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Industry

Converting Paper market Size Forecast To Reach US $458 million by 2027

Inside AmFiber: Amcor to redefine what is possible for paper-based packaging

Essity maker of the Tork brand expands Wiping with acquisition of Legacy Converting, Inc.

Amcor launches paper-based confectionery packaging

Can Lumber Trade At $2,000?

Creating A Brand Identity For Multiple Products

Fusing Your Purpose And Sustainability Strategy Requires Tackling Myths: President Of Paper & Packaging Board Offers Views

The tree-line is out of control: how the climate crisis is turning the Arctic green

5 MYTHS ABOUT ECO-FRIENDLY PACKAGING

Supply Chain Predictions for 2022

How fisher International Predicted the Recyclability of Fiber-Based Packaging

Wood Pulp Market to Garner $242.1 Billion Globally, By 2030 at 3.9%CAGR.

How to Touch Your Customers: Sensory Marketing

Dow Completes Roads Improved with Recycled Plastic

Temperature Controlled Packaging Market to Reach around US $17.0 billion by the end of 2027

Extreme air pollution from US wildfires now affects millions of people

More of the Fortune Global 500 participating in Sustainability Efforts, Investments Potential Remains

Building value-chain resilience with AI

Biodegradable boom or bust? Bioplastic innovation confronts costs and policy changes

How Labels and Packaging Will Continue Transformation Journey in 2022

Wisconsin

Bretting, PCMC, Korber: Converting Machines Leaders Based in Wisconsin

WEPA Invests in Infinity Equipment for Multiple Locations – Infinity is based in De Pere, WI

Fabio Perini North America, other tissue specialists of Korber Group Rebranded as singular Korber

Converters Expo April 26-27 Lambeau Field

UWSP Foundation new Executive Director – Sheryl Tepp

INTERVIEW: Machinists needed for 200 machines shops in Northeastern Wisconsin.

State of Wisconsin Awards $2.5 Million Grant for Green Bay Visitor’s Center

Rebel Converting Can Create Coreless Rolls, Canister Wipes

Wausau finds all city wells contain elevated PFAS levels, will study reduction methods

Amazon wants to bring one of its largest facilities to Cottage Grove

UW Platteville: Student research bring new life to plastic

Robotics competition brings students from U.S., Canada to Lambeau Field

UW-Stout: Expanded lab, new printers help bring art, design students work to life

Viking Masek Packaging: New Automated Packaging Machine Set to Transform Operations for Small Businesses

Georgia-Pacific Earning Second Chance

Sustana Appoints Jeffrey Crawford as Vice President of Sustainability

Milwaukee-area companies adjusting pay ranges to attract talent

Converting

HAZEN: ENHANCE YOUR BRAND

KL Laser Technology is a supplier of lamination film, hot stamping foil and holographic labels

Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing Employment trends

BRETTING IS THE WORLD LEADER IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURER OF PAPER CONVERTING EQUIPMENT

Biax-fiberfilm: Transform Polymer resins into fine microfibers and convert them into nonwovens systems

Converted Products, Inc. has created a niche as a leading converter when it comes to precision slitting and rewinding

Hoffmaster: Your dependable resource for premium food services disposables.

Precision Paper Converters your experts in facial tissue converting

Soar Converting Solutions, LLC. is a one-stop, value-based contract/outsource converter of paper and tissue converting.

Alpha-Prime, Inc. is a customer-focused paper converter located in the heart of Wisconsin’s Paper Valley

K&L: Your leader in converting tailored…timely…and on target since 1972

Labor

The Great Resignation is coming to decimate the ranks of middle management.

GB – Earning Second Chances

Sowing immigration worsens job shortages

Married to the job no more: Craving flexibility, parents are quitting to get it.

The Great Attrition: Same turnover, but the “why” differs by industry

Top 5 Ways to Attract Moms as a Workforce Segment

Companies Are Desperate for Workers. Why Aren’t They Doing the One Thing That Will Attract them?

50% of Wisconsin’s working women are considering leaving their jobs!

The State of burnout for women in the workplace

Will Manufacturing Return to Advanced Countries?

Member

GB Embossing: Precision engraved rolls for embossed products

MWES: Disposable Silverware Napkin Wrapping Automation System

Rocket Industrial: 3 ways to navigate supply shortages for packaging materials

Domino: Abbott Label adds Domino N6IOi

Energage Names First Business Bank A Winner of The 2022 Top Workplaces USA Award

JOA in the community.

Touchplan and The Boldt Company Complete Enterprise Agreement

MECA Print Sleeves

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Industry

Ahlstrom-Munksjo commences construction of new glass fiber tissue expansion of $68 Million dollars

How Bad Are Plastics

Supply Chain Chaos Help Ocean Carriers Reap $150 Billion in 2021

Top 12 Graphic Design Trends For 2022

Plastic Recycling Market Rapidly Growing Aided by Government and Industry Support

Is the Paper Industry on the Precipice of a Capital Investment Boom?

