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Great Northern’s Twin Cities Operation Earns G7® Master Printer Status
KBA litho press and prepress system achieve prestigious qualification

Appleton, Wis., Dec. 1, 2009 ­– Great Northern Corporation announces that the KBA Group and prepress team of its Twin Cities operation – formerly Creative Carton – has earned the G7® Master Printer Qualification of the IDEAliance program.

The G7® Master Qualification mark certifies that the company uses the most modern technology, techniques, proofing and press controls, and standards required to produce a close visual match from proof to print. G7 specifies the components of an image that define a similar visual appearance to the human eye.

“The people working with our KBA litho press and associated prepress system have put us in a very select group with this certification,” said Matt Ruggle, Marketing Manager.

“There are only about 20 G7 Master Printer operations in Minnesota, only 355 in the entire United States and very few corrugated sheet plants with a KBA or any litho press that have achieved this certification,” said Jeremy Stimpson, Director of Design and Internal Support.

“This certification sets us apart in our industry and validates the care we take with the colors and identity of our customers in their point-of-purchase displays and specialty packaging,” Stimpson said.

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, which acquired Creative Carton in March 2008, has more than 950 employees and operations in seven states. More information is available at www.greatnortherncorp.com.

About IDEAlliance:

IDEAlliance (International Digital Enterprise Alliance) is a not-for-profit membership organization that has been a leader in information technology and publishing since 1966. IDEAlliance advances core technology to develop standards and best practices to enhance efficiency and speed information across all facets of publishing – creation, production, management and delivery of knowledge-based content – digitally and in print. G7®, GRACoL® and SWOP® are all specifications developed by IDEAlliance working groups and committees. See www.idealliance.org for more information.

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