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Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses Opens Larger West Coast Headquarters
Vecoplan Names Edwards Sales Manager of Waste Division
Neenah Paper to be Featured on History Channel’s ‘Modern Marvels’ Program
SMART Papers Wins Court Approval of Business Reorganization Plan
PIA Statement on President Bush’s Signing of Historic Postal Reform Legislation
Océ Color Technology Helps Franchise Produce Marketing Programs In-house
Matik New Gietz Distributor in North America
NPES Regional Roadshows to Feature All-Star Printer Panels, Spotlight on Selling Strategies and Key Industry Data
Heidelberg Hosts High Volume Commercial Printing Event, Awards Surprise Scholarship
Congress Makes Postal Reform a Reality
Valassis-Advo Merger Trial Kicks Off
Transcontinental Nets C$350M Flyer Deal
Five Magnapaks Bound for Chicago Tribune
Gapen Named President of Seiz Printing
Flint Group Implementing Price Increases
Printers Sought for Immigration Story
Presstek Announces First Quarter 2007 Open House Schedule
Remarkable Changes of Emphasis Revealed at Printed Electronics USA 2006
Pricing Competition Comes from All Sides
Flint Group Announces Price Increases on Commercial and Packaging Inks
Seiz Printing Appoints Darren Gapen President
Direct Mail Spending Positioned for 6.8% Average Annual Growth Through 2009
Passive RFID Label Prices and Volumes in a Vicious Circle
Mailing & Fulfillment Service Association to Bring Leaders to GRAPH EXPO and PackPrint
Muller Martini BravoPlus-T Stitcher Brings Ease of Operation, Faster Production to Geyer Printing
NELA Now Handles Western Lith X Pozers
PIA Hails Passage of Top Legislative Priority—Postal Reform
Edison Litho Expands Again with Second KBA Large Format Press
Chicago Tribune Company Orders Six Goss Magnapak Packaging Systems
Hail Mary Attempt for Postal Reform
Vertis Names DuBose Chairman and CEO
Fetter Printing Abandoning General Commercial Work
Donnelley’s Astron Nabs $465M Outsourcing Deal
Sun Chemical Raising Commercial Ink Price
Cascades Buying Domtar’s Norampac Interest
Fetter Realigns Business; Shifts Focus Away from Commercial Printing
Schawk Gains FSC Certification, Installing a Landmark MAN Roland Press
Dscoop Launches New Member Benefits, Announces New Board of Directors
Printers’ Showcase Returns to Graphics of the Americas
EDSF Study Explores Use of MIS/ERP Systems in Production Printing in the U.S.
Cox Target Media’s New Valpak Plant to Feature Muller Martini Press Delivery Automation
RFID in 2006: A Story of Extremes
October Printing Shipments Up +$259 Million; Six Consecutive Months of Increased Shipments
HP Launches ‘GO Digital’ Tour to Help Customers Capture Business Success
Von Hoffmann Selects EFI Prograph Software to Manage Book Printing Business
Precision Graphics of Oregon to Implement The System from CRC Information Systems
IAPHC Joins The Print Council as Associate Member
Kodak’s Matchprint Virtual Proofing Helps Colortek Strengthen Customer Relationships
Amazon.com Bringing HP Indigo Presses In-house to Print Books on Demand
Ralf Sammeck to Succeed Andreas Mössner as Head of Koenig & Bauer’s Sheetfed Division
Sammeck Named to Head KBA Division in Germany
Morrison Communications Obtains American Graphics
Graphic Printing Services Acquires Dorsett
Ryobi to Construct New Press Manufacturing Plant
1105 Media Taps Cadmus for Magazine Production
Sun Chemical to Increase Price of Inks in North America
NELA Announces Large Newspaper Installation and Upgrades in its Field Service Force
Lightning Source to Add Five Three-knife Trimmers from Colter & Peterson
Hi-Liter Adds New Hardware
UPFRONT
Banta Looks Toward Future
Allied Sparks EarthColor Buyout
BINDERY matters
CATALOG & MAGAZINE PRINTING OUTLOOK — TURNING THE PAGE
Websites Build Your Brand —Morgan
PRINTER news
FAST-TRACK FIRMS —PADDING THE COFFERS
DIRECT MAIL OUTLOOK — POSTAL REFORM IN PERIL
Be Careful What You Wish for. . . —Cagle
CGX Swings Major Deal for Hennegan
Quebecor World Restructures Catalog Platform
IWCO Direct Rescues NC Plant
Hiring Practices — Finding the Right Fit
SUPPLIER news
Lessons in Public Relations —Sherburne
YEAR IN REVIEW — 2006: BANTA ON THE LOOSE
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION — ROLLING IN DOUGH
LEGISLATIVE ISSUES — CAN A LAME DUCK FLY?
