by Len Prazych | Jan 11, 2021 | Other
South Hutchinson, Kansas based American Packaging Corporation, a division of Lawrence Paper Company, recently announced a 100,000-square-foot expansion to its current facility in South Hutchinson. As privately held independent companies, American Packaging and...
by Len Prazych | Jan 11, 2021 | Other
Ross Buford Ausburn, co-founder of SMC Packaging Group, formerly Southern Missouri Container, passed away on Saturday, December 26. He was 88 years old. Ausburn was born on February 27, 1932, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and graduated from Will Rogers High School in 1950. He...
by Len Prazych | Jan 11, 2021 | Other
The U.S. economy jumped 33.4 percent at the annual rate in the third quarter, the largest increase in the history of the series, which dates to 1947, according to Chad Moutray, Ph.D. and Chief Economist at the National Association of Manufacturers. Despite soaring in...
by Len Prazych | Jan 4, 2021 | Other
As the largest inoculation effort in human history kicked off in December, the EEOC provided guidance on mandatory employee vaccinations. According to NAM Director of Labor and Employment Policy, Drew Schneider, the EEOC allows employers to require employees to take...
by Len Prazych | Jan 4, 2021 | Other
AICC, The Independent Packaging Association’s first virtual plant tour was a walkthrough of Dusobox in Orlando, Florida, with company President John Kelley. More than 360 registrants were able to watch the video tour of Dusobox’s 250,000-square-foot facility in...
by Len Prazych | Jan 4, 2021 | Other
What a year to remember! As I think about 2020, the pandemic surely took center stage, driving changes at work, home, businesses, schools, and places of worship. Working from home has become a norm for many workers. Is the need for individual offices or even office...
