2015 Archives

Riddle Me This!

01 Aug 2018 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

Travels with Larry near the Windy City

01 Aug 2018 Travels with Larry near the Windy City The date of August 16th has a special meaning to me. This date happens to be the day, in different years, when the Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth, and the King of

A Small World

01 Aug 2018 A Small World On June 25, 2012, Scott Springmier, Eric Fletty, and I accepted a previous invitation from long-time TAPPI member and a young, Mike Ditka look-alike, Jim Niemiec, to visit NewPage in

You Never Know

02 Aug 2018 You Never Know We had a wonderful CorrExpo2013 in the great city of Indianapolis, Ind., USA, last month. More than 900 of the corrugated industry’s best attended this gathering. I tried to speak to

Old Home Week

28 Apr 2015 Old Home Week Above are 15 of the 21 in attendance who were not camera shy.   It never ceases to amaze me, when TAPPI Members come together for a corporate visit or TAPPI conference with 100-5,000

Is it the People or the Equipment?

01 Aug 2018 Is it the People or the Equipment? Finally an answer to that age old argument—is it the people or the equipment that make a good plant and product? HIT THE JACKPOT Earlier this month, Eric Fletty

International Research Management at Its Best

01 Aug 2018 International Research Management at Its Best On Nov. 4-7, 2013, 36 of our industry’s’ top research leaders, representing more than 30 institutions, companies, and associations from 10 countries,

If you Mess it Up, Un-Mess It!

01 Aug 2018 If you Mess it Up, Un-Mess It! "If you mess it up, un-mess it."...Fred von Zueben, retired, CEO, The Newark Group I was with The Newark Group 10 years prior to coming on board with TAPPI. One of the

One of a Kind CEO, one of a Kind Company

01 Aug 2018 One of a Kind CEO, one of a Kind Company Recently a politician made a statement during a campaign speech: "Corporations are not people, people are people." I wish to respectively submit that this

WestRock Production Managers Development Program

02 Aug 2018 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