ACROSS the nation

NEW YORK

NEW YORK—A multi-year agreement has been reached between Global Document Solutions (GDS) and Brinker Capital, a managed account and mutual fund services provider, for GDS to provide integrated business communications and document processing services.

ROCHESTER—Graphics services provider Lazer Inc. relocated to a new facility at 1150 University Ave., which is centrally located within the University Business Center and in the heart of Rochester’s “Neighborhood of the Arts.” A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house was held earlier this month.

PENNSYLVANIA

LANCASTER—Commercial web offset printer doodad has updated its plant here by investing in a QuadTech register guidance system with MultiCam, which will be integrated through a new QuadTech IconP2 platform.

PHILADEPHIA—The Philadelphia Inquirer purchased two NELA Evolution high speed Vision punch/benders to connect to Krause and Fuji CTP devices.

SOUTHAMPTON—Switching from polyester to metal plates, Digital Color Graphics recently installed a Heidelberg Suprasetter A52 thermal platesetter with a MetaDimension RIP.

YORK—York Graphic Services has changed its name to The YGS Group to reflect the expansion of printing and integrated publishing offerings that is now available. These include creative, advertising sales, printing and finishing, fulfillment and distribution, and reprint management.

SOUTH CAROLINA

COLUMBIA—Having steadily built and refined its Prinect workflow over the past several years, Crowson Stone Printing recently acquired a new Heidelberg Suprasetter E 105 SCL platesetter.

SOUTH DAKOTA

MADISON—To improve production of the Madison Daily Leader and 20 weeklies, Hunter Publishing purchased a new Kodak Trendsetter News 70 platesetter, Prinergy Evo workflow system and Kodak PREPS imposition software (Plus version).

TENNESSEE

NASHVILLE—An HP Indigo press 5000 and HP Indigo Production Manager digital front end have been added at the Cenveo Direct Mail Group’s plant here.

SHELBYVILLE—Four new Kluge EHD Series presses have been installed at the Jostens Inc. facility here. Jostens has more than 50 Kluge presses at its plants across the country.