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A Note From Marty Ochs

I traveled to the small towns of Stanley and Cornell, WI, to meet with Byron Ramirez of American Dream, a recruiter of skilled employees from Mexico. We met at Film Tech, which manufacturers high quality polyolefin films. Over 50% of Film Tech employees are from Mexico. We have seen that small towns cannot provide skilled employees and potential local employees do not want to work in manufacturing.

Cornell Manufacturing

Film Tech

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Driving the Future of Packaging Event

GBIG and Wikoff Color will present Driving the Future of Packaging, an outstanding event with six guest speakers. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the impact of color, embellishments, and print on modern packaging design.

EVENT: Driving the Future of Packaging

DATE: Tuesday, September 24

PLACE: Hilton Garden Inn 1160 W. Park Place, Milwaukee

TIME: Check-In at 8:00 a.m. and speakers begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. with lunch

COST: $50.00

REGISTRATION: Go to the GBIG Events Page Future of Packaging

Driving the Future of Packaging Event

Color Ink: A Shift in Commercial Printing

Commercial printing companies are expanding their focus to packaging, labels, and areas beyond traditional printing services. A group from GBIG visited Color Ink in Sussex, WI for an open house and 40-year anniversary celebration. We witnessed the company’s diversification to stay competitive and relevant in the digital world.

Read About Commercial Printing

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World’s tallest Timber Tower in Milwaukee

Wisconsin ranked in top 5 best school systems

Restoring Hope Gala

Join GBIG for the Restoring Hope Gala on Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Oneida Hotel in Green Bay. GBIG purchases tables of 10, and we ask you to join us for FREE, with dinner provided. Spouses are welcome. St. John's Ministries honors the dignity, restores hope and creates lasting change for those experiencing homelessness or housing instability in the community.

Email Marty to register.

Help for Homeless

Labor & Employment Seminar

Amundsen Davis invites GBIG members to its Tenth Annual Labor & Employment Fall Seminar. The livestreamed seminar takes place at noon CT on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The attorneys will discuss the latest employment law updates, labor law developments, issues related to employee benefits and more.

Employment Seminar

Talent Takeover

GBIG is proud to sponsor Talent Takeover, a fundraiser showcasing the talent of the associates at Lakeside Packaging Plus. The event takes place at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Oshkosh Convention Center and includes dinner, raffles, a silent auction and talent show. Lakeside Packaging Plus creates meaningful opportunities and community engagement for associates with diverse abilities.

Lakeside Pkg. Plus

Wisconsin Economic Summit October 15-16 La Crosse

Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association Expo in Green Bay

First Business presents Manufacturing Expo October

More Events

DESIGN STORIES AND UPDATES

Color Theory: Understand how color impacts design and how to use color effectively

Typography trends in web design in 2024

What different type of fonts should you use.

Decorating the rainbow of color psychology in influencing color.

EMBELLISHMENTS STORIES AND UPDATES

Embellishments in Printing

Value embellishments making the most of your printed product

Metallic transfer Decorating the Sustainable Choice for Packaging.

More Embellishments News

PAPER STORIES AND UPDATES

Nonwovens market size and share at $54.7 billion expected to grow to $76.24 billion by 2029.

Suominen with facilities in Green Bay initiate a new restructuring program.

Ahlstrom introduces a new range of filtration materials with unique fluorocarbon technology

More Paper News

PRINTING STORIES AND UPDATES

Color Ink invests in cutting edge technology to enhance packaging

The Future of Commercial Printing

Industry Leaders Talk Book Publishing & Inkjet

PRINTERS

DFI Solutions in Print

PFAS STORIES AND UPDATES

pfas: Forever chemicals are raining down on the Great Lakes

How to reduce your exposure to potentially toxic forever chemicals

pfas chemicals can be absorbed through human skin.

More PFAS News

FOREST STORIES AND UPDATES

Partners in Forestry work to secure conservation easement in Vilas County

Is the US Forest products industry in crises?

Study reveals human degradation of tropical forest is greater than expected.

More Forest News

SPONSOR STORIES AND UPDATES

Anderson Vreeland

Anderson & Vreeland, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of flexographic printing supplies and equipment, appointed Michelle Garza as Director of Strategic Accounts for North America. Michelle brings a wealth of expertise in photopolymer solutions, specializing in the metal-deco can industry and tag & label market segments.

Corporate Report

Menasha Corporation, a sustainable corrugated and reusable plastic packaging manufacturer and supply chain services provider, published its 2024 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. Notable highlights include $6 million in grants, sustainable product solutions and environmental tools, and expansion activities.

Menasha Corporation

Cyber Insurance

Just as fire insurance does not protect your business from a fire, cyber insurance will not keep your business safe from a cyberattack – only a strong cybersecurity plan can do that. What cyber insurance can do, however, is get your business back on its feet as soon as possible after a cyberattack.

McClone Insurance

Electrode Assemblies

QC Electronics, a leader in corona treatment technology, will showcase its newly redesigned electrode assemblies at this year's Labelexpo, taking place Sept. 10-12 at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The new electrode assemblies make operation, maintenance, and service more straightforward.

QC Electronics

Valmet closes agreement for Factory Pal

Oshkosh Converting strategically located in Northeastern Wisconsin with exceptional capabilities.

Omet America’s open Innovation Center

First Business Bank; How to prevent payment fraud.

GBIG Mission Statement

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.