While Wisconsin still leads the nation in paper production, we are continuing to see the decline in paper and pulp production with no end in sight! Wisconsin once was the WORLD LEADER in Paper Manufacturing and went from 58,000 employees to 30,000. Will the trend continue downward?
GBIG will address the challenges facing the Wisconsin Paper Industry on March 2 at the Johnsonville Tailgate Village by Lambeau Field. Check-in time is 7:00 a.m. and our speakers will start at 8:00 a.m. Build Back the WI Paper Industry is an ALL Day Event. The cost is $40.00 which includes lunch. Register Today
Truly,
Marty Ochs
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GBIG Webinar Recap: Stop Scaring Away Amazing Talent |
Struggling to find workers? Mike Quinn and Joe Nowlin shared real-world stories, evidence-based hiring practices, and expert advice in the GBIG webinar, “Stop Scaring Away Amazing Talent.” View the recording of this GBIG labor webinar.
15dots trains HR leaders and organizational personnel to adopt a rigorous employee selection process that is repeatable, scalable, and teachable. 15dots refers to five ability tests and 10 behavior-based interview dimensions critical to employee selection.
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UPCOMING 5P INDUSTRY EVENTS |
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Build Back the WI Paper Industry Keynote speakers and a panel of industry resources
Johnsonville Tailgate Village
1265 Lombardi Ave., Green Bay
GBIG In-Person Event, $40
7am-4pm Thursday, March 2
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Product Innovation Tour
View world-class tissue converting and packaging equipment.
Korber, 3060 S. Ridge Road, Green Bay
FREE GBIG Tour
2pm Thursday, Feb. 23
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Branding at Its Best
You already have a logo, website, and Facebook page, but are you leveraging branding to increase sales and attract workers? Get branding advice you can use from Bill Koehne, Packerland Websites.
Free GBIG Webinar
2pm Thursday, March 23
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Present & Future of Plastic Recycling 9am tour at Convergen Energy,
600 Liberty St, Green Bay
11:30am Lunch at
Johnsonville Tailgate Village,
1265 Lombardi Ave., Green Bay
Afternoon of speakers
GBIG In-Person Event, $40
Wednesday, April 12
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Converters Expo
Gathering of converters of paper, film, plastics and nonwovens, industry buyers, specialists and suppliers.
Lambeau Field
1265 Lombardi Ave., Green Bay
In-Person Event
Thursday, April 13
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Contract Packaging Tour
Tour the contract packaging & manufacturing facility.
Followed by refreshments and networking with GBIG members.
1010 Strohmeyer Dr. Neenah
Free GBIG In-Person Event
2pm Wednesday, April 19
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2023 Business Trends
How will national and international economic trends affect Northeast Wisconsin's economy in the coming quarter? Interactive presentation revealing 2023 economic trends.
Business Trends:
Inflation & The Economy Ahead
Thursday, Feb. 9
7:30 am - 9:30 a
Butte des Morts Country Club
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Feb. Risk Management Webinars
Feb. 14 | Employer Responsibilities with Medicare 11 a.m. | 1 hr.
Liz Johnson CLTC - Medicare Specialist
Feb. 21 | Work Comp 101
10 a.m. | 2 hrs.
Mike Geldreich, AIC - Claims Management Specialist
Mark Turner - Account Manager
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Leadership Lunch N Learn
Today's workplace includes workers from different generations.
Prophit Co., a Green Bay leadership and executive coaching company,
will present “Leading through the Generations Lunch N Learn”
Free Webinar
11:30 am
Thursday, March 9
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WISCONSIN STORIES AND UPDATES |
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CONVERTING STORIES AND UPDATES |
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Rust to Tech, Part 3
By Susan Stansbury, Industry Consultant
We cannot look at the state of the industry without first commenting on workforce issues. Manufacturing, like almost the entire U.S. labor force, is in dire need of workers. Both individual companies and organizations are working to bring in new employees.
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ENVIRONMENT STORIES AND UPDATES |
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PAPER & PULP STORIES AND UPDATES |
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PLASTIC STORIES AND UPDATES |
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FOREST STORIES AND UPDATES |
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SPONSOR STORIES AND UPDATES |
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Case Study
Brian Van de Water, CEO of SPL Consulting, LLC. shares a Case Study: Turning the Corner with Profit and Culture. SPL’s emphasis on leadership of change was the difference maker.
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Strapping & Banding
Rocket Industrial released a free guide on strapping and banding. Learn terminology, differences in strapping material types, and how to select the right tool or strapping material for a packaging line.
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New Equipment
Western Container, with facilities in Janesville and Beloit, welcomed a new 28-ply spiral winding line with TCM Solution cutter and stacker for film cores, tape and label cores and protective packaging tubes.
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Worzalla Donates 300 Books |
Worzalla is donating 300 books to Books from the Heart and invites community members to make additional book donations now through Feb. 10. This community-based book drive, in its 25th year, aims to provide every child in kindergarten through second grade in the Stevens Point area a book for Valentine's Day.
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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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