Sappi Fine Paper North America

After more than 100 years, the Sappi Paper Mill along the banks of Muskegon Lake (MI) is no more. The plant was brought to the ground in seconds after one large "boom" Sunday morning.

No one who 24 Hour News 8 spoke to was worried about anything going wrong in the implosion. The delay seemed to be the only hiccup in the demolition. After the earth shaking explosion, greeted by cheers from spectators, the building fell to the north as planned.

24 Hour News 8 was told on the scene there were initial reports of minor window damage to nearby homes

Hundreds of guests turned out for Sandy Alexander's open house gathering to network, socialize and explore new printing trends and technologies. The event featured the company's One-to-One Cross-Media Marketing Solutions and specifically its two HP Indigo 10000 digital presses.

In the most recent episode, "Improving the Workplace," from the humorous online video series, Off Register, from Sappi Fine Paper North America, actors from Second City Improv deliver another satirical episode as they participate in a training workshop where they are asked to share their feelings in a round-table therapy session.

The keynote speakers at the 66th Annual Technical Conference of TAGA, March 23–26, 2014 in Fort Worth, TX, will represent some of the printing industry’s brightest minds, and will provide their insight into the future.

Sappi Fine Paper North America has launcheda new online educational platform, Sappi etc. microsite, that provides access to more than a century's worth of rare historical documents, detailed case studies and expert technical advice.

Sappi Fine Paper's "PRINT &" book has been chosen as the recipient of the 2013 "Positively Print" award. The award was presented by GASC President Ralph Nappi, Sept. 7, at the close of the Executive Outlook Conference in Chicago.

Printing firm Digital Color Concepts (DCC) in Mountainside, NJ, in collaboration with New York City creative agency OTTO NY, and a cast of photographers and street artists, celebrate the power of visual communication in a revealing tour of New York City after dark—or "the other New York" as they came to call it.

Sappi Fine Paper's new publication, "Print &," highlights study results showing how print drives return on investment (ROI) when used in combination with alternative media to create effective integrated campaigns. The book also also examines data on demographic preferences, emotional triggers, as well as shopping behaviors that show how print creates an interactive, visually intriguing and tactile experience.

In "Certifiably Sick," the ninth episode in the "Off Register" series of humerous videos, Sappi pokes fun at the sometimes complex process of obtaining various environmental certification. The videos are based on real-life experiences of printers and captures some of the funnier, more absurd aspects of being on press.

The two North American region winners receiving international Printers of the Year Award recognition were Fry Communication (Mechanicsburg, PA) in the magazine-web category, and Continental Colorcraft (Monterey Park, CA) for its coffee table exhibition catalog in the books category.