Email the press shop here.

Hi-res portrait available here.

JODY WAGNER STATEMENT ON THE CLOSING OF THE INTERNATIONAL PAPER MILL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2009
Contact: press@jodyforva.com

JODY WAGNER STATEMENT ON THE CLOSING OF THE INTERNATIONAL PAPER MILL

RICHMOND – Jody Wagner, the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor, released the following statement today regarding the announcement by International Paper that it will close its mill in Isle of Wight County, putting 1,100 Virginians out of work in 2010.

“My heart goes out to the workers and their families who learned today that they will find themselves without employment next April. It is a sign of the depth of economic turmoil that a company who has called Virginia home for over a century is forced to close its doors, leaving nearly 1,100 Virginians without work. This is not a time for politics-Democrats and Republicans must come together to move the Commonwealth forward, putting Virginians back to work, and sowing the seeds of economic opportunity for future generations.”

###

Back to Press