Aerial photo of the WestRock plant in St. Paul on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. Smurfit WestRock, a global packaging company, announced May 1. 2025 that it will lay off roughly 189 employees in the permanent closure of its St. Paul coated recycled board mill at 2250 Wabash Ave., off Interstate 94 and Minnesota 280. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)