulation - Aug 13, 1997
Sale would net state $280 million - Aug 12, 1997

July 1997

Fort Howard had another bid - July 4, 1997

June 1997

U.S. seeks data on paper deal - June 10, 1997
Executives rake in millions - June 2, 1997

May 1997

Distributor sues paper manufacturers - May 31, 1997
Kimberly-Clark stock takes a hit - May 30, 1997
Paper price jumps just part of cycle, analyst says - May 15, 1997
Paper price-fixing alleged - May 14, 1997
Fort Howard to cut through attrition - May 14, 1997
Debt from buyout brought down Fort Howard - May 11, 1997
Fort James adds up to a power in tissue - May 7, 1997
Deal calls for merger of differing labor cultures - May 7, 1997
James River to buy Fort Howard - May 6, 1997
Bankers, investors winners in deal for Fort Howard - May 6, 1997

April 1997

Civil lawsuit says firm fixed fax paper prices - April 30, 1997
Fort Howard surpasses estimates as costs drop, demand climbs - April 22, 1997

February 1997

Corporate earnings: Fort Howard Corp. - Feb 5, 1997

January 1997

Companies agree to pay for Fox River cleanup - Jan 31, 1997
Appleton Papers found not guilty - Jan 16, 1997

1996

December 1996

NASDAQ index adds 2 state firms - Dec 17, 1996

October 1996

Tax Court agrees to Fort Howard deductions - Oct 26, 1996
*New Beloit Corp. chief developing global strategy - Oct 19, 1996

September 1996

Cyclical papermaking industry hits slump - Sept 30, 1996
Fort Howard to spend $160 million on out-of-state plant - Sept 26, 1996
The Wisconsin 100 - Sept 2, 1996

August 1996

Fort Howard stock climbs 87.5 cents - Aug 24, 1996
Fort Howard's quiet coup: Obscure provision is a windfall - Aug 23, 1996
 

 


 

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