Georgia-Pacific committed to only sourcing from sustainable, legal and responsible sources

2022 predictions for the Label Industry

This 3D-printed wood guitar is made from recycled sawdust

Amazon pioneers artificial intelligence machine learning for packaging waste reductions

Lignin-Based material could replace fossil plastics and adhesives

Mactac to Acquire Spinnaker Coating for $40 Million

Total U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Essentially Flat in December 2021

Working Through Challenges with Today’s paper Stocks and Coatings

Chipping Away at Supply Chain Issues

Expanding Advanced Packaging Production In The U.S.

Supply chains in 2022: Shortages will continue, but for some sellers the problem will be to much stock

The rare spots of good news on climate change

Wisconsin

WEB HANDLING: The Keys to Optimal Control presentation

ST. Paper & Tissue: Our History founded by Sharad Tak and his son Sahil Tak in Oconto Falls, WI.

Gov. Evers Provides Financial Aid to Help the Paper and Forestry Coalition Receive $100M Federal Grant

On Broadway, Inc. announced details of the $30 million redevelopment projects

Converters Expo April 26-27 Lambeau Field

SC Johnson, Racine, WI: Plastic Bank Stops 2 Billion Plastics Bottles From Entering the Ocean

Lakeshore FIRST Robotics expands its STEM outreach program to Brown County

How Continuous Improvement Principles Help Manufacturers Embrace Uncertainty

Economist says state seeing record low number of unemployed

Glenroy Inc. Announces the Addition of Brian Hodek as Director of Food and Beverage

GLAC: News: Call for Action: Paper and Supply Chain Shortages

Appvion – MISSION ZERO line of food services products

Belmark Brand Colors

ChemDirect Transforms Chemical Purchasing with New B2B Marketplace

Approximately 2,300 Georgia-Pacific employees work in Green Bay

The Largest Used Book Warehouse In Wisconsin Has More Than A Half Million Books

UWEC alumni create company aimed at reducing carbon emissions

UW Platteville to support rural entrepreneurs with now prototyping services

Testimony of WEDC Deputy Secretary and COO Sam Rikkers: Forestry, Parks and Outdoor recreation

Whiting Paper Mill site demolition more costly

Entire state meets 2010 air quality standard after Rhinelander mill reduces sulfur dioxide pollution

UW-Madison ranked first among public universities by Washington Monthly

UWM breaks ground for $118 million chemistry building

Infinity launches VISION G3 Wrapper

Kimberly-Clark net income decreases 34% in the fourth quarter

Printers

Printing Outlook Survey with business being up

Reaching Consumers in a Environmentally Responsible Way: The Return of Printed Catalogs

Pantone Launches World’s First Validation Program for Skin Tones

Production Inkjet Press Adoption Is Gaining Ground Across Printing and Packaging

Seaway Printing – A world Class, Award Winning, Full Service Publication Printer

LSC COMMUNICATIONS – Strategically designed with your needs in mind

ROYLE PRINTING’S CONTINUED GROWTH

Sheridan Group – A heritage of Printing Excellence in Publisher Services

Quad: Magazine Printing Reaching loyal readers with high quality publications

Schumann Printers a specialty publication printer

Arandell Corporation – A world class printer for catalog printing.

Who We Are..Worzella

Labor

The No. 1 reason people quit jobs during the Great Resignation, according to MII research – and it’s not pay

Burnt Out Amazon Employees Are Embracing the Great Resignation

Covid Drove Workers to Quit. Here’s Why From the Person Who Saw It Coming

The Great Resignation a myth, says local workforce development leader

Myths and Realities of Automation and Labor-Shortages

Companies fire employees for these personality traits, but maybe they should be getting bonuses

Automation the only answer to labor shortage problem, CEO says

How Leaders Can Build Connection in a Disconnected Workplace

Here’s Why the US Labor Shortage may not be such a bad thing

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First Business Bank Named Top SBA Lender

Korber helps the manufacturer of toilet paper with minimal production downtime – Marty

Bretting: Digital Printer: Continuous stream ink jet provides high-speed production

Robinson is unique among high pressure vessel manufacturers

Anderson & Vreeland names Andy Gillis as VP and General Manager

WEDC Grant Helps Box Latch Products Worldwide

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Industry

RR Donnelley – U.S. Printer – Suffers Cyber Attack

How Foreign Investment is Reshaping the NA Industry

Pratt Big Expansion

What Graphic Packaging’s Investment Means for the Industry

Tetra Pak awards BillerudKorsnas for being ahead in fighting climate change.

Nanotechnology Report – Demand for nanofibers is expected to grow

Packaging through the eyes of the consumer

Harvard researchers develop antimicrobial food packaging in biodegradability boost

Predictions for the Global Forest Industry in 2022

US Department of Energy Invests $13.4 Million to Combat Plastic Waste, Reduce Plastic Emissions

Research Report Finds Inkjet Creating New Possibilities

Food Contact Paper Market worth $97.8 billion by 2028

Impacts of Supply Chain Crisis to the Forest Products Industry

Catalpha: Top 3 Packaging Innovations for E-Commerce Growth And Sustainability

Digital Printing Market Update

Despite Supply Chain Challenges, US Forest Industry Performance Gains

Can Can We Move Our Forests in Time to Save Them?

