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The Shippers Group is excited to announce Maria Abeldanez as The Shipper’s Group 2020 Administrative Associate of the Year! A recent surprise celebration was held at our Jonesboro Packaging facility to present Maria with her award and to congratulate her and the site on this accomplishment. Presenting this award was President, Rob Doyle; Vice President of Operations, Curtis Dean; Michelle Belcher, HR Manager; Anthony Ebert, General Manager; and LB Vines, Production Manager.

The Shippers Group is excited to announce Jorge “JD” Cortez as our 2020 Operations Associate of the Year! A surprise celebration for JD took place in early April at our Grand Lakes 2 location to present him with his award. Joining the team was President, Rob Doyle; VP of Operations, John Dennington; and VP Human Resources-Safety Compliance, Diane Villafana, to personally congratulate JD on his award and thank him for his hard work and dedication to The Shippers Group.

Administrative Professionals Day is celebrated each year on April 21^st with the purpose of shedding light on the devoted and valued work of Administrative Professionals. Administrative roles are incredibly diverse and these professionals often go above and beyond their regular duties.

On this special day, we would like to give recognition and a huge thanks to our Office Managers, who not only ensure our offices run smoothly, but who also manage our successful teams of Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) and Shipping Clerks.

For 120 years, The Shippers Group has been providing logistics services and supporting essential supply chains. Today we operate 16 facilities in 6 states and employ approximately 1500 associates who give their all daily to provide customers with exceptional service and value. Logistics services include contract packaging, ecommerce, and transportation in addition to traditional third-party warehousing services. In the past five years alone, we’ve increased our footprint almost 3 million square feet for a total of 6.5 million square feet of space.    

In conjunction with the giving spirit of the holidays, The Shippers Group participated in the Salvation Army and Angel Tree programs this year, as well as the Marine Toys for Tots program—all of which have been a part of our “Give Back” initiative for a few years. The Shippers Group implemented our Give Back program as a way to say thank you and show our support by participating in events and making donations to the organizations working to make our world a better place.