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November 27, 2024

Graphic Packaging Announces Proposal for New Warehouse Project

On December 12, 2024, Graphic Packaging International will present plans to Kalamazoo’s zoning board to build a state-of-the-art warehouse at the corner of North Pitcher and East Prouty streets. The site is currently used as a parking lot adjacent to our carton facility and across from our recycled paperboard mill. We are excited for the opportunity to invest in a project that will benefit our customers, the community and our employees.

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November 27, 2024

Graphic Packaging Continues Partnership With Big Brothers Big Sisters for its Annual Backpack Drive

Graphic Packaging is happy to continue our partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Southwest Michigan through its annual backpack drive, which wrapped up this fall. Since its founding in 1958, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan has been changing young lives in Kalamazoo and surrounding counties by creating strong, positive mentorships between “Bigs” and “Littles.”

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November 27, 2024

Graphic Packaging Partners with Northside Ministerial Alliance for 4th Annual Anti-Gun Violence Community Carnival

Graphic Packaging is a proud corporate sponsor of the Northside Community Carnival, supporting the community’s efforts to combat gun violence and encourage Northside families and residents for two consecutive years.

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November 27, 2024

Graphic Packaging Welcomes Women in Manufacturing Western Michigan to the Kalamazoo Mill

Graphic Packaging recently welcomed the Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) to our Kalamazoo facility. On June 5, the amazing women from WiM joined us for lunch, an overview of our papermaking process and a tour of our recycled paperboard machine.

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June 13, 2024

Graphic Packaging Hosts ZooBOTix Team from Kalamazoo Public Schools for Mill Tour

Graphic Packaging is proud to support the ZooBOTix team, Kalamazoo Public Schools’ first Robotics Club. We recently had the pleasure of hosting the team for a tour of our mill. The students had a great time learning about our manufacturing process and seeing our paper production in action.

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March 18, 2024

Statement on Dismissal of Dancer v. USA

On March 15, 2024, a federal judge dismissed Dancer v. United States of America, an environmental lawsuit that was filed in June 2023 against Graphic Packaging and 21 other defendants, including the City of Kalamazoo, the State of Michigan, the United States of America and several federal, state and local officials. We appreciate the Court’s careful consideration of this case and recognition that the complaint lacked legal merit.    Continue reading “Statement on Dismissal of Dancer v. USA”

December 21, 2023

Graphic Packaging Video Celebrates its Hillside Courtyard Revitalization Project

Graphic Packaging is proud to share this video on the courtyard revitalization project we sponsored at Hillside Middle School. As mentioned by Principal McKissack in the video, the project involved updating two courtyards at Hillside into urban greenspaces.

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November 21, 2023

Graphic Packaging Supports Food Bank this Thanksgiving Holiday

As we kick off the holiday season, Graphic Packaging is proud to announce its donation to the Eastside Food Bank located inside the Youth for Christ Community Center. Graphic Packaging’s Kalamazoo mill has donated more than $1,200 worth of food and 50 turkeys, which will help 200 families put food on the table during the Thanksgiving holiday.

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August 25, 2023

Northside Ministerial Alliance Stands Against Gun Violence with 3rd Annual Community Carnival

Graphic Packaging is honored to be a sponsor of this year’s Northside Community Carnival. The annual event is free to the public and intended to unify, engage and encourage Northside residents. In 2022, event organizers changed the theme to an Anti-Gun Violence Community Carnival to raise awareness and stand against the evolving issue of gun violence. The Northside Ministerial Alliance, which hosts the carnival, involves dozens of community partners and vendors across the city.  

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