BOOK PRINTING OUTLOOK — BEST-SELLERS FLOAT ALL BOATS
DIGITAL Digest
2006: Year That Was Stranger Than Fiction —Michelson
COMMERCIAL PRINTING OUTLOOK — PRINTING WORK TO RUN SHORT
ACROSS the nation
Printing Impressions 400
Content-Rich Annual Conference Explores ‘21st Century Economics’
Bolger Vision Beyond Print Installs Next-Generation Long Perfector
Heidelberg USA Announces New Product Installation Report
XMPie Users’ Group Prepares for First Annual Conference
PSA Partners with Norwest Equity Partners to Drive Growth
Standard Announces New Product Installations
Allegra Print and Imaging Purchases Heidelberg’s 1,500th Prosetter
MEGTEC Acquires Product Lines from QuadTech
Graphic Printing Services Acquires Dorsett Printing
Ryobi Announces Plans for Third Printing Press Manufacturing Facility in Japan
Forbes Ranks Ennis 93rd on “200 Best Small Companies” List
Allied Capital Provides Funds for Management-led Buyout of EarthColor
Graphics of the Americas-Xplor Adds Web-to-Print Emphasis
ADAST Makes a Good Impression at Graph Expo 2006
Nine Sappi International Printers of the Year for 2006 Announced
CGX to Acquire The Hennegan Co.
Transcontinental Inks Billion Dollar Pact
Valpak Seeks Printing Employees for FL Plant
New Plant for Booklet Binding, Team Services
BSC Ventures Obtains Direct Mailer Champion
Lawson to Lead Sun Chemical Ink Businesses
PIA/GATF Installs 2007 Officers
More Print Than Not
Moquin Press Speeds Ahead With Second Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105
Tractor Supply Selects WorkflowOne to Support 650 Retail Stores
PIA/GATF Names Industry Veteran Ken Rizzo as Director of Consulting
NPES Gegenheimer Awards to Clark, Baldwin Technology
Presstek Well-positioned to Meet Changing Demands of Printing Franchises
Quebecor World Shutters Two Plants
Manugraph Buys Dauphin Graphic Machines
Good Financial News for RR Donnelley
Quad/Graphics Nets Magazine Contract
Cadmus, Academy of Pediatrics Ink Deal
NPES Elects New Board Directors at Annual Conference
Buchanan Opts for Double Diamond Perfector
Best Workplace in the Americas Awards Announced
RFID Exotica — A Ubiquitous Enabling Technology
What a Difference a Point Makes — Printing Shipments Part II
Maxcess University Launches Conference Week
Wynalda Goes Extra-Extra Large with MAN Roland Press
EFI a Prominent Presence at PIA/GATF Variable Data and Personalization Conference
Kevin Craine Joins Xplor Document University as Speaker
Heidelberg Presents Figures for First Six Months of Financial Year
Lenticular Leader Big3D.com Signs for a new MAN Roland 500 Six-color Press
Fidlar Printing Doubles Production Throughput with Muller Martini Presto Saddle Stitcher
SPG Graphics Deploys Suite of EFI Solutions
Dauphin Graphic Machines and Manugraph to Merge Web Press Businesses
For Buchanan Visual Communications, the Future Of Print Lies in Perfecting
O’Neil Adds HP Indigo to Address Short Run and Variable Data Printing
Association for Graphic Communications (AGC) Initiates Total Renewal Project
Overbridge Technology Honored with Worth-a-Look! Award at Graph Expo 2006
Donnelley Nabs Banta in Blockbuster Deal
IWCO Direct Acquires Cox Target’s NC Facility
Leak at Presstek Plant Causes Evacuations
Graph Expo Deemed a Success by GASC
CPA Firms Margolis, Becker Join Forces
Print Purchasing Research Study Available
Printed Electronics USA 2006 Promises Exciting Roster of Speakers, Topics
Fully-automated Press Delivery from Muller Martini Bringing Optimal Efficiency to the new Valpak Plant
September Printing Shipments Up +$198 Million; Five Months of Increased Shipments
Heidelberg USA Announces New Product Installation Report
Quark Names Raymond Schiavone President and CEO
BINDERY matters
Industry Vet Seeking an Opportunity —Cagle
SUPPLIER news
PRINTER news
UPFRONT
Deluxe Corp. Acquires The Johnson Group
RRD Nets Banta in Shocker
The CAPS Group Adds Prepress Firms
Postal Reform On the Ropes
New Facility, Sundays for Cox
GRAPH EXPO 2006: Binding & Finishing — Binding Agreements
VISTAPRINT — SMALL ORDERS MEAN BIG BUSINESS
GRAPH EXPO 2006: Consumables And Substrates — Tools for the Trade
GRAPH EXPO 2006: Sheetfed/Web Offset Presses — Heyday(s) For Heavy Iron
GRAPH EXPO 2006: Digital Printing — Short Selling Printing
GRAPH EXPO 2006: Prepress & Software — Putting All of the Pieces Together
GRAPH EXPO 2006: Management Information Systems — MIS: Front and Center
CROSS MEDIA — MARKETING MASTERS
GEOGRAPHICS INC. — A STRANGE BEGINNING
MCARDLE PRINTING — POWER OF PARTNERING
DIGITAL digest
Managing Non-Performers —Fioernza
WESTERN GRAPHICS — JUST-IN-TIME MINDSET
ONE-STOP VS. NICHE PRINTERS — SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT
Going Green Brings In More ‘Greenbacks’ —Michelson
Lapinski Taking MAN Roland Reins
NPES First-Half 2006 Data Shows Strong Growth for Equipment
Hall of Famers Honored at Graph Expo
ACROSS the nation
Graph Expo 06 Product Roundup: Binding & Finishing
Graph Expo 06 Product Roundups
The Graph Expo 2006 Experience
Heidelberg Management Board Decides to Buy Back up to Five Percent of the Company’s Shares
Brandtjen & Kluge Says Graph Expo 2006 Was ‘Excellent’
Standard Promotes George Vergilis to Director of Sales
Deluxe Nabs Johnson Group in Asset Sale
Command Financial Acquires Rosenbaum & Co.
