Today the mill, reopened in 2003 with about 175 employees by a group of former mill managers and investors known as Team Ten LLC, is continuing to grow and prosper.
MeadWestvaco had shuttered the Tyrone mill in October 2001 and the facility was purchased by
Team Ten in September 2003. The first roll of recycled paper was produced Nov. 14.
Team Ten, actually comprised of 12 people, was led by John Ferner, who had worked at the mill for 28 years when it was shut down.
"We knew when it shut down it was a good viable operation," he said.
"We had been successful and could continue to keep it successful. We put together a group of very experienced people who had been there before, who could get it up and running," said Ferner, who retired as president of Team Ten in December.
"We knew the potential of the mill. We had confidence we could start it back up and create a lot of family-sustaining jobs for people in the area," said Team Ten secretary/treasurer Clark Adelman, who had worked at the mill for 18 years before it was closed."
