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tion (ICPF) continues to provide equipment and grants to its partner universities. • Jimmie Johnson, Formerly Of Progress Container, Dies At 84 : Jimmie Andrew “Jim” Johnson, former President and owner of Progress Container Corp. in Winder, Georgia, passed away on Friday, May 8. • Paul H. Vishny, AICC’s Guiding Light for 40 Years, Dies at 89 : Paul H. Vishny, former General Counsel and Secretary of AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, in Beachwood, Ohio, following a long illness. • Cascades Adds New Packaging Lines For E-Com- merce Needs : Kingsey Falls, Quebec, based Cascades has announced the launch of a new product line de- signed for e-commerce that encompasses a compre- hensive range of customized, creative and sustainable packaging solutions. JUNE • Georgia-Pacific To Idle #3 Machine In Cedar Springs : Atlanta, Georgia based Georgia-Pacific’s announced that its operations in Cedar Springs, Georgia, is tem- porarily idling one of its three paper machines for two separate week-long periods in late May and late June due to lack of demand. • Cascades To Close Brown Sheet Plant In Ontar- io : Kingsey Falls, Quebec based Cascades has an- nounced the closure of the Brown Containerboard Packaging facility in Burlington, Ontario, as part of the corporation’s continuing optimization initiatives for its Containerboard Packaging business. • Coastal Group Acquires Veecor : Holland, Michigan based Coastal Group, a family investment management company, has acquired Veecor, a Louisiana based hon- eycomb packaging manufacturer. • Baysek, DPi Partner To Build Digital Printing Sys- tems : Nelsonville, Wisconsin based Baysek Machines, Inc. has signed a long-term contract with Fort Worth, Texas based DPi (Digital Print Inc.) to engineer, manu- facture, sell and service stand-alone digital post-print- ing machinery. • Welch Packaging Acquires Excel Display & Packag- ing : Elkhart, Indiana based Welch Packaging, a multi- site family-owned business concentrated in the Mid- west, has acquired Aurora, Illinois based Excel Display and Packaging, a supplier of retail packaging, displays, food packaging, and digital print capabilities. • Domino To Launch X630i Digital Corrugated Press : Cambridge, UK based Domino announced its entrance into the corrugated sector with the launch of the X630i, its first digital inkjet product offering for corrugated, via a virtual launch event on June 16th. • Dietz Named New President Of Kolbus America/ Hycorr: Cleveland, Ohio based Kolbus America has
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