Lumber Prices Soaring Again

Wisconsin

Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. appointed Laurie D. Andriate as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding George Wurtz

Converters Expo April 26-27 Lambeau Field

Catalpha Branding Webinar-Key Elements That Drive Success: Originally scheduled Feb. 24; rescheduled to May due to Covid

Evolve or die: Wisconsin’s labor shortage could last years!

UWO Cyber Center

Infinity to supply Bedford paper full showcase packaging line

Ahlstrom-Munksjo to acquire majority of Chinese decor paper Minglian

Protecting the Shores of the Great Lakes and Combating Climate Change

13 Things No One Tells You About Surviving A Wisconsin Winter

810 Companies Have Removed Statements in Response To Anti-Greenwash Campaign

Inside the World’s Tallest Mass Timber Building – 25-story Ascent.

Northcentral Technical College: Wood Technology Center of Excellence

Great Lakes ports see shipping rebound in 2021 after 2021 downturn

Green Paper Towel Flag

China

UW Madison investing trust funds associated with the government of China

Mike Gallagher – How To Defund The Chinese Communist Party

Gallagher Introduces Bill that Bans Harmful Chinese Companies from Exploiting U.S. Capital Markets

Gallagher Outlines Steps to Protect Itself from CCP Threats – UW Madison 5 Steps

Visualizing the $94 Trillion World Economy in One Chart

Tackling China’s Water Shortage Crisis

Year ahead: China’s economic shift may yield winners and losers

The other side of the “Sword” in the plastic industry with polluting processors.

Water Shortages in China resource on their water issues!

Sweden to tighten foreign takeovers and security worries – China

Chinese imports of softwood and hardwood wood products will be altered in 2022 by Russia

Transformation of China’s Container board Industry: Will winners Take It All?

American supply chains face a dire threat from China’s water shortages?

Could China’s Massive Public Debt Torpedo the Global Economy?

ND Paper

Old Town Mill

ND Paper’s Sister Company, ND Packaging Officially Opens For Business

Pulp and Paper Mills, and Packaging Plant in USA

ND Paper is a leading pulp, packaging and paper company

Nine Dragons Addresses fiber Gap for Its Recycled in China

Labor

Survey of Madison businesses highlights impact of labor shortages

Where U.S. Workers Are Quitting Jobs at Record Rates

Women are more likely to want to work remotely. But what if it ends up working against them?

The latest job report show strong gains, but a worker shortage still exists.. Here’s why

From the great attrition to the great adaptation

Great Attrition or Great Attraction?

5 Lessons Learned from Employing a Second-Chance Workforce

Three Myths of the Great Resignation

They quit. Now they want their jobs back

How innovative new HR tech can help companies combat the great Resignation

Confronting Labor Issues in the Printing Industry

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Rocket Industrial: 4 HUGE ADVANTAGES INKJET PRINTERS HAVE OVER LABELERS

Bryson Machonga – GBIG Board of Directors

Quad Plus: Pulp and Paper Systems Integrator: Increase Productivity

Robinson makes and integrates wet wipes manufacturing machines

MWES – Seamless Integration for Your Web Handling Needs

Nichols Paper: PRINT SOLUTIONS THAT MAXIMIZE YOUR PRODUCT SUCCESS

SPL Consulting, Inc.:  Tips for Managing Your Supply Chain

Pixelle: Superior Wet Strength Waxing-Based Papers

Vetaphone

Davis Kuelthau: Email Account Compromise – What Is It And How Can Your Business Protect Itself From It

epac Flexible Packaging Chicago Operation Damaged by Fire

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Industry

Pulp & Paper Industry Trends to Watch in 2022

Five Predictions for Global Pulp

The P&P Industry is Wrapping up 2021 with Impressive Sustainability Initiatives

R.R. Donnelley receives unsolicited $11/share offer from strategic buyer

Michigan Tech: 3D Nano-inks Push Industry Boundaries

Wood-chip Exports: Why Industry Edge Tracks Vessel Movements

Why Your Firm Needs to Track Data-Center Assets in Real Time

The supply chain is so dysfunctional even lumber prices are back up 120%

Digitized Custom Color Unifies Beauty Packaging Worldwide

Billerud Korsnas to acquire Verso to ignite growth in North America

Paper Trends

Wisconsin

Davis Kuelthau’s Breakfast Briefing Series – January 26, 2022

Robyn Buss retires from AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO

Quad Completes Sale of Former Oklahoma City, Fernley Manufacturing Facilities

Fulfillment Center in Green Bay Updates

Converters Expo April 26-27 Lambeau Field

$136.7 Million federal contract for MilliporeSigma Sheboygan Falls facility to produce nitrocellulose membrane

Worzalla Raises $50,000 for United Way of Portage County

Amcor buys more PCR and develops sort-able mini-bottle

Ahlstrom-Munksjo new market electric cars

Foodservice Packaging Institute partners with City of Madison to Recycle Paper Cups

