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Commentary: Paper Supply Issues, Mill Closures, and the Printing and Packaging Industries

Commentary: Paper Supply Issues, Mill Closures, and the Printing and Packaging Industries

The price of paper is on the rise. That’s no real surprise to anyone in the printing and packaging industries. In 2021, we saw paper demand grow and supply sink which immediately saw the rise of prices. The very example of the economics of supply and demand in action.

Issues from 2021 — such as raw pulp pricing increases and rising transportation costs — are also carrying over into 2022. Paper and raw materials shortages are commonplace. Additionally, over the last several years, we’ve seen increasing numbers of paper mills ... Read more

Tina Albright to Serve as 58th NTEA Board Chair

During Work Truck Week 2022, Tina Albright, vice president of HR & safety at Truck Bodies & Equipment International Inc. – TBEI, a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation, was installed as 58th Board chair of NTEA – The Association for the Work ... Read more

Time for justice / Urgent need for change in Pennsylvania se

The writer is currently incarcerated at Pennsylvania’s SCI Coal Township.

The Families Against Mandatory Minimum (FAMM) report points out the “irrational and ineffective” sentencing laws in Pennsylvania, which send too many people ... Read more

Ward Transport and Logistics acquiring Quality Cartage

Ward Transport and Logistics is seeking to shed its regional carrier status as it has opened three service centers in as many years: South Plainfield, N.J., Toledo and Chicago.

Ward Transport and Logistics (CCJ Top 250, No. 140) has acqu ... Read more

Judge Sentences Southwest PA Man to 20 Years in Prison for Production and Attempted Production of Ch

PITTSBURGH - A resident of Washington and Duncansville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court for three counts of production and attempted production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

United States District Judge Robert J. Colville sentenced Jacob Kolonis, age 29, to 240 months’ imprisonment (20 years) followed by 10 years of supervised release and ordered that he pay restitution totaling $9,000 to his minor victims.

During Kolonis� ... Read more

Administrator Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison and 3 Years�

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Duncansville, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 46 months in prison and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of conversion of government funds and filing false tax returns. Acting Un ... Read more

Blue Knob Resort Profile

With a 1,072 foot vertical drop, an average annual snowfall of over 100 inches, and the most challenging terrain in the region, Blue Knob attracts plenty of skiers and snowboarders each winter. The Pennsylvania resort boasts the highest summit elevat ... Read more

Used New 2022 Tesla Model Y Long Range Is Available at Blue

Check out the used 2022 Tesla Model Y Long Range at Blue Knob Auto Sales.

Blue Knob Auto Sales recently included the 2022 Tesla Model Y Long Range in its inventory for $75,998. The vehicle possesses a Deep Blue Metallic exterior with aut ... Read more