Leading Stories

Universal Forest Products to Acquire Certain Assets of North American Container Corporation

Mar 28, 2018 at 10:00 am by admin

MARIETTA, Georgia (News release) -- Universal Forest Products, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has signed an agreement to purchase substantially all of the o.... Read More

Quad/Graphics shutting down facility; will lay off all 165 workers

Mar 28, 2018 at 09:15 am by admin

HAZLE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (From news reports) -- More than 160 people are losing their jobs in June when a manufacturing plant near Hazelton shuts down. Officials with Qua.... Read More

Update: Smurfit Kappa rejects raised bid from International Paper

Mar 27, 2018 at 02:45 pm by admin

DUBLIN, Ireland (From news reports) -- Ireland's Smurfit Kappa rejected a raised takeover offer from International Paper on Monday, frustrating a bid to combine the large.... Read More

Third machine to run at former Appleton Coated Mill

Mar 27, 2018 at 08:30 am by admin

COMBINED LOCKS (From news reports) -- A third machine will soon be running at a previously closed Combined Locks paper mill. That machine was expected to be turned on Mo.... Read More

Worker dies in "freak" industrial accident

Mar 26, 2018 at 02:45 pm by admin

Thomasville, AL (From news reports) -- Authorities are investigating following a death at the Louisiana Pacific mill in Thomasville Saturday. The Clarke County sheriff conf.... Read More