$350,000 Available to Help Verso Workers Find New Jobs

Money that will help former Verso Paper workers retrain and find new jobs is available for those who were caught in layoffs. The Stearns-Benton Employment & Training Council has $350,000 from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development for up to 100 workers, said Sally Brenden, deputy director of the Stearns-Benton Employment & Training Council

In October, Verso Paper in Sartell announced it was shutting down two of its three paper-making machines. This month, 175 people were laid off, about 41 percent of the workers at the century-old mill. The staff reductions include 29 salaried positions and 146 hourly workers.