{"id":3278,"date":"2018-10-16T11:21:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T16:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dgedc.com\/?p=3278"},"modified":"2018-10-31T11:23:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T16:23:42","slug":"green-bay-packaging-expands-operations-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dgedc.com\/green-bay-packaging-expands-operations-in-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Bay Packaging Expands Operations In Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 16, 2018<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green Bay Packaging Expands Operations In Illinois<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dgedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0130.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3280\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dgedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0130-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0130\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dgedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0130-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dgedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0130-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dgedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0130-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dgedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0130.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Downers Grove, IL \u2013 October 16, 2018 \u2013 Green Bay Packaging (GBP) is set to break ground for the construction of a new 170,000 square foot complex. Downers Grove was chosen as a central location to serve the Chicagoland area and allow for future growth of the business.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With over 85 years of packaging experience, Green Bay Packaging is more excited than ever to add additional capacity to their growing footprint. Executive Vice President, Bryan Hollenbach states, \u201cGreen Bay Packaging follows the needs of their customers and we have seen a strong increase in demand in the Chicago area. We are proud to extend our company\u2019s service offerings, and our dedicated team of highly experienced professionals are ready to fulfill this demand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this expansion, we are strengthening our operations in the Chicago area,\u201d explained Will Kress, President and CEO of Green Bay Packaging. \u201cThis allows us to respond more quickly to changes in market demand and supply high quality products to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Distribution Center\u2019s new plant in Downers Grove, IL will be a modern, state-of-the-art building that will house\u00a0a high-tech design department as well as\u00a0expand warehouse capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we began looking for a new home for Green Bay\u00a0Packaging\u2019s Chicago Division, Downers Grove made a lot of sense because its central location allows us to efficiently service customers across the entire Chicagoland area.\u201d said Kevin Shields, Vice President and General Manager of the Chicago Division.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We are absolutely thrilled that Green Bay Packaging has chosen Downers Grove in which to build their new 170,000 square foot facility,\u201d said Mayor Martin Tully.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cFounded in 1933, Green Bay Packaging is a company with a proud heritage that we warmly welcome and are honored to have join our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Green Bay Packaging Inc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Started in 1933, Green Bay Packaging Inc. is a family-owned, vertically integrated company consisting of corrugated container plants, folding cartons, recycled and virgin linerboard mills, pressure-sensitive label rollstock, specialty converting operations, timberlands, and a sawmill facility. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Green Bay Packaging Inc. is dedicated to innovative development of its products and forestry resources, with a focus on quality, sustainability and continuous improvement throughout all of its manufacturing facilities in 14 states. For more information about Green Bay Packaging Inc., visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gbp.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.gbp.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1541080200968000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFgbbmlNL7slj8RqBXPQyHHVDXrLA\">www.gbp.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please contact:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Hollenbach<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:bhollenb@gbp.com\">bhollenb@gbp.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Executive Vice President<\/p>\n<p>+1 (920) 433-5202<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dgedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GBP-PressRelease_Chicago-GroundBreaking.pdf\" rel=\"\">GBP-PressRelease_Chicago-GroundBreaking<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 16, 2018 &nbsp; Green Bay Packaging Expands Operations In Illinois Downers Grove, IL \u2013 October 16, 2018 \u2013 Green Bay Packaging (GBP) is set to break ground for the construction of a new 170,000 square foot complex. 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