Donnelley Forges Print Deal with UAE Firm
Transcontinental Nets $115M Print Contract
TanaSeybert Buys Web Equipment from NJ Plant
GPS Garners $164M State Department Contract
Variable Data Conference on Tap
Random Events Hide a Consistent Pattern of Opportunity for Print
Graph Expo Increasing Momentum of MAN Roland’s Record Sales Year
EFI’s Margaret Motamed Takes Helm as CEO of CIP4
Pictorial Offset Plants New Forest to Become Carbon-Neutral Printer
Presstek to Debut Highly Efficient Presstek 52DI Press at Toronto’s Print World
The Business Case for Active RFID
TanaSeybert Acquires New Jersey Shop’s Web and Sheetfed Equipment
Three Print Executives Join FLM Graphics
Command Financial Press Acquires R.S. Rosenbaum & Co.
Burton Grows Impatient with Streeter
Lapinski Takes CEO Helm at MAN Roland
Graphic Press Names New Executives
KBA Relocating Web Sales and Service
CAPS Group Acquires Two Companies
Quebecor World Nets Massive Deal
Highlights from Graph Expo, PrintForecast Quarterly Survey and more
NPES Get Out The Vote 2006 Campaign
In-house Operation Awarded U.S. Department of State Printing Contract
Presstek Takes the Lead at Graph Expo 2006
Winners from Bobst’s Direction ’06 Drawing Announced
FEMA Adopts New Printing Strategy
Graphic Press Appoints New Top Execs
KBA to Combine Its North American Operations
Venture Capitalist Forum to be Part of Printed Electronics USA Conference
Lightning Source Buys 15 Océ Digital Presses to Boost ‘On Demand’ Book Quality
IWCO Direct Turns up the Speed with IBM Production Printer
Seven Kodak Solutions Cited by Must See ’ems Program at Graph Expo
Merger of NAQP with NAPL Approved
Superior Printers to Install its Second Roland 500 in Two Years
Vince Lapinski to Become CEO of MAN Roland’s North American Operations
Tukaiz Installs Four HP Indigo Presses to Meet Growing Demand for VDP and Specialty Applications
Overbridge Technology to Unveil Two New Products at Graph Expo and Converting Expo 2006
InnerWorkings Acquires Applied Graphics
Stone Publishing Obtains House of Printing
Tech Expert Prince Joins Fold at NAPL
Survey Points to High Web-to-Print Adoption
Brochure Touts Value, Effectiveness of Print
Cox Target Installing Sunday 4000s
NAPL State of Industry Update Helps Printers Prepare for Expected Economic Slowdown
First Presstek 52DI® Digital Offset Press Installed In North America
The Print Council Offering Brochure on the Value and Effectiveness of Print
Survey Finds Growth in ‘Web-to-Print’ Adoption
The World of Print is Flat Too!
One on One with David Torok
InnerWorkings Acquires Applied Graphics
Major Display Advance to be on View at Arizona State University
Ray Prince Joins NAPL
Heidelberg USA Launches Printers Advantage Program for Small Printers
2006 Berber Award Honors Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Maul
Postal Reform in Grave Danger
Grafikom Obtains Toronto Printer
Industry Loses Gegenheimer, Schaffer
Xerox Plunks Down $54M for XMPie
Baker Named President of MLP U.S.A.
Baldwin Technology to Annex Oxy-Dry
Banta Says No; Burton Ups Offer
Kodak Experts to Highlight Power of VDP at 2006 DMA Conference and Exhibition
Brandtjen & Kluge, Inc. to Sell and Service Finishing Equipment Offered by CG Machinery, Inc.
