Ashdown mill turns 40

The Ashdown paper mill now known as Domtar will turn 40 this week. The plant employs more than 1,100 workers in a town of less than 5,000 and has been a lifeline for Little River County. There'll be a reception on Thursday to honor the 28 employees who have been with the mill since it opened. Here's the Associated Press article.

Also on the job front, Windmill maker LM Glasfiber is hiring 300 people for its Little Rock factory.