Alan Crane: A Remembrance

With such a unique culture, it’s certainly no surprise that in 2000 Crane Carton was voted the “Best Workplace in America” by the Printing Industries of America. “We had extremely low turnover,” said Bruce, “and that’s an understatement. During our acquisition due diligence process, Caraustar’s actuary was tripped up by the number we presented as our employees’ average tenure. A handful had been around since the very early days, and the overall average was quite high. We had to pull a lot of records to prove that the high number we stated was correct.”