ACROSS the nation

FLORIDA

DAYTONA BEACH—DME, a provider of direct marketing response programs, has installed an HP Indigo 7000 digital press to help it expand into new retail application areas, including greeting cards, invitations, photos and photo books. In partnership with Replay Photos, DME is also using the new press to produce short-run collegiate athletic media guides.

GEORGIA

ATLANTA—A six-color HP Indigo 5500 is helping ProGraphics Communications address customer demand for offset-quality, short-run and variable data digital printing.

ILLINOIS

CHICAGO—Glendale, CA-based 4over Inc. has revealed plans to open a new facility here, one of several developments and expansions planned for the first half of this year.

KANSAS

WICHITA—After branding itself as "Single Source" for more than 30 years, Midwest Single Source, the company's full trademarked name, decided to redefine its presence in the marketplace. Investments, such as its recent Xerox iGEN installation and updates to its Website to be more interactive, have allowed the business to evolve into a print manufacturer that reaches national and international clients. Its new tag line is "Solutions through Service."

MARYLAND

COLUMBIA—The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has awarded Cadmus Communications a three-year contract. The company will provide a full range of journal production services, including copy editing, composition, content management and printing for the Journal of Clinical Oncology and other ASCO publications.

MASSACHUSETTS

NEW BEDFORD—Reynolds De- Walt, a cross-media communications company, recently installed an HP Indigo 7000 to augment its capacity and produce the majority of its digital printing work on HP equipment.

NEW JERSEY

SECAUCUS—Investor's Business Daily has selected A.F.L. Web Printing to be its printer for the New York City, New England and Mid-Atlantic markets. The work will be handled by A.F.L.'s Secaucus plant, which first opened in 2008 and completed a second capital expansion last year.

NEVADA

LAS VEGAS—Creel Printing joined more than 400 print providers worldwide when it achieved G7 Master Printer certification.

NEW YORK

MASPETH—First Choice Copy and Print, a trade printer located here, recently acquired a Xerox iGen digital color press.

SCHENECTADY—Since recently installing a new six-color Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 with coating unit, Benchemark Printing has already logged more than 1.5 million impressions on the press. It joins a Speedmaster SM 102, an eight-color Speedmaster SM 102 perfector with coater and a two-color SM 102 perfecting press.

OHIO

CLEVELAND—Angstron Graphics has purchased a Xerox iGen4 digital color press with in-line stitching capabilities for its new AG On-Demand division located here.

PUERTO RICO

SAN JUAN—Carlos Arturo Pérez recently founded Go Print, the first digital printing business on the island. In addition to HP color digital press output, the shop also offers traditional offset commercial printing.

SOUTH CAROLINA

BEAUFORT—Since it began selling printing online last year, PrintKEG.com reports it has achieved growth of 2,600 percent by securing top search engine rankings for "cheapest online printing company."

WEST VIRGINIA

KEARNEYSVILLE—Avalanche Services has made several enhancements to its business. It recently built and moved into a 20,000-square-foot building, and added a six-color Didde web press and a continuous-feed Stahlfolder. The direct mail print shop also has two Jet presses, a Super Jet and offers complete folding capabilities.

WISCONSIN

DELAVAN—Central Printing, a full-service design and printing firm, has installed a five-color Komori sheetfed perfecting press with available speeds up to 13,000 sheets per hour. The firm, whose customers include hotel and hospitality, education, medical, financial and service organizations, operates in two plants here, and employs a total of 40 workers.

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