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Great Northern Corporation Opens East Coast Design Center in New Jersey

New Employees and Strategically Placed Facility Will Mean Increased Regional Service

APPLETON, Wis., August 1, 2007—Great Northern Corporation’s Consumer Packaging & Display operations has opened a design center in Swedesboro, New Jersey, and hired eight new employees to expand its East Coast capabilities.

“The experienced staff at this new facility allows us to bring our display and consumer packaging resources closer to our customers and prospective customers in the region,” said Mike Schleismann, Senior Vice President, Consumer Packaging & Display. “The skilled people and strategic location will make us even more responsive to the needs of our East Coast customers while positioning us for new opportunities.”

The design center staff, led by Phil Brooks, creative director, includes: Mark Petrancuri and Brock Miller, structural designers; and Reuben Cuevas and Gary Fujitani, graphic designers.

Chris Norman, who has been named Vice President, Sales Development, and two regional account managers, David Foster and Dan Mart, have joined Great Northern and will be responsible for sales activities on the East Coast.

Great Northern Corporation designs, manufactures and distributes packaging solutions and
point-of-sale display programs for industrial, commercial and retail products. Its operations include Consumer Packaging & Display, temporary and permanent displays, point-of-sale packaging and fulfillment services; Commercial Packaging, corrugated and custom packaging; Laminations, VBoard® edge protection; and Rollguard, protective packaging systems for rolled and cylindrical products.

Headquartered in Appleton, Wis., Great Northern has operations in six states and more than 800 employees. More information is available at www.greatnortherncorp.com.

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