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Miami Valley Packaging Invests In Haire Apstar Rotary Die Cutter BY DAN BRUNTON

Miami Valley Packaging Solutions was established in 2009, in the mid- dle of the Great Recession, when Jamie Williams, Kenny Phegley and Don Chmiel purchased the assets of B&L Packaging, a corrugated sheet plant they all worked at for 20 years or more and transitioned the name to Miami Valley Packaging Solutions.

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Between 2009 and 2014 the new company’s sales nearly doubled. The growth in sales prompted the need for additional machinery and more space, leading the owners make the decision to the purchase the current 100,000 sq ft facility in Dayton, OH. Disaster Strikes A 4:00 AM phone call on Tuesday, March 28th, 2019, revealed the building was struck by one of the nearly 20 tornados that hit the Dayton area on Memorial Day night 2019. With huge gaping holes in all four corners of the building, a partially collapsed roof, a broken sprinkler riser, flooded offices, and no electricity, things looked bleak for MVPS. The entire surrounding area was hit hard, fortunately no one was injured.

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But showing the resilience of the owners and their dedicated team of employees, the company worked quickly to get things back in order, working with local contractors to undertake the repairs needed and of course equipment suppliers to ensure all machinery was back in full working order as quickly as possible. Today, MVPS have 42 employees, working on a single shift pattern. CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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