Ryan Ruskin

22
Feb

Brand Owner Small Pet Select Transforms Packaging With Digital Printing

Louisville, Kentucky based Small Pet Select is a family-owned company that provides farm fresh essentials for your small pet, such as rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, and more. One of their main products is Timothy Hay, and each bundle of hay is hand-selected from the best farms in the Pacific Northwest of the…

22
Feb

Vanguard Companies Expands Sales And Design Center In Earth City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri based Vanguard Companies announced the continuous expansion and enhancement of its sales and design center in Earth City, Missouri, with a focus on market research, creative services, and collaboration.  Founded in 1975, Vanguard is a leading designer and manufacturer of retail point-of-purchase (POP) displays, retail packaging, industrial packaging,…

22
Feb

Sustainable Manufacturing Expo Hits North America

Informa Markets Engineering, an international trade show and conference producer, has launched the first manufacturing event devoted entirely to sustainability.

22
Feb

EPA Files Complaint for Rat Poison Sold in Plastic Baggies in St. Louis

LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 22, 2024) – On Feb. 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a complaint seeking $149,659 in civil penalties against Timothy Wilson, a pesticide dealer doing business as Wilson’s Pest Control with two locations in the St. Louis, Missouri, area. According to EPA,…

22
Feb

Medtronic Doubles Down on Sustainability Efforts

The Dublin-based company has tapped Raman Venkatesh to be its first VP & Chief Sustainability Officer.

21
Feb

Food Packaging Faceoff: Paperboard Versus rPET Plastic

Metsa Board and a Finnish vegetable cooperative commissioned a study to compare cherry tomato packages made of paperboard to one made of recycled PET plastic.

20
Feb

Coffee’s Still Hot in America, Especially When It’s Cold

Unpacking coffee trends reveals today’s types growing in popularity, preferred packaging materials, and trendy designs.

20
Feb

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $43M for Nebraska Drinking Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades, as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 20, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  announced $43,473,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for Nebraska drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in water infrastructure upgrades from President Biden’s Bipartisan…

19
Feb

Buckeye Corrugated Promotes Sommer To President/CEO

Fairlawn, Ohio based Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. (BCI) announced the promotion of Dale Sommer to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. Sommer has served as President of BCI for the past year, and his new appointment reflects his proven leadership and dedication to the company. Sommer brings a wealth of…

19
Feb

SupplyOne Acquires Bacon& Graham Of Paterson, NJ

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania based SupplyOne, Inc., one of the largest independent suppliers of corrugated and other value-added packaging products, equipment, and services in North America, announced that it has acquired Bacon & Graham, a packaging and facility supplies distributor in Paterson, New Jersey. Founded in 1939, Bacon & Graham successfully evolved…