GBIG News
Get links to the latest news, events, stories, and interviews from our 5P news sponsors. Our goal is to remind the decision-makers in Wisconsin of the importance of our industry both historically, and more importantly, into the future.
Read the latest 83 Stories and Links on the Internet below.
Featured Stories
- SPL Consulting: Label Logic enhances efficiency.
- PROCON launches new website showcasing refreshed brands. PROCON is the largest independent converter in the USA
- UW Madison Chancellor unveils bold new initiatives to innovate for the public good address global challenges.
- UWL’S college to career is alive due to Inland Packaging
- Premier Construction Firm sets up at land owned by Kimberly-Clark
- Menasha book facility to close putting 339 people out of work.
- Intek Plastics acquires large Wisconsin plastic extruder
- State Appeals Court upholds ruling DNR lacks authority to regulate pfas
- Wisconsin approves new UW Madison new Engineering Building
- German packaging manufacturer planning to build a 370,000 square feet facility in Kenosha
Events
- The New North Summit June 6, 2024 a can’t miss event.
- PCMC: Power Packs live in Green Bay open house
- St. Norberts College CEO Breakfast with Barb LaMue New North, Inc.
- UWGB Second Annual Non-Profit conference at Lambeau Field
- Wisconsin Technology Council Summit at Lambeau Field
- Meet the New Kids on the Block at the Children’s Museum in Green Bay on April 13th from 8:00 to 12:00 p.m.
PM.25
- Wisconsin DNR: PM 25 Health Impact
- PM.25: Everything you need to know and the impact on health.
- PM.25: How can you reduce your exposure?
- PM.25: trends
- Environment Pollutants singling in autoimmunity
- PM.25: Particle matter and health
- PM.25: Particle Pollution and Health
- PM.25: Pollution, Health and Environmental effects of particle matter
- The health effects of PM.25
- PM.25: What is particle pollution.
Wisconsin
- Charter Next Generation in Milton, WI promotes Greg Jorgensen as CFO
- Evers DOT approve $10 million in grants to 8 projects promoting harbor maintenance
- Wausau Coated Products expands carton stock portfolio
- Packaging Corporation of America Wisconsin locations.
- Sheridan Group laying off 116 employees after closing its Madison facility.
- Craft Beverage Warehouse hopes to double it revenue with 2nd Digital can printing line.
- Quad Graphics Saratoga Springs shutdown
- Outlook Graphics contract packaging in Neenah, WI
Paper
- Nicolet mill continues long history in paper products. By 1890 the Fox River area had 22 paper and pulp mills!
- Fusion Power with unlimited resources from UW Madison
- Paper Mills in the United States
- New RFID Paper Tag is Environmentally Friendly and Metal Free
- Research finds Recoverable fiber lost to US landfills higher than reported
- ND Paper completes massive project at Rumford Maine
- Mohawk Fine Paper cut 76 jobs after purchase by Italian company
- Domtar idles 62 paper machine producing uncoated offset paper at Ashtown shuts down production.
- Packaging Papers decline 4% in January
- Printing and Writing Papers decline 9% in January
Plastics
- Closing the Plastic Loop in Europe
- How the plastics industry is using recycling
- Plastic the material that changed the way we live
- Green Hydrogen successfully produced from Plastic Waste
- Genetically Modified Bacteria may eat up ocean plastic waste
- State of the art plastics Recycling plant opens in Minnesota supported by Wisconsin based CNG.
- Advancing Chemical Recycling Plastics Approach. George Huber at UW Madison is working on it and we need to support him.
- Transition to a greener world
- Converting PLA PLASTIC with 3D Printing for new products
- Beyond Plastics: Our goal is to end plastic pollution everywhere
- Converter of plastic taps tech to use lower grade rpet feedstock into food packaging
- How to fight the microplastics and micropollutants health hazard
- Microplastic risks health Canada research
Forests
- Forestry industry trends for 2024. The loggers are in trouble.
- Maine foresters demand alternative paper products boost timber harvest
- A century of reforestation in Eastern USA keeps us cool.
- Wisconsin first county forest endless scenic beauty
- Mapping our World Forests and How Green is Our Globe
- How firewood became the latest economic indicator
- Were going to see more Forest Products
Education
- UW Madison becomes second hometown for International Students
- Most popular US undergraduate degrees
- UW Stevens Point Wildlife Society Student Chapter honor 2023
- UW Green Bay Sea Grant approved for $500,000.
- UW Madison moves up in annual rankings of large employers
- Michigan Tech among six universities collaborating on $5 million venture fund.
Sponsors
- EMT Label Products
- Trees For Tomorrow one tree can filter 60 lbs of pollution.
- Appvion introduces resisted sr pre-siliconized Thermal Facestock
- EDL building shrink packaging equipment for worldwide customers
- First Business Bank capital markets assumptions
- Nilpeter bringing new inline press to Label Expo
- Ox Industries: The largest independent owned producer of tubes and cores.
- Robinson, Inc. your clean energy partner
- Miron Construction ranked 11th fastest growing company in New North Region
- ECO3: Color House Graphics
- Eagle Performance Plastics: Benefits of plastics, lighter, impact and wear resistant
