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 84 Stories and Links on the Internet below.
Platinum Sponsors
- First Business Bank specializes in Business Banking, Private Wealth and Bank Consulting Services.
- Involta: As a leading, enterprise – IT infrastructure partner and data center. Involta is pleased to announce a new Wisconsin datacenter. expansion.
- IMS Technologies Slitting and Rewinding for Converting and Packaging industries. IMS is a international standard-setter in engineering & manufacturing
Featured Stories
- Ceedmedia: Battle to eliminate pfas and a overview of the GBIG Event: pfas in Food & Packaging.
- UPM a critical supplier to the USA printing, packaging & converting industries Union terminates agreements. it’s time to support the US Paper Industry.
- Sofidel plans major expansion in the USA. Sofidel is based out of Italy.
- Impact of Finnish labor strikes on its pulp and paper industry. 22% of their paper is exported to the USA.
- Plastic sandwich bags contain pfas chemicals
- EPA Announces $120 million in Wisconsin drinking water wastewater and stormwater.
- UW Madison Engineering Building approved
- TekniPlex Healthcare to open new 200,00 square foot facility in Madison for barrier flexible packaging films
- Flexible Packaging a $62 billion dollar market growing at 6.2 CAGR.
- Billerud to sell its Wisconsin Rapids idle paper mill to Capital Recovery Group, LLC. – Architects of Liquidation.
- Kimberly-Clark named most sustainable company by Barrons.
- ProAmpac acquires UP Paper in Manistique, MI
- Menasha packaging company announces $70 million expansion and investment in Midwest Region
Events
- The New North Summit June 6, 2024 a can’t miss event.
- UWGB Second Annual Nonprofit conference at Lambeau Field on April 3rd.
- Trees For Tomorrow Family Fest July 27th
- PCMC: Power Packs live in Green Bay open house two exciting events.
- St. Norberts College: CEO Breakfast with Barb LaMue New North, Inc.
- 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.
- UW Stevens Point prescribed fire forest management series.
Wisconsin
- UFP Industries expands with new packaging unit in Wisconsin
- Grace expands into grocery with launch in Wisconsin Woodman markets
- Drylock with manufacturing in Eau Claire expands to manufacture diapers in North Carolina
- Big Things Coming To Madison
- Deluxe Plastics in Green Bay designs custom products with in-house Engineering
- Wetlands were everywhere on the Great Lakes, how one project is helping to save them.
- DNR announces $414 million wastewater and stormwater projects
- Neenah Industrial Solutions rebrands to Indafor reflecting its mission.
- ND Paper mill in Maine temporarily idle machines affecting 100 workers.
- ND Paper layoff 70 workers at Biron, WI
- Gov. Evers announces $320,600 in County Forest road aid
Flexible Packaging
- Belmark, Inc.
- ePac Flexible Packaging
- Glenroy, Inc.
- AlJan Packaging
- Inkworks: We create Innovative Print Solutions to Help You Sell More
- CP Flexible Packaging
- abx flexible packaging
- American Flex Pack
- ProAmpac
- Legacy Flexo
- Print Pro, Inc.
- Flair Flexible Packaging
- Amcor
- American Packaging Corporation
- Kendall Packaging
- Printpack
- Tekni-Plex Flexibles
- GoPak Flexibles
- NEXXA
Packaging
- Charter Next Generation recycled ready made film for the healthcare industry packaging
- Paper Packaging facilities impact by closures in February
- Ball Aerospace sells aerospace division and will focus on packaging
- Molded fiber packaging growth fueled by demands in sustainability
- Industry Group: Help us find the scrap volumes we need
Sponsors
- Scott Roob promoted to COO at Inland Packaging
- Industry leader Maureen Powers becomes President at McAdams Graphics
- Pacur located in Oshkosh, WI is a custom sheet extruder focused on medical packaging
- Curt G. JOA Converting machines for nonwovens, paper, plastics, films, tapes, etc. based in Wisconsin and a worldwide leader in manufacturing.
- Involta: Cloud services
- Anderson-Vreeland: Your partner in Flexo innovation
- Erhardt-leimer: The product range and performance at your corrugator
- Zeta Group Engineering: Working with robots
- Rocket Industrial: Women in packaging history and their impact.
- Sustana: Bringing fiber and paper a full circle with Sustainability
- First Business Bank resource center proactive balance sheet 2024 planning guide
- Chase/JP Morgan: 5 Better Ways to Track Inflation
- Pantone’s colorful role in the packaging industry
- MGF: Customized Equipment Solutions to Optimize Your Packaging and Converting Operations
