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Employees of WestRock’s St. Paul location will receive severance and outplacement assistance in accordance with the company’s policy and labor union agreements. Other closures include WestRock’s mill in Panama City, Florida in June 2022 that employed 450 people. That mill produced containerboard, primarily heavyweight kraft, and fluff pulp, with an annual capacity of 645,000 tons. The company said that select grades of containerboard produced at that mill would be manufactured at other company facilities. Elsewhere, WestRock is making significant investments that were announced this year. Last month, the company broke ground on a $97 million expansion at its paper mill in Hodge, Louisiana. The investment in construction of a new woodyard and new equipment will increase capacity and efficiencies and reduce operating costs. In August, WestRock announced that it would acquire the remaining interest in Grupo Gondi for $970 million al- lowing it to enhance its position in the growing Latin Amer- ican containerboard, paperboard and consumer and cor- rugated packaging markets. And in February, the company announced plans to build a new corrugated box plant in Longview, Washington, to meet the growing demand from its regional customers in the Pacific Northwest. WestRock employs more than 50,000 employees at more than 320 manufacturing facilities, design centers, re- search labs and sales offices around the world. Visit westrock.com for more information. AICC To Host Free Webinar: Simple 3-Step Method To Increase Sales AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, is offering a free webinar, “A Simple, 3-Step Method That, On Aver- age, Increases Qualified Appointments & Sales By 73 per- cent” on October 26. Attendees will see the exact prospecting method that sales professionals from London to New York are using to increase qualified appointments and sales. Wendy Weiss, Founder of Salesology®, demonstrates an overview of her 3-step process to set more qualified appointments and close more deals. Weiss is an author, speaker, sales trainer, and sales coach. She is recognized as a leading authority on lead generation, new business development, and sales and author of “The Sales Winner’s Handbook Essential Strat- egies to Skyrocket Sales Performance” and “Cold Calling for Women Opening Doors & Closing Sales.” Visti www.AICCbox.org/Calendar for more information and to register for the webinar. Additional questions about training can be directed to Chelsea May, Education & Training Manager, at cmay@aiccbox.org or Taryn Pyle, Di- rector of Education & Leadership Development, at tpyle@ aiccbox.org.
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