UW Platteville: WELCOME TO THE INNOVATION CENTER

Great Lakes account for 21% of the Earth’s surface freshwater

$150,000 state grant awarded for computer science in eastern Wisconsin

PCMC Announces New Packaging Innovation Center

Department of Energy Awards $2.2 Million to Wisconsin Clean Energy Project

China

China Imported 30% of Its Total Volume of Softwood Logs from Europe in 2021

China Is Turning Its Water-Scarcity Crisis into a Weapon

China’s massive timber imports threaten the global forest industry

China is building up its ability to weaponize trade, new report says

The 3 pillars of China’s booming startup ecosystem

Energy Crunch, Rising Prices Continue to Impact Asia Pacific Region

Visualizing the $94 Trillion World Economy in One Chart

China creates vast research infrastructure to support ambitious climate goals

Tackling China’s Water Shortage Crises

American supply chains face a dire threat from China’s water shortages?

Could China’s Massive Public Debt Torpedo the Global Economy?

VIETNAM – THE WORLD’S LARGEST EXPORTER OF WOOD CHIPS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PULP MARKET

Year ahead: China’s economic shift may yield winners and losers

Alstrom-Munksjo

China Plastics

Blinken touts deeper U.S. engagement over aggressive China

Water Shortages in China resource on their water issues!

ND Paper

Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited Overview

ND Paper Paper: Making vast expansions

ND Paper – Our Company

Nine Dragons records high revenue in 2021 interim results

Nine Dragons Paper’s revenue 2015-2021

ND Paper: Record high revenue and net profits for Nine Dragons in 2020

Pulp and Paper Mills, and Packaging Plant in USA

ND Paper is a leading pulp, packaging and paper company

Nine Dragons Addresses fiber Gap for Its Recycled in China

ND Paper’s Sister Company, ND Packaging Officially Opens For Business

Old Town Mill

Corrugated

X630i Digital Corrugated Printing Press Profit for short and medium run market

DuPont Artistri Inks Brings Global Advantages to Digital Printing for Packaging

Labor

Managing Potential Employee Non-Compliance with COVID-19 Requirements

15dots: With the endless challenges facing employers today, we ensure the best hire!

Labor Challenges Part 1: Where Have America’s Workers Gone?

Labor Crises for Christmas and Beyond

When Everyone’s Quitting…Except You

5 Questions to Help Your Employees Find Their Inner Purpose

Your Most Overlooked Profitable Resource? The Entrepreneurs

Why you need these 5 skills on your resume, says CEO

The Startup Surge: Business Formation in 2021 on Pace to Break Record

Member

Rocket Industrial: ACHIEVING THE MILLION POUND PROMISE

PCMC NEW INNOVATION PRINTING CENTER

First Business Bank: The 2021 Manufacturing Report

Durafiber

Box Latch Products Featured In London Trade Show

Flexo Plate Mounters with High Accuracy for the Flexo Industry

Korber: Engraving Solutions presents LIME and SEWN, two new embossing solutions.

SHEMESH COMES TO MARKET WITH A TRIO OF INNOVATIONS

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Industry

PAPER Excellence Warn of Potential Delivery Interruptions for Customers

Paper Excellence Completes $3 Billion Acquisition of Domtar

Domtar Joins Paper Excellence Group of Companies

SB: Natural Resources: Brands Partnering with Indigenous Communities on Forest Conservation

Nestle USA Debuts Supply Chain Focused Apprenticeship Programs

Water scarcity is a growing risk for companies

Key Questions & Answers About Forest Carbon Markets

P & G faces shortage of recycled plastic in race to meet sustainability goals

Digitizing Global Supply Chains to Unlock the Circular Advantage

New Research: Expansion into New Printing Segments by Packaging Printers Growing

Paper Excellence Announces Indefinite Curtailment of Catalyst Paper tiskwat Mill

Labor Shortages Continue to Confound Economy

China Imported 30% of Its Total Volume of Softwood Logs from Europe in 2021 declining US Purchases

Americans returned to buy more big brand products…buy America!

4 Successful Packaging Redesign Stories

Apple chip shortage will end, but U.S. – Chine strain train wreck is coming

Lack of workers is further fueling supply chain woes

China Energy Cutbacks Slow Manufacturing

United States and China Agree to Cooperate on Reducing Emissions

US Forest Industry & Manufacturing Sector Continue to Expand

With So Many People Quitting, Don’t Overlook Those Who Stay

Next-Generation Labels with Digital Varnish

The Pandemic pushed millions of U.S. workers to join the Great Resignation.

