JESUP, Ga. (WTOC) - International Paper’s mill closures continue to impact the community. Hundreds of people will be out of a job by the end of the month.

However, some businesses that worked with International Paper are making cuts even sooner.

Mike Durrence, owner of ML Forest products, showed WTOC his logging site where we got to see what their everyday looks like.

On Friday, September 12, 2025, ten truck drivers and five operators from ML Forest products were procuring wood to be sent to saw and paper mills.

Instead of heading to Savannah and Riceboro, they are now carrying their product to Brunswick and Fernandina, Florida.

Durrence told WTOC that half of his production each week previously went to International Paper in Riceboro, and 10%-15% went to International Paper in Savann

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