Chillicothe Paper Mill Site to be Repurposed as a Hub of Manufacturing & Technology
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According to a report by Business Wire, U.S. Paper Mill, which purchased the former Pixelle Specialty Solutions plant last fall, is “transforming the site into a 21st century regional hub for advanced manufacturing, aerospace innovation, medical device production, research and development and next-generation computing technologies.”
The collaboration would bring hundreds of jobs to the Chillicothe site.
The report cites strategic partnerships with “Amphibian Aerospace Industries, Inc. (AAI), U.S. Medical Glove Company, Aligned and U.S. Box Company, the campus is positioned to become a national model for repurposing legacy infrastructure into a dynamic economic growth corridor, paving the path for new industries, high-skilled employment, domestic supply-chain resilience, and long-term prosperity.”
According to the report, “Aligned plans to develop a high-performance computing campus on the property. The project represents an anticipated $1.5 billion investment and would establish the campus as a strategic hub for artificial intelligence infrastructure, advanced computing and next-generation technology jobs.”
The report also adds Amphibian Aerospace “has reached an agreement with U.S. Paper Mill to establish the United States’ first Transport Category amphibious aircraft fuselage and component manufacturing facility in Chillicothe. The Albatross remains the only FAA Part 25 14-CFR transport category amphibian aircraft for 28 seats, holding a monopoly in amphibian RPT operations.”
“This is exactly the kind of opportunity we’ve been hoping to see” said Chillicothe-Ross Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mike Throne in a release Thursday. “It’s the transformation Ross County has been working toward, and it’s incredibly gratifying to see it become reality. From the very beginning, our vision for the former Pixelle site was never just about replacing what was lost — it was about reimagining that campus as a true multi-use hub that could support a diversity of high-skilled, high- paying industries under one roof.”
Read the entire report from BusinessWire HERE and the release by Mike Throne below.