Suominen Advances Efforts in Flush-able Wipes

Renewable Material and the Future of Plastics using wood residue

Amcor Launches New Way to Create Customizable Liners

A platform for the trillion tree community

Coca-Cola launches label-free Pet Cottles amid new national recycle-ability rules

Wisconsin

St. John Homeless Shelter Restoring Hope

whatsoeveryoudo: with 4 Programs supporting the Green Bay Community

Freedom House: Many circumstances can lead to homelessness

We have room: Five Green Bay shelters collaborate to address homelessness as un-sheltered needs arise

St. Patrick’s Food Pantry Marks 25 years

CIC TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCTION – WHO WE ARE

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Announces Acquisition of Sustana in De Pere, WI

CJK Group Acquires Times Printing, LLC; Adding to its Sheridan Family of Print Facilities

Festival of Trees decorates the National Railroad Museum

Green Bay Day Georgia-Pacific

Verso is a leading American-owned paper mill with a ideal plant in Wisconsin..let’s support them and buy American!

Accelerating demand drives Sustana acquisition

Colbert Packaging Announces New Corporate Home Office in Kenosha

Christmas trees packed for military families in “Trees for Troops.”

Arandall Industry Update: Current State of the Paper Market

Kimberly-Clark Named by Seramount as One of the Top 75 Companies for Executive Women

HART Design & Manufacturing, Green Bay Partners With MilkyLABB to Packaging Capabilities

Ahlstom-Munksjo: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

AF & PA awarded Georgia-Pacific with two sustainability awards

pixelle SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS: Making Life Better Is Our Specialty

WEDC to relocate to Madison’s Black Business Hub in 2023

Great Lake’s warming has wintertime domino effect

Sustainability, Supply Chain, Labor Shortages Contribute to End-of-Line Machinery Market Growth

Korber’s THOM helps converters

Five engineering faculty mong highly cited researchers

Ahlstrom-Munksjo Fluoro Free and ParaFree products receive compost-ability certification

Tour of Evergreen trees returns to Manitowoc

Fox City Chamber

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84% of Northeast Wisconsin Businesses Expect Same Or Better Performance In 2022

Sure Controls, Inc. TAX SECTION 179: WHAT MANUFACTURERS NEED TO KNOW

pixelle State-of-the-Art Security Papers

FBB – Joseph Matte Joins Business Bank As Senior Director of IT Security And Compliance

Commercial Insurance Updates from Matt

Box Latch Products Receives North America Business Elite Award

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Industry

Domtar, Paper Excellence Merger Receives Canadian Competition Bureau Approval

Chatham Raises Initial Bid to Acquire RRD, While Filing Lawsuit against RRD

Restaurants face new challenge: A shortage of take-out containers and coffee cups

Paper Shortage: Availability, Pricing Levels, Delivery Remain Concerns for the Printing Industry

Resolute’s pulp mill celebrates more than 1.75M hours injury-free: Menominee, MI

RFID User Authentication and Access Control in Industrial Automation:

Berry Global lands advanced recycled plastic deal with PurCycle amid growing customer demand

RRD Confirms Receipt of Revised Proposal from Chatham Assets

Ellen MacArthur Foundation identifies alarming low reusable packaging growth in 2021 Global Progress Report

Sappi announces strong recovery after Covid-19 impact

Paper on Plastics Sustainability Examines Carbon Footprint

Converters Expo South Return to Charlotte in 2022

U.S. moves to double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports

The third wave of biomaterials: When innovation meets demand

COVID Supercharged E-Commerce and Packaging: What’s Next?

The Role of Digital Printing in Packaging Sustainability, Consumer Experience

Suzano increases investment in the largest single eucalyptus pulp production in the world

Tapping digital’s full potential in pulp and paper process optimization

How Is Amazon Responding to the Booming Corrugated Demand?

Supply Chain Woes Begin to Pinch US Manufacturing Performance

Total U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Increased 1 percent in October 2021

Emissions and Sustainability Concerns Help Drive Toward Automated Manufacturing

Wisconsin

Massive warehouse in Lawrence goes to town board with an unanswered question: Who’s Coming?

Verso Investing millions..why not Wisconsin Rapids

Park Falls paper mill gets sold in parts

Verso reports 11% net sales increase for the third quarter of FY21

A 2021 Innovator of the Year: Seaway Printing Focuses on Efficiency and Automation

Fate of billions of plastics bottles potentially altered through ground-breaking Amcor technology

Santa Coming to Titletown

Local printing company facing supply chain challenges

UW-Green Bay: Northeast Wisconsin’s Rising Brainpower

Vibrant, world-renowned arts and exhibits for all in historic downtown De Pere

Visit 11 Christmas Lights Displays In Wisconsin For A Magical Experience

College cities 20 outstanding alumni on Nov. 12 Engineers’ Day

UW Stevens Point paper science and engineering programs accredited

RECORD-SETTING RECYCLING VALUES HELP WISCONSIN COMMUNITIES

Worzella CEO Jim Fetherston Is Honored with Book Manufacturer’s Institute Signature Award

UW- Madison student team awarded $250,00 for carbon dioxide removal

Nekossa Launches Revamped Chalk Talk Pressure Sensitive ChalkTalk Pressure Sensitive Vinyl

Computer science driving across industry lines

Understanding Consumer Perceptions About the Paper Industry

The most amazing find: First barn owl nests in over 20 years confirmed in Wisconsin

Green Masters Program

UW-Green Bay leads effort to restore oak savanna in Northeast Wisconsin

Ahlstrom-Munksjo sustainability work awarded with 5th EcoVadis Gold rating

Eau Claire has shut down nearly half of its city wells due to PFAS concerns

Wisconsin’s largest utility company plans to drop coal by 2035

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Legal Ramifications of the OSHA Temporary Standard & Vaccine Mandate

FBB Enlighten Magazine

Davis Kuelthau Receives recognition as one of 2022’s best law firms

Gamut Capital Management to Acquire Davis-Standard

Customer Focused mindset. Innovation-driven designs.

