Manufacturing was once the pinnacle of the American industrial machine. The term “Made In America” had a certain luster to it that has dissipated through the years. And although that prestige is starting to return for the “Made In America” brand there is still the pressing matter of unemployment and the need for more plastics manufacturing employees. During my [...]
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It may or not be a surprise but I am no longer with PolyPak America. This change was my decision and although I enjoyed my time with PolyPak I was contacted by another company with, and have since accepted, an offer I simply couldn’t refuse. This past week was actually my first with the new company. I [...]
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Democrat or Republican, no matter what your party, there is something to be learned from the most recent Presidential campaign. Although I was not part of a swing state which seemed to get massive amounts of campaign calls, I still can recognized the lessons that can be learned from President Obama’s campaign. Whether you believe in his [...]
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If you aren’t already connected with me on LinkedIn or Facebook you may not be aware that the reason for my absence from The Poly Bag Pro Blog is because I was getting MARRIED! You may have seen snippets about my craziness going into the event, including the stress of planning for the wedding (which went off [...]
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I want to tell you a story about a conversation I recently had. And I’m sorry but this is almost more of a rant than an informative post. And yet, I feel it is an extremely important topic to cover. I will not reveal any names, companies, or identifying information of any kind. But I will be truthful [...]
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I know this is called “The Poly Bag Pro” blog and that you’d probably think all my posts should be about poly bags. But in reality I believe there is a higher calling for this site both personally and professionally. I feel it’s important to be 100% transparent about this so that (1) you know [...]
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I hope you’ve been enjoying the site and finding it useful so far. As I’m sure you can tell I still have a long way to go to make this site as professional looking as possible. My plan of action is to make this site worthy of its title as the #1 resource for poly [...]
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Networking Like A Pro If you take a moment and think about it, we’ve all done some form of networking before. Whether we’ve accompanied someone to an event full of strangers, attended a chamber or industry function, or even attended a function hosted by our own employer. We all have some form of networking experience. [...]
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