Kodak Donates Thermal CTP Systems Solution to Arizona State University
Banta Board Rejects Cenveo’s Unsolicited Acquisition Proposal
Xerox to Acquire XMPie
Dscoop Announces Details of Second Annual HP Indigo Users Conference
PIA Urges Congress to Act on Postal Reform in ‘Lame Duck’ Session
OSG Billing Services Using Nine Xerox Digital Highlight Color Presses
Océ Color Customer Wins Prestigious First Place Award for Personalized Fundraising Campaign
Maximum Graphics Expanding its Pressroom With a New Roland 700 Perfector
Classic Graphics Selects EFI Suite of MIS Solutions to Manage Growing Business
Marke Baker Promoted to President of Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses
Kodak Digital Printing Solution Jointly Purchased by Commercial Printer and Photo Lab
QuadData Solutions Expands Data-Driven Marketing Services
PREPRESS Three will get you seven
PRESS It’s good to vent
POSTPRESS Clamping down—the right way
PRESS Give it a squeeze
POSTPRESS Distortion correction
PRINECT Estimates with ease
PRESS Keep it short
PRINECT Get a lock on colored stock
systemservice™ Have the handbook at hand
Metrogroup Acquires Proficient Data
Heidelberg USA Announces New Product Installation Report
BINDERY matters
ACROSS the nation
SUPPLIER news
Popular Figure Has His Own Figurines —Cagle
Burton Increases Offer for Banta
ADVO Launches Counter-Suit
JCPG Shuttering Plant
UPFRONT
WSJ: Financial Printers Pad Bills
Graph Expo Comes to Town
DIGITAL digest
Press of Ohio, D.B. Hess Are Acquired
Traffic Report: Speed Bumps, Congestion on Digital Highway —Michelson
DIGITAL PRINTING — SUCCESS BY DEVICE
PERSONAL bests
JOE DUNCAN Q&A — Outside Looking In
2006 PRINTING INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME — KEEPER OF THE FLAME
2006 PRINTING INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME — A HOUSEHOLD NAME
2006 PRINTING INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME — BUILDING A DYNASTY
PK GRAPHICS — CLUBBING THE COMPETITION
CADMUS SPECIALTY PRINTING — WHEN COMPETITION’S FIERCE
HBP INC. — BUNDLING COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS
2006 PRINTING INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME — SUCCESS, THE HARD WAY
POSTAL INCREASES — PUBLISHERS TAKING A HIKE
TOP 30 BOOK MANUFACTURERS — CLIMBING THE STACKS
VDP Supplement: Keeping Mail Relevant
VDP Supplement: Casting a Vote for VDP
PREPRESS: Press operators—re-make a plate even if prepress has gone for the day
PRESS: Set feed table grippers properly
POSTPRESS: Determine correct cutter size
PREPRESS: Screen angle swap stops moiré
PRESS: How much water pressure in the dryer?”
POSTPRESS: Stahl folder won’t start or feed
PREPRESS: Heat vs. light?
PRESS: Preliminaries for polyester
POSTPRESS: Judging while jogging
VDP Supplement: Hard Lessons Learned
VDP Supplement: Profiting From Digital
VDP Supplement: Digital Hits The Desert
Gateway Press — GPO Work and Beyond
PRINTER news
A Marketing Success Story —Sherburne
TOOLS FOR SUCCESS — LEADERSHIP IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Wellspring Capital Acquires Two Printers
L.P. Thebault Promotes Vanderwende to President
New Names for U.S. Fujifilm Companies
EFI Obtains Jetrion from Flint Group
St Ives U.S. Division Expanding Services
Sun Chemical to Appear on History Channel
NOTE: Interview Subjects Sought for Article
Illuminating the OLED Lighting Roadmap
MAN Roland’s Southern Region Building to a Record Sales Year
Delphax Technologies Announces Workforce Reduction and Estimates for Fourth Quarter
St Ives U.S. Division Announces Expansion of Services
U.S. Fujifilm Companies Announce New Names, Global Management Structure
Sun Chemical Featured in History Channel’s ‘Modern Marvels – Ink’
EFI to Acquire Jetrion LLC
‘Long Tail’ May be Great for Publishing, but Not for Printing. . .Unless Printers Act to Make It Otherwise
Wellspring Capital Acquires The Press of Ohio and D.B. Hess Company
Pitney Bowes Releases Mailstream White Paper
NPES Urges Action: House to Vote on 12-year Statute of Repose
Stitchmaster ST 450 Saddlestitcher from Heidelberg to Make North American Debut at Graph Expo 2006
At PackPrint 2007, Muller Martini to Showcase Versatile Capabilities of Alprinta-V Press
Burton Delivers CVO-Banta Merger Agreement
Donnelley Acquires CBN’s Financial Business
USPS Plans $1.1 Billion in Cost Cuts
Former Seiple Employees File Suit
NAQP May Become Part of NAPL
Standard Register Opens Mexican Facility
Mark Andy, Inc Acquired By Morgenthaler Partners
Is Media ‘Fragmented’ or Is Something Else Going On?
