GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – A ribbon-cutting was held for a new tissue converting line at Georgia-Pacific’s Broadway location in Green Bay.
“It just goes to show that there’s a strong paper industry yet in Wisconsin, we’re still the number one papermaking state and there’s still demand for our products,” said Mike Kawleski, Georgia-Pacific public affairs manager.
The investment for two lines was $26 million dollars and includes new equipment and an updated warehouse.
Machines do most of the work, but the machines being used are made close to home.
“Most of the equipment that is in this facility has been manufactured in Wisconsin,” said Tim Ellsworth, Vice President of Operations.
Construction took about a year.
Next year Georgia-Pacific will celebrate 100 years of business and Ellsworth said Thursday the company has no plans of slowing down.
