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FBA: Shipments Jump In October, Set Record
Industry shipments of corrugated products increased 4.2 percent, from 35.888 bsf in October of 2019 to 37.396 bsf in October of 2020, the Fibre Box Association (FBA) reported. The increase comes...
NAM: Manufacturing Layoffs Fell To Lowest Levels Since February 2017
According to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), there were 456,000 manufacturing job openings in September, pulling back somewhat from the 469,000 postings in August, which was the...
AF&PA Announces Award-Winning Sustainability Projects
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has announced its annual Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 Sustainability Award winners, which recognize exemplary sustainability programs...
ISM: Manufacturing Sector Continues Rapid Expansion
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM)reported that the manufacturing sector expanded in October at the fastest pace since September 2018, with the sector continuing to rebound from...
Len Prazych
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Len Prazych has been Editor-In-Chief of Board Converting News for 10 years. Prior to joining the NV Publications team, he ran Prazych Communications LLC, an Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations agency, and represented clients in a variety of markets and specifically, the corrugated converting industry. Having been on “both sides of the editor’s desk,” he has the insight of a journalist and the eye of an advertiser to inform thousands of readers with the only weekly publication – in print and online – for the North American corrugated and folding carton industries. Reach Len at lprazych@nvpublications.com or 518-366-9017.
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