Heidelberg to Unveil New Partner Program At Graph Expo 2006
Kodak Nexpress 2500 Color Press Drives Herald Printing’s Transition to a Marketing Solutions Company
WSJ Report: Financial Printers Pad Bills
ADVO Shareholders OK Valassis Deal
Three MA Printers Merge, Form Synergy
Journal Sentinel Inks USA Today Contract
Vacchiano to Become President, CEO of X-Rite
Banta Announces Plant Closings, Layoffs
Heidelberg to Introduce New Anicolor Inking Unit for Speedmaster SM 52 at Graph Expo
Industry’s Top Consultants to Offer Guidance to Executive Outlook 2006 Attendees
Photo Labs Expands Digital Printing Services with Kodak Nexpress
Presstek Announces Availability of Presstek 52DI® Press for the North American Market
Presstek Anthem Pro Chemistry-Free Plate Wins Positive Customer Response
PI to Host Digital Workflow Webinar
Burton Committed to Banta Acquisition
ADVO Pushes Forward with Merger Plans
JCPG Closing Commercial Printing Plant
Lee Divesting Commercial Operations in NW
Day International to Acquire Duco
The Average Chief Marketing Officer is Replaced After Two Years: Why That’s Great News for Printers
Four Newspaper Printers Join Install Base Relying on Kodak Thermal CTP Solutions
Analysis: 75 Case Studies of Active RFID in Action
Transcontinental Obtains Publisher
Valassis No Longer Wants to Buy ADVO
Expansion Slated for Phoenix Color
New Plant for Advanced Communications
Donnelley Losing LBO Suitors?
Digital Print Industry Leaders Agree to AFP Open Standards Initiative
Promotional Products — Broadening Portfolios
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES — RISING TO THE NEXT LEVEL
ACROSS the nation
BINDERY matters
SUPPLIER news
Fiorenze on HR management
GRAPH EXPO and CONVERTING EXPO 2006 — Pre-show Preview
GRAPH EXPO & CONVERTING EXPO 2006 — A FALL CLASSIC
STRINE PRINTING — THE PRINTER’S CANDY STORE
Consolidated Goes North Of the Border
DIGITAL PLATES — LESS IS MORE
Adding New Elements to Card Printing —Cagle
Streeter, Banta Say No to Burton Offer
RR Donnelley Likely Exploring an LBO
Lucas Unveils Transformation Plan
Weyerhaeuser, Domtar Make Deal
CSR’S CHANGING ROLE — GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE
UPFRONT
Publicly Held Printers Caught in Stormy Seas —Michelson
The New Print Production Mantra: Unified Offset/Digital Workflow
DIGITAL digest
Coping Strategies — Rising Cost Of Commodities
PRINTER news
ANSTADT PRINTING — DRIVING TOWARDS DIGITAL
WEB-TO-PRINT — THE NEW FACE OF THE WEB
TRANS/PROMO & MARKETING SERVICES — PROPELLING DIGITAL PRINT
PERSONAL bests
INDUSTRY STANDARDS — FOR THE COMMON GOOD
… IN-PLANTS: Tomorrow’s Knowledge Managers?
Heidelberg USA Announces New Product Installation Report
MBO America to Demonstrate New Folder at Graph Expo
EFI PrintSmith Customers Win Sales Awards
ICC Launches New Color Management Forum
Gabriel Group Grows Print Volume 10 Percent with Xerox iGen3
Kingery Printing Selects Kodak Solutions for Integrated Workflow
Kodak Service & Support Moves Service Outside the Box
Dome Printing Installs Two Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 Presses
Weyerhaeuser, Domtar Unite Fine Papers
Industry Mourns Loss of Edwards
Agfa-Gevaert Reducing Workforce by 2,000
Cadmus Names Exec VP of Print Services
IP Sells Brazilian Coated Papers to Stora
Japs-Olson Joins The Print Council
A Good Sign for Print Volume?
