Great Northern Paper announced that Peter Hanson has stepped down as the company’s president. Vice president of operations and manufacturing Everett O’Neill will replace Mr. Hanson. Last week Mr. Hanson made an ill-received remark that a proposed 70,000-acre national park in the area did not threaten the industry. A company spokesperson said there was no connection between Mr. Hanson’s leave-taking and his statement, but that there were "philosophical differences.”
