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The winners of the 13th annual AmeriStar competition, sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals, will be displayed in the IoPP booth on the Grand Concourse at Pack Expo International. Visitors to the booth can vote to make one of the winners a Peoples Choice Award winner. An IoPP AmeriStar Awards Reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, in the Vista Ballroom at McCormick Place. For tickets and other information,

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