Padgett Printing Proves Power of Kodak Unified Workflow Solutions
Weyerhaeuser to Combine Fine Paper Business With Domtar
Japs-Olson Joins The Print Council
Openfirst Installs Three HP Indigo Press 5000s
EFI Renews Commitment to Education Initiatives
Electronic Documents Growing... and Growing... and Growing
Loupe Enhances Business with KBA Rapida 205 81-inch Press
PIA/GATF Turns Creatives-Printers Seminar Content into Book
Here Comes Second Generation Printed Electronics
Team Concept to Hold Open House
CGX Deals for Canadian Printer
Banta Decides to Stay the Course
Workflow Divests Relizon Canada
Pictorial Offset Gains Certification
Pitney Bowes Subsidiary Being Sued
Quad Acquires Craftsman Press West
Quad/Graphics Acquires Craftsman Press West
Louisiana Daily Newspaper Makes the Move to CTP With Agfa
Pictorial Offset Is First Printer to Achieve SFI Certification
Eglomisé Designs Bolsters Capabilities with Kodak Nexpress 2100 Digital Press
Cenveo Seeks to Annex Banta
Report: Donnelley Talking LBO
Quebecor World Suffers $6.5M Q2 Loss
Ennis Completes Block Deal
Creditors Suing Sunny Industries
Printing Impressions Relaunches Website
The Rise of Direct Mail Shows Change in the Use of Print
Jet Prints on a More Responsible Plastic
Five Kodak Thermal CTP Platesetters Purchased by Denver Newspaper Agency
Banta Confirms Receipt Of Unsolicited, Highly Conditional Overture
NELA USA Launches New Website
Item Level RFID – Prosperous Market 2006-2016
DME Purchases Two Xeikon 5000 Digital Presses
Pictorial Offset Becomes Carbon Neutral Through The Conservation Fund
Trio of Kodak Solutions Boosts Productivity for California Printer
Monotype Imaging Obtains Linotype
Day, Sun Heat Up Press Blanket Deal
CGX Reaps Record Quarterly Revenue
Cenveo Ups Q2 Guidance, Kills Pill
Eastman Kodak to Shed 2,000 More Jobs
Synergy Acquires Scoville Assets
Muller Martini, Colter & Peterson and MBO America to Link Up at Graph Expo
Monotype Imaging Acquires Linotype
EFI Collaborates with Customers to Build Future Products
Printer/Call Center Alliance Aims to Improve Marketing for SMBs
MAN Roland Printers Score at the World Cup
The Offset House Doubles Throughput With Muller Martini Saddle Stitchers
Heidelberg USA Releases New Product Installation Report
Pacific Printing and Fulfillment Grows With Kodak Digital Presses
PrintED to Undergo Major Changes
POSTPRESS: Taming the top sheets
PRINECT: How presses communicate
Q&A With John Hamm on the Digital Printing Outlook
ACROSS the nation
BINDERY matters
Book Printer Gets Belated Recognition — Cagle
DIGITAL digest
ESTIMATING AND PRICING — RECOGNIZING THE DIFFERENCE
UPFRONT
PRINTING INDUSTRY VETERANS — LASTING IMPRESSIONS
JOHNSBYRNE CO. — CREATING CUSTOMER PARTNERSHIPS
Reach the Right Audience — Sherburne
PRICING VARIABLE PRINTING — CASHING IN ON VDP
Personal Bests — Encouraging Returns
PRINTER news
VESTCOM INTERNATIONAL — SETTING RETAIL STANDARDS
LANGE GRAPHICS — FINDING DIGITAL FOOTHOLDS
SEIZ PRINTING — NATIONAL CONTENDER
SUPPLIER news
HIRING, DEVELOPING, COMPENSATING — CULTIVATING SALES REPS
SPECIALTY PRINTING — PAPER AND INK GOING DIGITAL
PLASTICS PRINTING — HANDLE WITH CARE
PAPER OUTLOOK — CUTTING THE BOTTOM LINE
Mailing & Fulfillment Special Report — Mail Dynamics Equal Opportunities
Mailing & Fulfillment Special Report — Factors When Entering Mailing
Valassis Plunks Down $1.3 Billion for ADVO
Quad Acquires Mailer Openfirst
Quebecor World Streamlines Cincy Area Operations
Cenveo Acquires Large Label Producer
Mailing & Fulfillment Special Report — Getting Started In Fulfillment
Ryan Leaves PIA/GATF for PAF
Another Name Change for Vertis
Eleven Chosen for InterTech Awards
Mailing & Fulfillment Special Report — Helpful Resources
Sage Veterans Fuel Industry Bloodlines — Michelson
Synergy Graphics Acquires Assets From Scoville Press
Mailing & Fulfillment Special Report — Direct Mail Advances
Web Offset: Shorter Runs, Technology Innovations Enable Competitiveness in a New Print World
Be a Good Data Steward
New Media Buyers; Alternative Communication Methods
NAPL Printing Business Index Down in June
Employee Found Dead in Alcoa Baler
Slumping Banta Restructuring Groups
Cadmus Forges Asian Joint Venture
Latest M4D Research Reports Released
Dyson Returns to Vertis Communications
Pitney Bowes Acquiring Print Inc.
PREPRESS: Combination puncher
What Will Commercial Printing Look Like in 2008? 2011?
