TricorBraun has named G. Douglas Bolen vice president of information systems.

Kliklok-Woodman and CMD Corp.

Performance Systematix opened a new global headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI. The building spans 72ꯠ sq’ of expanded manufacturing and warehouse space.

DT Packaging Systems, comprising the Lakso, Merrill, Kalish, Swiftpack, and King brands of packaging machinery, will now be called Nova Packaging Systems.

CCL Plastic Packaging (Los Angeles, CA) formed an alliance with Weener Plastik Packaging Group (Weener, Germany.) CCL will have exclusive license and distribution rights in the U.S.

Bosch Rexroth Corp. (Hoffman Estates, IL) has formed a new service automation div., and named Gary Blankemeyer as vp and gen. manager. The new div.

Harvey Dushkin, a 20-year veteran of Texberry Container in Houston and a great ambassador not only for the National Assn. of Container Distributors but for the world of packaging at large, died of leukemia in July of 2000.

Call it revenge of the brick-and-mortars. As the valuations of business-to-business “dot com” companies deflate over unrealistic expectations, traditional firms—in this case packaging suppliers—continue to roll out useful Web sites that help packaging buyers.

Westvaco Corp. (New York, NY) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Mebane Packaging Group, Inc. (Mebane, NC). —TricorBraun (St.

TricorBraun (St. Louis, MO): Ed Logue, dir., supplier relations.

TricorBraun's (St. Louis, MO) Quebec operations, formerly known as the W. Braun Co., have relocated to Granby, Quebec, Canada. The location services local consumer goods mfg.