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sure they’ve got something to do, so we don’t believe in layoffs. It’s one of the advantages we have.” To attract and keep the valuable employees it has, Greg is studying a pilot project to pay for an associate de- gree at a local community college. “I was talking to one of my customer service reps the other day, and she has a son who just graduated from high school,” he says. “He can’t afford to go to college, so he’s going to get a job for a while and try to save money for college. I thought, ‘There must be a lot of kids in that boat. What if we offer to pay for an associate degree at community college if they come to work here?’”
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Greg sees this as an answer to the aging of his work- force and the need to attract younger, more motivated workers. Says Greg, “I think the talent level will get better because you’re going to be attracting people who are as- piring to go to college and better themselves.” Team For The Future If the workers at Arvco feel like family, imagine how family at Arvco feels like family. As the second generation of Arvco ownership, Greg has followed his father’s model of bringing in his sons to the business. Nicholas Arvanigian, Greg’s younger son, is a sales representative for the company. Alex Arvanigian is Vice President of Operations, a position he has held since 2018. Says Greg, “When Alex was a kid, he played competitive hockey at a pretty high level, and I used to tell everyone, ‘Alex is the guy you want on the ice at the end of a 1–0 game.’ He’s cool under pressure; he doesn’t get fazed. That’s a really good trait to have in our business.” Alex’s view of the business is on the production floor and the issues converters face there each day. “I oversee production between here and Cadillac, shipping, mainte- nance, all of it,” he says. “The biggest challenge now is finding ways to get more out with fewer people—finding ways to automate simple processes." Asked if he had any advice for younger managers, Alex CONTINUED ON PAGE 32 Arvco leverages the capacity of two Apstar 66-inch by 110-inch 4-color rotary die cutters.
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