Ryan Bound for Florida PIA Chapter
Fiserv Swings Deal for Jerome Group
Outlook Shareholders Approve Sale
PIA/GATF Announces InterTech Winners
Smyth Co. to Shutter Midway Facility
UniGraphic Installs Pair of KBA Presses
Cenveo Acquires Rx Label Technology
Finch, Pruyn Puts Business Up for Sale
IP OKs $3B Share Repurchase Program
Bowne’s Kucera to Retire at Year’s End
Courier Corp. Enjoys Record Q3 Earnings
Transcontinental Clarifies Sale Mistake
Valassis Nabs ADVO in $1.3B Blockbuster
Quad/Graphics Acquires Mailer Openfirst
Grafikom Swings Deal for Speedfast Color
Pitman Adds Wide-format Supplier Charrette
Flint Group Raises Price on Publication Inks
JDF Product Certification Program Launched
Consolidated Graphics to Acquire Global Group
Quebecor World Consolidates Ohio Plants
Larivière Named President of Transcontinental Media
Sun Chemical Set to Increase Ink Prices
Fujifilm Gets New Leadership in United States
Ads Offset State’s Printing Costs for Forms
Vincent Direct Adds Watson Publications
Business Cards Tomorrow (BCT) Installs Second Presstek Direct Imaging (DI®) Press
PI Mourns Passing of Columnist Dickeson
Agfa-Gevaert Splits into Three Businesses
Equity Firm Acquires Fort Dearborn Co.
Cadmus Bolsters KGL Operations in India
Ryobi Unveils Press Manufacturing Center
Transcontinental Augments Book Platform
Banta Unveils New Co-mailing Facility
Former Company President, Rosenthal, Dies
Quebecor World Prints Milestone Magazine
Bobst Mourns Passing of Retired VP Fuchs
Strine Printing Buys 64” Sheetfed Press
Graph Expo Vows to be Largest Since 2000
IP Selling Coated, SC Paper Business
Ennis Obtains Assets of Block Graphics
Vertis Picks Up PA-based USA Direct
Transcontinental Invests $25M in Plant
Direct Mailers ICS, Gabriel Group Merge
Kompac Technologies Purchases Kompac
Quebecor World Inks Major Catalog Pacts
PI Seeks Longtime Execs, Production People
Lester Litho, Miller Graphics to Merge
Schilling Named President, CEO of Delphax
Kendall Printing Expands Press Capacity
Rosenthal Demise Both Slow and Painful
ACROSS the nation
PRINTER news
Readers Weighing In — Dickeson
BINDERY matters
SUPPLIER news
Service Plan Options — Are You Being Served?
UPFRONT
HOT MARKETS AT MID-YEAR — ECONOMIC DEFICIT DISORDER
DIGITAL digest
TRIM WASTE RECYCLING — REPURPOSED DOLLARS
Soft Proofing — Virtually a Lock
Coupling for KBA, MAN?
CGX Decides to Stay the Course
Fire Strikes Vertis Plant
Donnelley Opens Mail Facility
Someone’s Looking Out For Fakes — Cagle
Q&A WITH JAMES DUNN — RIDING GROWTH WAVE
Suit Challenges Outlook-Vista Deal
Considerable Postal Increase Proposed
GLOBAL COMPETITION — DANGER LURKS OFFSHORE
More Offset Operations Crossing Digital Chasm — Michelson
Dignitaries Highlight WOA Conference
DOME PRINTING — THE TALENT POOLE
KIRKWOOD PRINTING — BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
PRINT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — NEW LEADERS OF THE PAC
Common Sales Ailments — DeWese
Sun Chemical, Heidelberg Forge Alliance
MAR Graphics Acquires 10-color Press
Transformed MAN Roland Enjoys Banner Q1
Bond Helps Float Web Press Purchase
Harte-Hanks Enhances Digital Arsenal
Sappi Announces NA ‘Printers of Year’
AIIM/ON DEMAND Bound for Boston in ‘07
Japs-Olson to Install Landmark Press
RR Donnelley Opens New Mail Facility
Suit Challenges Outlook-Vista Deal
Transcontinental Merges Facilities
KBA CEO Covets MAN Roland Relationship
CGX Opts for Share Repurchase Program
Quebecor World’s Problems Continue
InnerWorkings Files Registration for IPO
Seiz Printing Installs 12-color Press
Supremex Sale Fuels Cenveo Q1 Results
CHARITABLE PRINTING — LENDING A PRESS
DIRECT IMAGING PRESSES — DISCIPLES OF DI
Clean Up Your Sales — DeWese
Dashboard Lights — Dickeson
DIGITAL digest
ACROSS the nation
BINDERY matters
COLDSET UV PRINTING — LIGHT NEWS DAYS
Printing Technology Takes NJ Licenses to Next Level — Cagle
CLOSED-LOOP COLOR CONTROL — SMALL CHALLENGES, BIG REWARDS
Not the Best of Times For Industry Behemoths — Michelson
CENVEO INC. — REBUILDING WINNERS
Building More Business — Sherburne
A JDF Success Story — Waldman
SHAPCO PRINTING — BROTHERS BOUND BY INK
INVESTING IN HUMAN CAPITAL — VALUABLE COMMODITIES
SUPPLIER news
PRINTER news
Demo Day Details Differentiation
WOA 06 Special Report — It’s Decision Time
Gateway Gets Web Platform
Quebecor World Reorganizes, Names New Top Executive
PEARL PRESSMAN LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS GROUP — REMAKING HISTORY
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WOA 06 Special Report — Continuing The Vision
INSERTS EAST — FLYING UNDER THE RADAR
IPEX 2006 — BIG SHOWING IN BRITAIN
Change in Leadership at Quad
CGX Looking To Sell?
