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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Green Bay Packaging Expands Morrilton, Arkansas, Manufacturing Operations

06/06/2025
Packaging solutions manufacturer Green Bay Packaging plans to expand its manufacturing operations in Morrilton, Arkansas. The more than $1 billion project is expected to create 35 jobs.

The investment at the company’s existing facility will include the enhancement of infrastructure and replacement of key process components, including the recovery boiler and biomass boiler infrastructure.

"We are excited to officially break ground on Project PowerPack," said Matt Szymanski, Vice President of Mill Operations at Green Bay Packaging. This project reflects our ongoing commitment to quality and sustainability, as well as our dedication to our employees, customers, and the communities in which we live and work. We are truly excited for the future."

Green Bay Packaging (GBP) is a vertically integrated paperboard manufacturer, offering a range of packaging solutions, including corrugated packaging, folding cartons, and coated label products. The company currently operates sites in 16 states.

“In Arkansas, companies are finding success thanks to low costs, a strong workforce, and pro-business public policy under Governor Sanders’s leadership. Today, we see the evidence of this with Green Bay Packaging’s announcement of an investment totaling more than $1 billion in Morrilton, Arkansas,” noted Secretary of Commerce Hugh McDonald. “Green Bay Packaging is growing in Arkansas, and we’re proud that they have chosen to invest and create more jobs in our state. We congratulate the City of Morrilton and the local leadership on this win that will have a major impact on the region.”

“For years, Green Bay Packaging has been an important part of Arkansas’ manufacturing and timber products industries – and their investment of $1 billion in Morrilton will ensure that the company continues to do business and thrive in the Natural State,” added Clint O’Neal, executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. “With this expansion, Green Bay Packaging is modernizing its facility and creating new jobs that will make a difference in the lives of Arkansans. We congratulate the company, the City of Morrilton, and Conway County on a history-making economic development win.”

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