Colbert Packaging Corp., Chicago, has completed the acquisitions of two carton manufacturers, Dayton Carton in Louisville, Ky., and Crown Paper Box in Indianapolis. Terms were not disclosed.More>>

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) shareholders will know within a week whether they'll get a wider role in reorganizing the bankrupt packaging maker, a judge said.More>>

Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski has telephoned John Faraci, ceo of International Paper Co., and had what his staff called a very positive conversation about finding another use for the Albany board mill.More>>

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Shorewood Packaging Corp. has cut 33 jobs at its Danville, Va., plant because of low customer demand.More>>

AMEC, an international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a $93 million contract by Packaging Corp. of America (PCA) for energy efficiency upgrades at its linerboard mill in Valdosta, Ga., that will reduce energy consumption and electricity costs.More>>

Australian corrugator Amcor Ltd. has decided to keep its Sunclipse Inc. corrugating and sheet plant operations in North America after failing to attract a sufficient price.More>>

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated an age discrimination suit filed by Inland Paperboard and Packaging Inc.'s former employees, giving the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) a chance to take the workers' case before a jury.More>>

Independent folding carton converter Frankston Packaging Co. and minority owned and operated MIR Packaging, Frankston, Texas, purchased carton maker Day Packaging Co., Sherman, Texas. Terms weren't disclosed.More>>

Businesses that see challenges as prospects for the future will best survive difficult business conditions.More>>