GBIG News
Get links to the latest news, events, stories, and interviews from our 5P news members. Our goal is to remind the decision-makers in Wisconsin of the importance of our industry both historically, and more importantly, into the future.
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Featured Stories
- At 250 sustaining America’s competition edge?
- China shifts gears to be the engine of global factory lowering tariffs while US increased tariffs
- UW Madison again named a ‘New’ Ivy by Forbes
- EPR fees are a market signal and what they’re telling you
- University Wisconsin Madison selected will develop catalyst to develop ethanol for fuel and specialty chemicals
- How water scarcity is Reshaping site selection in 2026
- Wisconsin outlines steps to cut landfill food waste
- Mapping the Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
- New North, Inc. Consortium positions Northeast Wisconsin as State leaders in innovation
- Heartland Business Systems acquisition of Madison based Applied Tech Solutions
- A special guest at the ND Paper Biron, Wisconsin mill.
- FPA publishes 2025 flexible packaging industry report
- Cascades expansion triggers growth for the paper industry
- Fosber a New Era Beginning in Green Bay.
- EPR and Flexible Packaging
Packaging
- Promotional packaging market driven by e-commerce and premium unboxing experiences to 2035
- Sustainable packaging market size to surpass $476 billion by 2032
- e-commerce packaging market set for steady global growth
- A new manufacturing process uses lasers to seal paper packaging instead of glue
- Pre-assembled packaging market to 2035 driven by e-commerce demand for ship and brand unboxing experiences
- FedEx launches Reusable packaging system for b2b shippers
- US Flexible Packaging market hits $426 billion
Plastic
- New study shows tea bags release up to one billion plastics during the brewing process
- A 16 year-old with no degree or funding built trash-eating robot to take on plastic crises
- This high-school student invented a filter that eliminates 96% of microplastics from drinking water
- Microplastics are raining down and building up in forests worldwide
- Microplastics are falling from the sky and polluting our forests
- 18 year old student invents filter that eliminates 96% of microplastics
- Scientists discover the missing plastic in the ocean
AI
- What it takes to level up your ai maturity
- 6 innovation curves are rewriting enterprise it strategy
- MIT: What is the right Path for ai Karen Hao Paula
- ai will continue to be a force for change in the business landscape
- How CIO’S can use ai to overcome MA to overcome integration headaches
- How AI is actually changing day-to-day work
- ai shifts that will reshape your workforce in 2026
- ai adoption gap is becoming employee comms
Paper
- Food grade paper grade paper packaging market growth from $45 billion to $75 billion
- Paper market forecast points higher toward 2035 in tissue, towels, and households products
- SAPPI North America President & CEO named 2026 Executive Papermaker of the Year
- Paper is one part of flexible packaging solutions
- Tubes and Core Market 2026-2036 growth at 5.4% cagr
- World Paper Coating Materials Trends and Insights
Flexible Packaging
- Fox Converting
- Flexo Graphics, LLC.
- ProAmpac
- ePac Flexible Packaging
- Glenroy, Inc.
- Inkworks: We create Innovative Print Solutions to Help You Sell More
- CP Flexible Packaging
- abx flexible packaging
- Print Pro, Inc.
- Amcor
- American Packaging Corporation
- Printpack
- Belmark, Inc.
- AlJan Packaging
- Flair Flexible Packaging
- Kendall Packaging
- Tekni-Plex Flexibles
- GoPak Flexibles
- American Flex Pack
Members
- Sun Chemical Full-Color Printing onHigh-Temp Food Packaging
- Insight In Business launches excellence awards
- Midland announces acquisition of Wetoska Packaging Distributors
- Miron Construction: Construction starts on Ho Chunk Convention Center
- All Printing Resources promotes Catherine Hayes to Executive Vice President
- Ox Industries announces development of high strength paper grades for plastic film core applications
- Ahlstrom material supports breakthrough dried urine test
