A recent state economic report confirms that Coos County faces tough times over the next few years.
The job loss when the Wausau paper plant closes at the end of the month is expected to be larger than just those 300 employees being laid off.
And the report says the new federal prison in Berlin isn't going to be enough to turn things around.
But local officials aren't ready to surrender.
NHPR correspondent Chris Jensen has the story.