Rotocontrol open house with Domino and EyeC. with end-to-end hybrid technology!

What’s Next for Employers: OSHA’s Vaccine and Testing Mandate

Viking Label & Packaging Discuss Benefits of Hybrid Printing with Domino

Boxes Increase Demand for Corrugated Packaging

Direct Mail

Inline Printing and Finishing Saves Time and Money

Freedom Graphic Systems to Celebrate Its 25th Year as One of the Largest Independent Direct Mailers

Multimillion-dollar investment in commingling and related mailing optimization technologies

RRD Marketing Solutions – Green Bay

Nahan Invests in ProStream 1800 High-Speed Inkjet Web Printing Press

IWCO Direct will invest $50 million back into the company

We’re North America’s people powered catalog solutions experts

Postal Optimization

The value of getting personalization right-or wrong-is multiplying

You can almost taste the hot chocolate: Why catalogs are still winning holiday markets

Freedom Purchases the Assets of Suncraft Technologies

The New 2021 Amazon Toy Catago has started to arrive – Catalogs are coming back!

Survey Reveals Increased Consumer Interest in Direct Mail

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Industry

CD&R Completes Combination of Fort Dearborn and MCC

Trash and Burn – Big Brands Stoke Cement Kilns with Plastic Waste as Recycling Falters

Converters Expo South Return to Charlotte in 2022

Protecting pulp and paper mills from ransomware attacks

Software Taking Machinery to the Next Level

Global Pulp Supply Expected to Remain Delayed in 2022

DIGITALLY PRINTING PACKAGING: Mass Customization for Brands of All Sizes

Plastics credits: a transitionanary tool towards a circular economy

How Will China’s Energy Crisis Impact its P&P Industry

4 Ways Digital Color Workflows Support Packaging Sustainability

Novel New Developments in Paper Packaging

Wood Chips & Pulpwood Price Trends: US South vs. PNW

Follow This 10 Step Process To Create Packaging Design That Sells Your Product

Sun Chemical Expands Colorant Portfolio

Running out of Corrugated Boxes

3 reasons to Choose Custom Printed Stand Up Pouches

Wisconsin

Georgia-Pacific starts construction of a new distribution center in De Pere

Mill passes state assembly for supporting the paper industry

Construction underway in De Pere for new Georgia-Pacific distribution center

Green Bay Packers Foundation Awards $1 million in grants

RRD to be acquired by Atlas Holding offer in process

Donation by Green Bay Packaging boosts packaging program

We’re taking out the trash: EPA awards UWO nearly $418,000 to clean up Lake Michigan

As leaders convene at UN Climate summit, Wisconsin scientists seek action to limit warming

As the EPA pursues PFAS standards, industry and residents are at odds over state regulations

Daily packaging trends: Design center on environmental impact as consumers choose green

Korber Group to host first 24-hour global virtual career day

Ports around Great Lakes on sidelines during shipping crisis

UW-Stout: New Course sponsored by Great Northern Corp. – sustainable solutions

FORESTRY AND THE WISCONSIN ECONOMY

UW Platteville is bringing innovation to campus in the for of Sesquicentennial Hall

Take This Gorgeous Fall Foliage Road Trip To See Wisconsin Like Never Before

Computer science driving across industry lines

4.3 Million Workers Are Missing. Where Did They Go?

Opportunity Wisconsin: October jobs report shows stunning job growth, pandemic recovery

