Alan Crane: A Remembrance

Crane founded Crane Carton in 1962 with two employees and a modest 20,000-square-foot facility. During its successful 38-year run, with Crane at the helm, the company became a premier independent folding carton manufacturer. It employed 220 people and had reached $46 million in annual sales just prior to its acquisition by Caraustar in 2000. The 200,000-square-foot facility at 555 N. Tripp Avenue in Chicago that was once home to Crane Carton is still in operation today, under Caraustar’s ownership, and many of Crane’s former employees still work there.