Finding and keeping talent remains a challenge for employers across industries, and in a tight labor market, reactive hiring is often no longer enough. In this month’s Workplace Update, The Workplace Advisors examine why strategic workforce planning matters and how organizations can better prepare for future staffing needs.

Finding and keeping talent is not getting any easier, and for many employers, workforce challenges have become a long-term business reality rather than a temporary staffing issue. In this month’s Q&A, The Workplace Advisors explain why strategic workforce planning matters and how organizations can take a more proactive approach to meeting future needs.

Green Bay Packaging’s Project PowerPack remains on schedule, with crews presently installing the structural steel for the new recovery boiler complex.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) last week filed to join a lawsuit, initiated by the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), that challenges Oregon’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging law.

Ed Allen, President of WCP Solutions in Portland, Oregon, has been on the front lines of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) issue for some time now.

A new study has found that bamboo toilet paper can produce more climate-warming emissions than standard wood-based tissue under current manufacturing practices.

Domtar has begun installing a new high-speed tissue paper converting line at its Calhoun, Tennessee, mill. 

With remote and hybrid work still common across many organizations, employers continue to face questions about how traditional workplace expectations translate outside the office.

In every workplace, people make mistakes, relationships get strained, and difficult moments leave a mark. But strong leadership is not only about setting expectations and holding people accountable. It is also about knowing how to move forward after harm, conflict, or disappointment.

The paper industry community is mourning the loss of Kurt Van Steemburg, a longtime industry professional and former vice president of sales and marketing with Hudson Valley Paper.

PulpPaperNews.com research shows that the global paper bag market is steadily expanding and valued at approximately US$6.4 billion at the end of last year.