UW-Madison secures $20MM donation for new classroom building

Research looks to mitigate threats to black ash trees in Northern Wisconsin

2021 Hiring Winning Talent-Attraction, Recruitment and Retention 12-1 Session 1

Welcome to Hamilton and visit the world’s largest collection of type

Worzella: Thanks student for naming its printing press Polar Ex-Press

The McCoy Construction & Forestry and Truck County teams raise $11,364 for Kids

ENNIS ANNOUNCES THE REBRANDING OF INDEPENDENT FOLDERS

Green Bay Botanical Garden turns 24

Gladfelter Honored by Rockline Industries

Four Ways to Ensure the Success of Your Variety Pack

Ahlstrom-Munksjo launches Master Tap Pack

The History of Paper

Wisconsin’s largest utility company plans to drop coal by 2035

Something Special from Wisconsin – Boxes of Fun return for holiday season

Neenah Reports Record Sales for the 3rd Quarter 2021

Infinity to supply Bedford Paper full showcase packaging line

Why Synthetic Paper Is A Good Alternative to Lamination

Biomass from Wood Byproducts Fuels Renewable Energy

Barbara Koldos – Wisconsin’s 34 Most Influential Asian American Leaders

The Expanding Reach of Narrow Web

Member

Help Wanted: Job Market Analysis

PCMC Redesigns Rx200 and Mako Clipper Wet Wipes Machines

First Business Bank Promotes Jerimiah Janssen

Sticky Back Tape

Shemesh to Display High Speed Canisters

Davis-Standard: Purge and Feedscrew Cleaning Tutorial

HP Inc. Announces Ambitious Climate Action Goals

GB Embossing: Embossing Rolls

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Industry

Chatham Asset Management Offers To Acquire R.R. Donnelley for $7.50 per share

One-Third Of The World’s Tree Species Could Become Extinct

How Much Timber Does the US Harvest, and How is it Used?

Europe and US leading world on plastic waste innovation

Stora Enso Launches Pulp Grade with Lower Carbon Footprint

U.S. Containerboard Production Increased 9% in 3Q 2021

Kimberly-Clark receives award for progress on sustainability goals

Total U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Decreased 4% in September

Converis aims to revolutionize European food market with recycled high-barrier paper formats

Amazon to allow employees to work remotely indefinitely

Paper’s Role in the Growth Potential for Production Color Inkjet

Paper Shortage: Availability, Pricing Levels, Delivery Remain Concerns for Printing

Making vast expansions ND Paper

Paper or Digital Communications: Us Consumers What the Right to Choose

White House goal possible with solar energy transition well underway

Marketers Reconnect with Connected Packaging – QR codes

Functional and Barrier Coatings for Paper and Board Packaging Worth $7.84 Billion

Reimaging Finance for Forests in a Climate-Changing World

AF & P Association names vice president of government affairs

American quit their jobs at a record pace in August

Worker shortage could continue despite expiration of federal unemployment benefits

New Programs Help Older Adults Train for Jobs in Manufacturing

Chevron Plans to Reduce Emissions, Invest Billion in Low -Carbon Goals

Club Store Pallet Displays: Communicating Value

Corrugated is a Renewal Resource

Dow expands global capabilities for circular plastics, with initial products for 2022

Forest Products Sustainability Projects Making Headlines

MSU recycling center introduces a robotic sorter to help handle recyclables

Wisconsin

Milliken & Company Acquires Encapsys, LLC.

Paper mill closures drove a bust for Northwoods loggers, and some are leaving the industry

Valmet Launches New Performance Center in Appleton, Wisconsin

Conservation Fund buys 70K acres of private forestland in Northern Wisconsin

Carbon in Wisconsin Forests

17 Things Everyone Who’s Moved Away From Wisconsin Has Thought At Least Once

Lucart Chooses Korber integrated solutions for packaging

Innovative Solutions. Endless Possibilities

Specialty Paper Products

Wireless sensors to help monitor Bay of Green Bay

Paper Science & Chemical Engineering Foundation

Greenwashing

Solid Waste PFAS Coalition create new website for PFAS

Brown County budget for improving water quality

Cristal Flexible Transparent Paper

Consumer First Alert: Ransomware attacks on the rise

DNR orders Tyco to do more testing, investigating PFAS contamination near farm fields

Developer discusses building fulfillment center in Lawrence, as residents seek answers

Member

First Business Bank Quarterly Report

ASI HIRES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR, SEPTEMBER 2021

Curt G. Joa Introduces ESC-8 Machine Technology

Box Latch Products Trade Show Press Release

PCMC names Walter Tamarri new Global Marketing & Communications Director

Envirographic – Rolls

FAT SHEETS

Roll Design Can Help With Eliminating Web Handling Wrinkles

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Industry

Congress Proposes Billions in New Forest Spending – With Strings Attached

Essity Begins Tissue Production Using Wheat Straw-Based Pulp

What’s behind the lackluster September jobs report

Women in the Workplace 2021

Are More Paper Companies Incorporating Non-Wood Pulps?

BIORIGIN – The World’s Most Sustainable Coated Paper Is Here

Plastic Packaging Market Size to Be Worth US $586.2 Billion by 2030

Delivering an Unmatched Global Pigment Portfolio

Why America has 8.4Million unemployed when there are 10 million job openings

Kimberly-Clark donates diapers and toilet paper rolls to the National Diaper Bank

Flexible Packaging Leader ProAmpac Launches Recycle High-Performance Replacement for Multi-material

Why Brand Credibility and Packaging Design Are So Important

The Big Problem With Plastic

New white paper on UN treaty to address plastic pollution

Automation and Machine Learning Could Eliminate Costly Water Waste

Why Wildfire Solutions Require More Than Money

Hazen Holography brings Basketball Hall of Fame Dome to Life

The Impact of Typography on Web Design and Brand Messaging

Europe’s Opportunity: Why mechanical engineering needs a digital ecosystem

Did you know that the black wrapper under a Reese’s peanut butter cup started out as a pine tree?

