Editor's note: Company rankings for the current and previous years are based on figures reported in 2000. Therefore, companies that revised their 1999 revenues may have changed their '99 ranking as compared with the ranking that appeared in last year's Printing Impressions 500. Similarly, the percentage change in sales is calculated on the most recent information provided.2000 Ranking:Previous Year's Ranking:Company:Total Sales (millions):Previous Year's (millions):Change (%):Principal Officer:Employees:Primary Specialties:Web Offset Units:Sheetfed Offset Units:Other:Ownership:Plants:251236Color Arts, Racine, WI$26.70$26.00+3James O'Donnell235COM 100%009Private 1 2000 Ranking:Previous Year's Ranking:Company:Total Sales (millions):Previous Year's (millions):Change (%):Principal Officer:Employees:Primary Specialties:Web Offset Units:Sheetfed Offset Units:Other:Ownership:Plants:252189Sinclair Printing, Los Angeles, CA$26.60$33.06-20Robert J. Sinclair152COM 100%20160Private 1 2000 Ranking:Previous Year's Ranking:Company:Total
Racine, WI
RACINE, WI—Tru Line Lithographing has merged with Ed. Garvey and Co., a commercial and direct mail printing company based in Niles, IL. There are no plans to change the company name or corporate identity, and no loss of jobs due to the merger is anticipated. The company reports plans to increase its customer service staff. Paul J. Hellenberg, Tru Line's president, states, "Both companies are quite successful in their markets and are in the midst of growth spurts. This is an additive scenario." Hellenberg goes on to say, "The merger will give us the financial strength of a $22 million printing company,
During his nearly 70-year career, Harry R. Quadracci has overseen 121 press installations. BY ERIK CAGLE It didn't take long for Harry R. Quadracci to prove what kind of man he was. In fact, he proved it while still a boy. The Quadracci family had moved to America from Italy in 1906 in search of a better life. His father opened a grocery store in Racine, WI, after they settled in, but The Great Depression would leave millions of people, the Quadraccis included, bankrupt. That's when Harry Quadracci stepped to the forefront. He had taken up printing at the age of 15 as a
