Joi Light, Author at Georgia-Pacific

Community Heroes: One GP Employee’s Effort to Spark Hope in a Pandemic

The actions we take within our communities are often the biggest catalysts for change at a larger scale – something Charles Koch discusses at length in his newest book, Believe in People – and after a long year of social distancing, our employees are finding new ways to connect with their communities and make a difference. Ivan […]

GP’s Parent Company Earns 2021 EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Partner Of The Year

Congratulations to our parent company Koch Industries for earning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award. Our employees work on improving energy performance every day. With other Koch companies, we’re proud our performance contributed to this great recognition. In fact, our cellulose Leaf River facility in New Augusta, Miss., […]

GP PRO Survey Finds Elevated Consumer Support for Custodians During COVID-19

Prior to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, custodians primarily performed their duties with little notice, often at night or after regular business hours. The pandemic, though, which led to enhanced cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting practices, put custodians in the spotlight, and for the past year, they have been ardent protectors of consumer health and […]

Alabama River Cellulose: A Strong Presence in the Region

Since 1978, the Alabama River Cellulose (ARC) mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region. Recognized as one of the largest pulp operations in North America, the mill is also considered the largest manufacturer in Monroe County and one of the largest employers in the area. ARC, part of Georgia-Pacific’s […]

#SeeHer: Rising by Lifting Others

It’s Women’s History Month and we’re celebrating women all across GP throughout the month of March. Meet Kaa Brazier, a production leader at our Brewton bleached board operations, who has been with the company for just a little over four years. Kaa manages the paper and shipping areas for the Brewton mill and enjoys removing […]

Knowledge Sharing Knockout

From California to Alabama, Rachel Ryan, Haley Toporowski, Claire Kelly Doyle and Angelina McArthur work (almost) coast to coast within GP’s corrugated business. Over the last year, these employees (and many more in the business) have found different ways to share knowledge, learn new skills and expand their networks. While these “box” biz employees who […]

GP’s Leaf River, Miss., Facility Becomes First Pulp Mill to Earn EPA ENERGY STAR Certification; other GP facilities also receive recognition for sustainable efforts

Efforts to reduce water use, use energy efficiently and streamline resources used to ship products across the U.S. earned employees and GP facilities a variety of awards from the EPA. Georgia-Pacific facilities received several awards and certifications, including the ENERGY STAR® Top Project for 2020, an ENERGY STAR® Certification, the SmartWay Excellence Award and a […]

#SeeHer: The Pursuit of Fulfillment

Gabby Gallardo was the first feature in Georgia-Pacific’s #SeeHer series three years ago. Check out the interview below to see what Gabby is up to now! Q: How has your world changed in the past three years? I have learned SO MUCH since the video – women have changed tremendously since then and now I […]

Georgia-Pacific sparks innovation with new Wisconsin-based tech accelerator

Georgia-Pacific may be nearly 100, but we still hang out with the cool kids, the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators creating new, breakthrough products and services. The company’s latest collaboration is helping launch a new program called 1915 Studios that will fuel the growth of startups in hygiene, IoT (Internet of Things) and sensing […]

GP Employee Spotlight, Special Edition: National Engineers Week

GP is shining the light on amazing employees that contribute to the success of our company and their career journey that keeps them fulfilled. This special edition is dedicated to National Engineers Week (Feb. 21-27). Dana Harmond worked her way all the way up from an internship in 2019 to a full-time product development engineer. She was […]