Swing Big with GBIG Nets $15K for Charity
GBIG netted $15,000 from our Swing Big with GBIG Golf Outing in 2023. We will be donating ALL the proceeds to food pantries, homeless shelters, and other nonprofit organizations. Thanks to our 150 golfers, 26 sponsors, and all of you..
We are here to help you push the norm and challenge one another to make our companies and our communities better!
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Education is Critical to Business Success
As citizens and businesses, we must decide to support education at UW-Madison and the UW System of Public Universities! As a voice for the Packaging, Paper, Plastics, Printing, Pulp and Converting Industries, we need educated employees to run our businesses. Wisconsin has a large concentration on manufacturing, and education is critical to our success of building and supporting our business communities.
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Chinese/Asia Own Assets
in Paper Industry
Recently, Paper Excellence significantly increased their global reach to include nonwoven and containerboard. The acquisition positions them to be the second largest nonwoven supplier in the U.S.! We have attached an overview from Greenpeace for you to review and a response from Paper Excellence We will let you draw your own conclusions.
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WI Paper Council Holds Annual Meeting |
On June 20, the Wisconsin Paper Council (WPC) held its Annual Meeting at Lambeau Field, Green Bay. This event had a turnout of around 100 attendees that included paper industry professionals, supply chain businesses, workforce development agencies, and community organizations. Thank you to our Annual Meeting sponsors and exposition participants for making this year’s meeting a success.
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On Sept. 26, learn about the businesses that set the region apart for its manufacturing strengths. From printers to paper, plastics, and roll goods converters, this Showcase event expands in its second year. Hosted by Green Bay Innovation Group (GBIG), the full day event takes place at Green Bay’s Radisson Hotel & Conference Center. To exhibit, call or email Marty Ochs.
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Set to talk about her decades in the 5P industry and the debut of her e-book, 14 Dinners and a Lunch, Susan Stansbury will speak in Green Bay Aug. 30. GBIG and Women in the 5P will co-sponsor the event. 5P chairs Cassie Diedrick and Emily Haines will act as co-hosts. The event begins at 1pm Wednesday, Aug. 30, at Hilton Garden Inn, 1015 Lombardi Ave., Green Bay.
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Wi5P Social Event is
Monday at De Pere Brewery
Mark your calendars to check out Cocoon Brewery with us! Women in the 5P Industries will meet at 5:30pm Monday, July 17, at Cocoon Brewing, 2233 Kaftan Way, De Pere. Come and network with the ladies of the 5Ps.
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Manufacturers: Learn About Water & Energy Resiliency
The National Science Foundation awarded The Water Council with a Development Award to plan a Regional Innovation Engine in Wisconsin. The goal is to facilitate solutions for manufacturers and utilities to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change through water and energy innovation. An informational event is 1-3pm Thursday, July 20, at Titletown Tech, 1025 Lombardi Ave., Green Bay.
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EDUCATION STORIES AND UPDATES |
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Pro-Con Welcomes Kelly Helein as VP of Business Development
ProCon, an Appleton provider of converting, coating, and paper sales, welcomes Kelly Helein as the new Vice President of Business Development. Helein will help bring the latest innovation from ProCon, Vireo Coatings, to market. ProCon recently made additional leadership changes, promoting Martin Rothe to President for the Converting Business Unit and Brian Boulter to Corporate Administrative Manager, Converting Business Unit.
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INDUSTRY STORIES AND UPDATES |
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SPONSOR STORIES AND UPDATES |
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Improve Job Performance
Do you remember the movie Moneyball? The Oakland A's outsmarted other Major League Baseball clubs by recruiting players based on advanced statistics, instead of old-school traditions. Likewise, organizations can improve business performance by changing their employee selection processes. Read how to gain meaningful contributions from people of diverse backgrounds by minimizing selection bias.
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1MM Hours of Safety
Hurckman Mechanical Industries (HMI) is proud to announce a significant safety milestone: one million hours without any lost time incidents. Hurckman Mechanical Industries has 70 years’ experience in commercial and industrial Plumbing, HVAC, Piping, Insulation, Sheet Metal, and Refrigeration.
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ADA Website Compliance
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ensures that individuals with disabilities have access to public places and services, including websites. Website owners are responsible for making their websites accessible under the ADA guidelines, and therefore not vulnerable to legal action. We access & remediate websites for compliance.
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Limitations of Nuclear Gamma Backscatter Sensors |
In this Quad Plus case study, read about the limitations of nuclear gamma backscatter sensors, safety concerns, maintenance costs, and the need for source material replacement. Quad Plus provides a solution for replacing gamma backscatter-based systems with a near infrared (NIR) technology, ensuring safer operations, non-contact measurement, real-time monitoring, and versatility on complex surfaces.
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The mission statement of the Green Bay Innovation Group is to bring together and create opportunities for networking between Wisconsin companies involved in the Paper, Printing, Pulp, Plastics, Packaging, Converting and Supplier Industries. GBIG creates an open dialog between companies. GBIG webinars, meetings, etc. talk about current and new products, technology, innovation, sales, marketing, social media/web design, new equipment, etc.
GBIG is looking to create new products, new markets and expand the presence of our industries in Wisconsin. We are here to help you push the norm and challenge one another to help make our companies and our communities better.
Finally, we are bringing financial support to our communities, especially to those most in need through the donations from our Sponsors.
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