Photo of the Day: Packaging Company's Growth Skyrockets

GSC Packaging was named the fastest growing private company in metro Atlanta, with 3,265 percent growth. GSC Packaging, a nationwide provider of turnkey contract packaging solutions, earned the number one spot in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2013 Pacesetter Awards, which recognize Atlanta’s 100 fastest-growing private companies.

May 23rd, 2013

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(GSC Packaging) — GSC Packaging was named the fastest growing private company in metro Atlanta, with 3,265 percent growth.

GSC Packaging, a nationwide provider of turnkey contract packaging solutions, earned the number one spot in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2013 Pacesetter Awards, which recognize Atlanta’s 100 fastest-growing private companies. (Photo: GSC Packaging)

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