Category: Paper Manufacturing

Holyoke is called the Paper City because for over a century the paper industry was the back-bone of the cities economy. While most of the paper industry has gone by the waist-side, Hazen Paper continues to flourish.

InteliCoat Technologies, the South Hadley-based coated paper manufacturer, is among them. But that adversity is what helped the company receive a recent $150,000 grant from the New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center, which will be used to stay competitive in an ever-complex global economy.

The business was founded by my grandfather John N. Hazen in 1925. The company is a paper converter and a paper decorator, and has been since the beginning.

InteliCoat Technologies Inc. has won a $150,000 grant from the New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (NETAAC), which the company says it will use to streamline its operations and manufacturing processes and implement a cloud CRM strategy.

Last month, the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development honored Onyx as its top performer for job retention and expansion this year in Western Massachusetts, an award well deserved according to state Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli. "I call Onyx a rags-to-riches story," said Pignatelli. Onyx Specialty Papers has bucked a trend in Lee that began three years ago, when MeadWestvaco began the exodus of paper mill jobs from the once mostly blue-collar town.

MCRC is pleased to announce a new investment in Hazen Paper Company. Founded in 1925, Hazen is a world-class paper converter specializing in film and foil laminations, gravure printing, specialty coating, and embossing.

In 2010, the Economic Development Council will focus on initiatives that merge our “Homefield Advantage” goals with our (international and domestic) corporate attraction goals.