The Wash., D.C.-based 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance elected Paul Schutes to be executive...

Sun Valley, CA-based paperboard-packaging converter Marfred Industries acquires RICO Packaging Materials of El Cajon, CA, on June 2. The move extends Marfred's geographic reach into the San Diego marketplace. RICO has served its area customers for 30 years with corrugated cases, packaging materials and shipping supplies. All of RICO's employees ......

100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance 1331 F St., NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20004 Phone: 877-772-6200 Web site: www.rpa 100.com A Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers 1298 Cronson Boulevard, Suite 201 Crofton, MD 21114 Phone: 410-451-8340 Fax: 410-451-8343 Web site: www.epspackaging.org Aluminum Foil Container Manufacturers Association 10 Vecilla Lane Hot Springs ......

PACKAGING ASSOCIATIONS 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance 1331 F St., NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20004 Phone: 877-772-6200 www.rpa100.com A Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers 1298 Cronson Boulevard, Suite 201 Crofton, MD 21114 Phone: 410-451-8340 Fax: 410-451-8343 www.epspackaging.org Aluminum Foil Container Manufacturers Association 10 Vecilla Lane Hot Springs Village, AR 71909 ......

NATIONAL PAPERBOX ASSOC. (NPA), Washington, D.C., USA announced that 100% recycled paperboard packaging took home the 55th Annual Packaging Competition "Rigid Box Best in Show" award, also winning 16 excellence awards and eight gold awards. The "Louis Vitton Inclusive" box, best in show winner in the rigid box category, was ......

You'll never know how far you can go until you try. That phrase just might sum up the nearly 200 entries to the 63rd annual National Paperboard Packaging Competition. Organized by the Paperboard Packaging Council ( www.ppcnet.org ), the contest was judged during January in Arlington, VA, and the winners ......

The Deal: The Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., North America's largest manufacturer of paperboard packaging, will buy St. Laurent Paperboard, Inc. for nearly $1 billion in cash and stock. According to the terms of the transaction, St. Laurent's shareholders will get $12.50 in cash and one-half Smurfit-Stone share for each of their ......

A group of executives at U.S. paperboard packaging companies formed the Paperboard Packaging Alliance (PPA) to provide their industry with ongoing analysis of evolving packaging requirements and innovations. The PPA is a joint initiative of the Paperboard Packaging Council and the American Forest & Paper Association. Alliance membership includes companies ......

A little noticed ruling by one of the nation's most influential courts on federal regulatory matters should give small businesses more clout when federal agencies consider new rules and regulations.

Washington, D.C. — Most of the nation´s largest health care organizations today announced that they have agreed on a proposal that would significantly expand health coverage for America´s almost 47 million uninsured, starting immediately with expanded coverage for children in 2007. Calling itself the Health Coverage Coalition for the Uninsured ......

The US Chamber of commerce is accepting nominations for its first ever Small Business of the Year award which was created to pay tribute to the small business community and recognize the entrepreneurial spirit of America's 23 million small business owners. Seven finalists representing each region of the country will ......

"You´re about to have the worst month in the history of the dealership. It´s just around the corner"?¦ and there´s not much you can do to stop it. "And remember that these last few months of cash back at closing have cut deeply into your profit margins. We´ve already established ......