Talks End as No Clear Path to PIA/NAPL Merger

PITTSBURGH—It looks as if the proposed "blending" of the Printing Industries of America (PIA) and the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) is dead in the water. The joint Unification Task Force, formed last February to evaluate a possible merger between the two industry associations, couldn't devise a mutually satisfying plan and decided to end negotiations.