Esther Durkalski Hertzfeld

More than half (55 percent) of entrepreneurs have an optimistic outlook on near-term business prospects, up from 45 percent in March 2009, according to the American Express OPEN® Small Business Monitor, a semi-annual survey of business owners. Twenty-six percent report expanding...more >>

We're in the midst of tough times. In the 94 years this magazine has been produced, the industry has had its up and downs - some worse than others. This may be one of the worse times, it is survivable. While financial experts say things are getting better, that doesn't help companies affected by...more >>

This year's Paperboard Packaging Exclusive Census Report offers profound insight into the sad landscape of depression. One converter reports praying a lot. Another is having doubts about what tomorrow will be like. Square footage production of board is, on average, 15 percent less than a year ago....more >>

Census Report Shows Suppliers Worried Too

In 2009, board converting professionals must be smart about where and how they invest in their companies - now more than ever.

Twenty-three years after his father was inducted into the AICC/Paperboard Packaging Hall of Fame, Greg Arvanigian receives the honor.

Just using less doesn't make a company sustainable, says Scott Vitters, director of Sustainable Packaging, The Coca-Cola Co.

Jerry Frisch hoped the old adage would be true that the customers would come once he built a sheet plant. But it was a lot harder than he expected to diversify into a one-stop packaging operation.

Will SuperCorrExpo (SCE) have the positive impact on the corrugated container industry we all hope it will? So far, 2008 has been a rough year for some board converters - the slowing economy has helped some but hurt far more.

The shift by major U.S. retailers Wal-Mart, Costco and Target away from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) packaging and towards recyclable packaging will have a huge environmental impact, which is long overdue, critics say. Solon, Ohio-based CardPak, Inc. is helping influence that impact all the while...more >>