Packaging through the eyes of the consumer

Wisconsin

UW-Platteville celebrates construction of Sesquicentennial Hall

Public Companies Own the Largest Share of NA Papermaking Capacity

Climate Choices Scenes from 2050

ProAmpac Launches Recycled Pouch for Pet and Human Food

Hamilton Wood Type Museum Convenes Multifarious Experts

Korber Business Area: James Wreath is the new vice president of sales

Big Donation Making A Big Difference For Local Wildlife

UW-Stevens Point Ranked among top Midwest Public universities

The Pumpkin Train Ride In Wisconsin

FOREST BUSINESS: ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF FOREST MANAGEMENT

Better Wages, Stronger Benefits Key to Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery

Arnold Grummer’s PAPER ON THE FIVER

GLOBE SPECTACULAR LETTERPRESS WORKSHOP: NOVEMBER 13

Ahlstrom-Munksjo to acquire majority of Chinese decor paper producer Minglian

Member

Castle-Pierce Adds New Packaging Flexo Press and Poucher

FBB Celebrates Selection By Piper Sandler AS A Class of 2021 All Star

Webinar from Vetaphone

Premium Opaque Papers

PCMC – What’s Driving Growth in Flexible Packaging?

HP Inc. Reports Fiscal 3Q 2021 Results

The 4 Steps To Selling Your New Food Product to Grocery Stores

HP Unveils PageWide Corrugated Innovations

Shemesh Automation Web Wipes is the leading maker and pioneer in nonwovens packaging machinery

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Industry

Tapping digital’s full potential in pulp and paper process optimization

How to Choose the Right Job Posting Sites & Solutions

Nine Dragons Addresses Fiber Gap for Its Recycled Paper Production in China

Delivered Pulpwood and Wood Fuel Prices Mixed in 2Q

How Might Ongoing COVID Concerns Impact the Pulp & Paper Industry?

How do you recruit and retain young talent?

Introduction: Navigating decarbonization and energy transition in the built world

Labor Secretary says vaccinations key to further economic bounce back

Accelerated forest fragmentation leads to critical increase in tropical forest edge area

U.S. job openings hit record high as employers struggle

Can the Food Sector Survive the Water Crisis?

P & G Accelerates Action Related to Climate Change

VIETNAM – THE WORLD’S EXPORTER OF WOOD CHIPS

OR codes are now firmly back on the marketing table

New Beginnings and Future Opportunities in Digital Print

New Report: Stability, growth, and innovation on horizon for specialty papers market

Amcor expands global network of innovation centers

Timber Prices & Inventories in the Lake States Continue to Fall

Wisconsin

Jeff Wooster Webinar October 26, 2021 Starting at 10:00 am

Inaugural 2021 Wisconsin Manufacturing Report finding October 26 and 27th

Fall Colors Running behind Due To Warmer Than Normal Weather

Verso Board Agrees to Facilitate Acquisition Talks

Another paper shortage? What the latest disruptions in supply mean for you

Packaging Solutions giant to acquire Mequon-Based Gateway Plastics

We are happy to report that our attendance exceeded expectations and back on track

Wisconsin’s Shrinking Printing Industry

KC facility in Wisconsin is celebrates 130 years in operation

UW Stevens Point and Platteville now offering bachelor’s degrees in Engineering

GLGA Announces the First Women in Print Leadership Awards

Advanced Manufacturing, Production, Machining, Too & Die Show

Companies Need More Workers. Why Do They Reject Millions of Resumes?

Neenah Guard for face, respirator, surgical and community masks

UW-Madison College of Engineering ranked 15th overall by U.S. News

Top 5 Overlooked Groups for Workforce Development

UW-Madison announces $175 million in support for a new computer, date and sciences building

Lake Superior Has Seen Half A Dozen Blue-Green Algae

A Generation of American Men Give Up on College

Total U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Increased 14% in August 2021

Miron Construction Moves Into a New Home

Officials: Nearly all UW System classes delivered in person

Quad achieves 19% net sales increase

Ahlstom-Muksjo launches Pure Barrier and innovative Compost-able oxygen barrier mono-material

Platteville round-table funds need for collaboration to tackle workforce shortages

Miron Construction Ranks 8th on ENR Contractors list

Opportunities new fulfillment center opens Monday in old Badger Press building

Four Ways to Ensure the Success of Your Variety Pack

Global Warming Is Happening More Rapidly. Wisconsin Is Already Feeling It.

Glass interleave papers

Neenah, Inc. Introduces RECYCOTAPE

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KNOW YOUR FILMS!

Purecart Company: Automatic grocery cart disinfecting/sanitizing machine

Nonprofits Win $33M At the 2021 FBB Charity Golf Invitational

SERVO DRIVEN UPDATES

Taghleef Installs Davis-Standard Liquid coating line

HP: Does Your Product Packaging Power a Positive Impact?

Domino Printing Sciences launches New Vision Inspection Systems

Embossing rolls produce premium functional patterns for film

Anderson Vreeland – Splicing Tapes for Paper and Film

Digital Transformation and What it Means for Our Industry