One of the largest commercial projects in months drove Joplin building permits in December.
WestRock, a global company that specializes in packaging, filed a permit valued at more than $11 million for a commercial addition to its plant at 4200 E. 32nd St.
The Georgia-based company also announced in December that it had completed its acquisition Grupo Gondi, for $970 million plus the assumption of debt. That acquisition includes four paper mills, nine corrugated packaging plants and six high graphic plants throughout Mexico.