Investors, Executives Acquire Patented
MAILING SERVICES — GIVING POSTAGE ITS DUE
WOA 06 Special Report — Rolling With the Changes
UPFRONT
CLICK CHARGES — KNOW YOUR USAGE
Do You Measure Up? — Dickeson
ACROSS the nation
Is Your Glass Half Full? — DeWese
BINDERY matters
DATABASE MANAGEMENT — DATA INTO DOLLARS
Ease Your Pain And Suffering — Cagle
DIGITAL digest
DME Delivers With Innovative Programs — Michelson
MAN Roland to Go Public
Execs Examine Future Growth
DME HOLDINGS — IN A FULL COURT PRESS
VARIABLE DATA INTEGRITY — ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
PRINTER news
SUPPLIER news
BRIDGING DIGITAL AND OFFSET — SERVING TWO MASTERS
WEB-TO-PRINT — JUST BROWSING
DECISION POINTS 2006 — FORBES TO TELL ALL
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Schawk Sells Some Ops
Combined Conferences Focus on ‘Change’
Workflow Shuffles Its New Assets
West-Camp Acquired By Two Managers
Observations from IPEX 2006
WILLIAMS PRINTING — WORLD’S LARGEST SMALL PRINTER
GRACE PRINTING — BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
SHAREHOLDER EQUITY — VALUING YOUR COMPANY
PADGETT PRINTING — DESTINATION: DIGITAL
PAYNE PRINTERY — A PASSIONATE PRINTER
VISTAPRINT — WEB MASTERS
NATIONAL HIRSCHFELD — ROCKY MOUNTAIN BUY
ACROSS the nation
SUPPLIER news
PRINTER news
Making Marketing Work for You — Sherburne
DIGITAL digest
Am I Wrong Here? — Dickeson
Ben’s Words to Live By — DeWese
BINDERY matters
REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS — STAYING CONNECTED
SPECIALTY PRINTING — SECOND TIME’S THE CHARM
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Senate Finally OKs Postal Reform Bill
Press Highlights Courier Expansion
DS Graphics Strikes Deal for Fidelity
Quad Creates Business Unit
Printing Leaks Need Addressing — Cagle
DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING — EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
IPEX 2006 — EYEING THE LATEST PRODUCTS
Cenveo Moves Impact Employees
Added Luster for Expanded GOA Event
TSUKUBA MANUFACTURING PLANT — STILL PRESSING AHEAD
Leo Roars in China — Michelson
NEWSPAPER CTP — MAKING THE LATE EDITION
BINDERY matters
PERSONAL bests
Donnelley Launches Infringement Suit
DIGITAL digest
'Do Not' Law Targets Direct Mail
Reform Legislation Obstacles
PIA/GATF Hails Senate Passage of Historic Postal Reform Legisla
CGI Group Buys ADP's Print Unit
Boone Acquires Tidewater
A to Z, Marek Merge
IP Worker Killed by Machine
Cenveo Names Oliva President
Hitting the Books --Dickeson
Healthy Sales in 2006 --DeWese
Consumer Reports' Senior VP to Keynote the 2006 BookTech and Pr
UPFRONT
SUPPLIER news
PRINTER news
EDITOR'S notebook
Bits and Pieces
ACROSS the nation
WASTE BLANKET WASH — WATCH OUT FOR YOUR WASH
DIGITAL FINISHING — BINDING GETS PERSONAL
SUSTAINABILITY — PAPER OPTIONS NOT CLEAR CUT
FINISHING FLEXIBILITY — SETTING THE STANDARD
Users Groups — Peert-to-Peer Networking
PBM GRAPHICS — TRUE TO THEIR HERITAGE
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS — HOW TO GAUGE SUCCESS
BINDERY matters
DIGITAL digest
Just Wait 'Til Next Session. . .
Old Is New for Ex-Quebecor World Plants
Cenveo Begins Consolidation
MAN Comes to Motown
Offering "Expert" Opinions -- Dickeson
Surfing With Purpose --DeWese
Print in a Multi-channel World --Sherburne
Cooper Tabbed By Print Council
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SUPPLIER news
PRINTER news
BITS AND PIECES
ACROSS the nation
HOT MARKETS FOR 2006 — NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
IMAGINE! PRINT SOLUTIONS — EXCEEDING CHALLENGE
Small- & Medium-Format Sheetfeds — Armed To Compete
IPEX 2006 — BRITAIN INVADED