MAINE PUBLIC • December 4, 2024
The Town of Bucksport is highlighted in the most recent "Measures of Growth" economic report for rebounding from the closure of its major employer a decade ago. When Verso Paper shut down its operations Bucksport's industrial park had 8 vacant lots and there were 11 vacant store fronts on its Main Street. But the town also had an $8 million rainy day fund, a great location on the Penobscot River and, eventually, an aquaculture company, Whole Oceans, that has plans to build a $250 million fish farm on the former Verso property. There are signs of rebirth in Bucksport.