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Agostino Chief Financial Officer. • Platinum Press Completes $15M Expansion In Fort Worth, TX: Fort Worth, Texas based Platinum Press completed a $15M expansion, growing its overall floor- space by nearly 50 percent to 220,000 square feet. • PCA To Permanently Close Corrugated Plant In Atlan- ta: Lake Forest, Illinois based Packaging Corporation of America announced plans to permanently close its corrugated plant near Atlanta, Georgia, which employs 103 people. • Atlantic Packaging Expands Capabilities At Quinn Plant: Wilmington, North Carolina based Atlantic Pack- aging expanded its corrugated manufacturing facility in Charleston, South Carolina, creating a hybrid business model that balances packaging distribution and val- ue-added manufacturing. • Alliance Acquires JD Engineers B.V.: Spokane, Wash- ington based Alliance Machine Systems International acquired JD Engineers B.V., a producer of high-quality specialty folder gluers. • Victory Packaging Becomes Smurfit Westrock Pack- aging Solutions: Dublin, Ireland based Smurfit We- strock announced that Houston, Texas based Victory Packaging has now begun operating as Smurfit We- strock Packaging Solutions. • International Paper To Build $260M Plant in Water- loo, Iowa: International Paper will build a $260M plant in Waterloo, Iowa near the city’s airport, and is expect- ed to create 90 jobs. • PMMI Donates $200K To Aid CA Wildfire Recovery: PMMI announced that its Board of Directors approved a $200K donation to the American Red Cross to assist with wildfire relief efforts in Southern California • Fosber Promotes Todd Evans To VP Of Sales, Paul Hrubesky Retires: Green Bay, Wisconsin based Fos- ber America promoted Todd Evans to Vice President of Sales, succeeding Paul Hrubesky who retired after 36 years with Fosber. • President Container Group Cuts Ribbon On Its Third MHIA EVOL Flexo Folder Gluer: Middletown, New York based President Container Group formally com- missioned its third Mitsubishi EVOL FFG during a rib- bon-cutting ceremony at its 622,000-square-foot “su- per plant,” with more than 50 employees, customers, and invited guests. • Rusken Packaging Sets Production Record With Global Box Machine: Rusken Packaging Fort Worth an- nounced a new square footage production record on their Global Boxmachine K1X Jumbo FFG. The produc- tion team achieved 2.75 million square feet in 16 hours. FEBRUARY • Gary Brewer Takes Flight In His New Role As AICC Chairman: Gary Brewer, President and CEO of Pack- age Crafters in High Point, North Carolina and Creative
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