Job opportunities for Verso employees? Yes, if they're willing to move

10:02 PM, Aug 29, 2012   |    comments
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ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- The hundreds of workers displaced by a devastating fire at Verso Paper in Sartell have a new job opportunity.

The catch?  They have to move to Duluth to get the gig.

On Wednesday and Thursday, the NewPage paper company is holding a recruiting event at the Le St.-Germain Hotel at 404 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud.  About 25 people showed up for the event.  Recruiters said they expected that relatively low turn-out.

"Because the vast majority of my positions are going to require relocation, it's hard for a lot of people to be able to relocate at this point," said Richard Leever, a senior recruiter for NewPage.

NewPage has several positions open, including salaried positions out-of-state and hourly positions at their Duluth paper mill.  The Duluth positions also pay less, given that the mill is a non-union operation.

For more information, go to: www.newpagecorp.com/careers

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