TAPPI News

To find something Special sometimes you have to look under every Rock

02 Aug 2016 To find something Special sometimes you have to look under every Rock My dad used to tell me that if you really want to find something special sometimes you have to look under every Rock. On June 22,

Seneca Steel Erectors, Inc.

04 May 2014 Seneca Steel Erectors, Inc. Eric Fletty and I recently discovered that the town of Logan, OH is home to Men and Women of Steel. Seneca Steel Erectors, Inc. (that is.) An Industrial Maintenance

When it rains, it pours… or does it?

02 Aug 2018 When it rains, it pours… or does it? During TAPPI’s recent, very successful, PEERS and IBBC conferences in Tacoma, WA, we had over 400 people registered. There were representatives from 14 countries

What a whirlwind in September and October 2016 Volume 2

27 Oct 2016 What a whirlwind in September and October 2016 Volume 2 I have seen the Future My travels continued with an invitation to meet in and tour Miron Construction Co., Inc.’s corporate headquarters in

Riddle Me This!

15 Jan 2015 Riddle Me This! Riddle Me This! What do the year 1934, Audio Oscillators, a “Mickey Mouse” type company, a coin toss and $530 have in common with a very well-known 76 year old company that employs

A Very Special Visit

20 Feb 2014 A Very Special Visit ABOVE: Russ Wanke (left), president and CEO of Expera, and Larry N. Montague (right) of TAPPI Words to live by: Turning Pulp into Possibilities; Making Big Ideas Fly; All Custom

The Sometimes Unsung Leaders of TAPPI

02 Aug 2014 The Sometimes Unsung Leaders of TAPPI I have to be one of the most blessed people on the face of the earth. I get to go to work each day in an industry where I always wanted to work, at an

Dreams Do Come True

12 Dec 2013 Dreams Do Come True In the photo above, Dr. Gray receives his award from H.R. Carl XVI Gustaf, The King of Sweden.  Dreams do come true...in so many ways. Our industry has been called many things

The Year of the Dragon—the First in a Series of Stories About My Visit to China

05 Jul 2012 The Year of the Dragon—the First in a Series of Stories About My Visit to China Back in 1991, during my days with Republic Paperboard in Hutchinson, Kan., USA, a gentleman set up an appointment with

WestRock Production Managers Development Program

02 Aug 2015 WestRock Production Managers Development Program Have you ever had one of those days when you discover a project that makes you say; “Wow, I wish I had thought of that one!”? That happened to me