ACCO Brands Celebrates Grand Opening of Distribution and Manufacturing Facility in Booneville, Mississippi

WHAT:

ACCO Brands Corporation, a world leader in branded office products, will celebrate the expansion of the company’s Booneville, Mississippi distribution and manufacturing facility with a grand opening that will host elected and appointed officials from across the state and executives from the company’s headquarters in Chicago.

Interview Opportunities (please call Julie Pottebaum at 312-643-8668 to schedule interview time):

• Interviews with company executives

Photo Opportunities:

• Tour of facility
• Comments by dignitaries and company executives
• 800-balloon launch representing the total number of employees at the facility

Speakers:

• Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour
• Mississippi Representative and Speaker William McCoy
• ACCO Brands CEO David D. Campbell
• ACCO Brands President and COO Dennis Chandler
• Booneville Mayor Roger Smith
• Prentiss County Board of Supervisors President Mike Huddleston

Also in attendance:

• State and local elected officials and officials from organizations including:

Tennessee Valley Authority

Prentiss County Board of Supervisors

Mississippi Department of Employment Security

Booneville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Mississippi Development Authority

• ACCO Brands senior executives
• Nearly 500 Booneville facility employees

300 Quartet Avenue

Booneville, MS

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. – Facility tour (optional – please reserve space)

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. – Media opportunities for interviews with ACCO Brands executives (interviews are pre-scheduled)

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. – Opening ceremony