For more than 140 years, F. M. Howell & Company has remained a fourth-generation, family-owned business rooted in Elmira, where it began in 1883 making wooden cigar boxes. Today, the company is known for translating that packaging heritage into carefully controlled work for pharmaceutical and other regulated markets, with its services extending from custom packaging to life-sciences fulfillment. Howell has been nationally certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by WBENC since 2009.
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F. M. Howell & CompanySince Fred M. Howell bought a box-making business in 1883, F. M. Howell & Company has remained a fourth-generation, family-owned enterprise in Elmira. The company now serves pharmaceutical, industrial, and consumer-product customers through packaging and related fulfillment services, while retaining its identity as a privately held Women’s Business Enterprise.ELMIRA, NY
Action PackagingFounded in 1980 as Action Bag Company by Marie Gebbie, Action Packaging is a third-generation, family-owned company that supplies stock and custom packaging for businesses across industries. The Woodstock company combines broad packaging resources with custom packaging support and nationwide distribution, while remaining led by Marie’s granddaughter, CEO Haley Cwynar. Action Packaging is also certified as a Women Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Small Business.BELTSVILLE, MD
Friendly City Box CompanyFounded in Johnstown in 1927 as a maker of wooden cigar boxes, Friendly City Box Company now manufactures custom folding cartons and specialty packaging for customers nationwide. The Blackburn family still leads the fourth-generation business, which operates from a 100,000-plus-square-foot facility producing more than 25 million boxes annually. Its long-serving workforce includes employees with 20 to 40 years at the company, pairing modern production capacity with experience built over nearly a century.JOHNSTOWN, PA
Nosco, IncSince 1906, Nosco has produced printed packaging for pharmaceutical, natural health and consumer-product brands. The 100% employee-owned company now operates five facilities and employs more than 650 people, pairing its long packaging history with solutions engineering and a Packaging Innovation Center in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Nosco is particularly suited to regulated markets, with a harmonized cGMP quality system and virtual audits spanning all five manufacturing sites.BRISTOL, PA