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Northern Minnesota loggers and log haulers, along with others across the country, are getting some relief.
A $200 million federal Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers (PATHH) financial assistance program, has been finalized to help loggers and haulers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
âI think it s really important,â Tibbets, of Finland, Minn., said. âSome guys are probably going to benefit from it more than others. But with Verso (in Duluth) closing down, it impacted some guys immensely. It changed everybody s game in the area â everybody who shipped to Duluth.â
The program is funded by the federal 2020 Supplemental Appropriations Bill. The bill was approved in December.