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Familiar Names, a New location and a New Attitude

April 19 20, 2017 (right before PaperCon2017) Kristi Ledbetter, TAPPI’s Converting Division Manager, and I had the privilege to revisit a company that I had the pleasure of writing about several years ago.

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What a whirlwind in September & October 2016 Volume 2

Fall 2016 -- I have seen the Future

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All About Axchem

Jun 15, 2016

Larry spends time with TAPPI's newest Sustaining Member company at PaperCon 2016

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WestRock Production Managers Development Program

Jun 12, 2015

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!”?

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When It Rains, It Poors Or Does it?

Sep 20, 2014

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 who attended these meetings. Three of

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Seneca Steel Erectors, Inc.

May 04, 2014

Eric Fletty and I recently discovered that the town of Logan, OH is home to Men and Women of Steel.

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Dreams Do Come True

Dec 12, 2013

Dreams do come true...in so many ways. Our industry has been called many things during the past 2,000 years...

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You Never Know

Nov 07, 2013

John, you will be missed...

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Paper Shows up in the Strangest Places

Mar 07, 2013

I have adopted nine cities in my career in this industry, but my hometown was and remains to be Memphis, Tenn., USA.

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The Year of the Dragon: Part 2

Aug 23, 2013

This past May 31, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting with personnel from APRIL's pulp mill in Rizhao, Shandong Province, China.

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One of a kind CEO, one of a kind company

May 17, 2012

Recently a politician made a statement during a campaign speech: "Corporations are not people, people are people...

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Runs Batted In

Mar 28, 2017

In non-baseball terms, RBI stands for the Renewable Bioproducts Institute located at Georgia Tech.

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What a whirlwind in September & October 2016 Volume 1

Fall 2016 -- Keynote Speaker at Pulp and Paper Industry Reliability and Maintenance Conference.

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There's No Place Like Home

Mar 11, 2016

When visiting Thompson Industrial Services, LLC, Eric Fletty and I had the pleasure to visit a town that neither of us had been before.

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Old Home Week

Apr 28, 2015

It never ceases to amaze me, when TAPPI Members come together for a corporate visit or TAPPI conference with 100-5,000 people...

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How Many Times Have You Heard the Term Found Money?

Jun 05, 2014

During a recent early morning walk around Peachtree Corners, Ga., I found what I thought was a small pile of leaves.

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A Very Special Visit

Feb 20, 2014

Turning Pulp into Possibilities; Making Big Ideas Fly; All Custom Specifications; To Protect our Customer’s Products; We Design to Our Customer’s Specification; Bigger, Brighter, and Stronger Together.

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Is it the People or the Equipment?

Dec 05, 2013

Finally an answer to that age old argument—is it the people or the equipment?

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A Passion for TAPPI Local Sections

Sep 12, 2013

How many times do you get to actually meet with two of the legends of TAPPI's Local Section community...

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Larry Travels to Delaware

Feb 28, 2013

Our trek to Wilmington, Del., although extremely interesting was not to find the answer to this burning question.

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A Small World

Jul 26, 2012

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...

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The Missing Link

Mar 08, 2012

The dates of February 28-March 1, 2012 will go down in history as the kick off dates of the one event that has been on the minds of many...

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The Great Pacific Northwest! Part 1 of 3

Travels with Larry February 2017

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

Jul 12, 2016

On June 22, 2016 I had the pleasure to visit a location of a 75 Year TAPPI Sustaining Member Company. That company is WestRock and that location was the Aurora, IL Paperboard Facility.

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