Green Bay Packaging
{{Short description|American pulp and paper company based in Green Bay, Wisconsin}}
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Green Bay Packaging is an American pulp and paper company based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They produce corrugated shipping containers, folding cartons, and coated label products.{{cite web|url=http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2014/10/31/green-bay-packaging-acquires-two-wisconsin-companies/18276185/ |title=Green Bay Packaging acquires two Wisconsin companies |author=Richard Ryman |publisher=Green Bay-Press Gazette |date=October 31, 2014 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}
History
The Green Bay Box Company was formed in 1933 by George F. Kress.{{cite web|url=http://gbp.com/corporate/heritage |title=heritage |publisher=Green Bay Packaging |access-date=July 29, 2016}} They began by manufacturing corrugated shipping boxes. In 1961, Jim Kress because president of the Green Bay Box Company.
In 1963, Green Bay Box Company merged with Green Bay Pulp & Paper to become Green Bay Packaging.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=943237 |title=Company Overview of Green Bay Packaging Inc. |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |access-date=July 29, 2016}}
In 1964, the company opened a factory in Wausau, Wisconsin,{{cite web|url=http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/local/2015/02/13/green-bay-packaging-marks-years-wausau/23382279/ |title=Green Bay Packaging marks 50 years in Wausau |author=Bob Dohr |publisher=Wausau Daily Herald |date=February 16, 2015 |access-date=July 29, 2016}} followed by the opening of another factory in Fremont, Ohio.{{cite web |date=March 17, 2015 |title=Green Bay Packaging celebrates 50 years of excellence |url=http://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/money/companies/locally-in-business/2015/03/17/green-bay-packaging-celebrates-years-excellence/24934521/ |access-date=July 29, 2015 |publisher=The News-Messenger}} on the year 1965.
In 1970, Green Bay Packaging became the first company to develop and execute a closed water process.
In 1992, Green Bay Packaging became one of the first companies to become effluent free.
In 1995, Will Kress became president of Green Bay Packaging.
In 1996, founder George F. Kress was inducted into the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame, as was former president Jim Kress in 2005.
In 2014, the company acquired Midland Packaging and Display of Franksville, Wisconsin and Great Lakes Packaging Corporation of Germantown, Wisconsin.{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/business/green-bay-packaging-buys-2-cardboard-packaging-firms-b99382060z1-281104322.html |title=Green Bay Packaging buys 2 cardboard, packaging firms |author=John Schmid |publisher=Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel |date=October 31, 2014 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2014/10/31/green-bay-packaging-acquires-two-wisconsin-companies/18276185/ |title=Green Bay Packaging acquires two Wisconsin companies |author=Richard Ryman |publisher=Green Bay Press-Gazette |date=October 31, 2014 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}
In 2015, the company acquired Baird Display of Waukesha, Wisconsin.{{cite web|url=http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2015/05/05/green-bay-packaging-baird-display/26942119/ |title=Green Bay Packaging buys display company |publisher=Green Bay Press-Gazette |author=Richard Ryman |date=May 5, 2015 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}
In 2018, the company acquires Wisconsin Packaging Corporation Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Grand Traverse Container, Inc and Citadel Industries. The Green Bay Mill Division breaks ground on state-of-the-art paper mill. The Chicago Sales & Distribution Center broke ground for the construction of a new 170,000 square-foot complex{{Cite web|title=Our Story|url=https://gbp.com/home/our-story|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Green Bay Packaging|language=en-US}} in Downers Grove, IL.
Awards
In 1973, the National Sports Foundation awarded Green Bay Packaging their National Gold Medal for their efforts in water pollution abatement.
In 1994, they were recognized as a Wisconsin Business Friend of the Environment.
In 2004, they were awarded the Wisconsin Governor's Award for Excellence in environmental performance, as well as the Tag and Label Manufacturer's Institute Environmental Award for Innovative Technology.
In 2005, they received the Brown County Business Recycling and Waste Minimization Award.
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