UACCM AND GREEN BAY PACKAGING, INC. ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

Left to right: Lucas Law, GPD-AKD Mill Manager; Lisa Greene, GPD-AKD Manager of Quality and Training; Dr. Jessica Allred, UACCM Dean of Workforce Education and Training; Dr. Richard Counts, UACCM Vice Chancellor for Academics; UACCM Chancellor Lisa Willenberg; and Caliese Cain, UACCM Director of Workforce Development.

The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM) has entered a partnership with the Arkansas Kraft Division of Green Bay Packaging, Inc. (GBP-AKD), effective January 2025.  

The agreement allows UACCM to assist in the administration, coordination, scheduling, advertising, and evaluation of the community-offered classes taught at the GBP-AKD Training Center located in Morrilton, Arkansas.  
 
“The expansion of our partnership through this development related to the operations of the GBP-AKD Training Center may be one of the most significant achievements of my tenure as Chancellor,” said UACCM Chancellor Lisa Willenberg.  
 
“As a lifelong resident of Conway County, it fills me with immense gratitude and pride to share that UACCM’s Workforce Education and Training Division was chosen by GBP-AKD as a partner for the next generation of advanced manufacturing training,” Willenberg continued.  
 
UACCM and GBP-AKD have previously partnered for the mill’s pre-employment testing as well as more recently for Leadership Development classes to foster greater team collaboration.    

“The Arkansas Kraft Division of Green Bay Packaging, Inc. is excited to partner with UACCM in administering our community-offered, instructional courses at our AKD Training Facility in Morrilton," said GBP-AKD Manager of Quality and Training, Lisa Greene. 

The expanded partnership is the result of meaningful conversations around the desire for collaborative efforts to increase the skilled workforce in the North Metro and River Valley region.  

"We are confident in their ability to help us introduce new and innovative ways to strengthen the local workforce in central Arkansas,” Greene continued. 



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