Matthew Vere

FORT WORTH, TX—Authentic Press and Barr Printing have merged to create Authentic/Barr Printing to provide significant synergies, enhanced customer service and increased cost efficiencies for the combined company. Chris Groff will assume the role of CEO, with Matthew Vere as president. Kenneth and Allan Barr, custodians of their family business that started in 1948, will be involved with business development and marketing. "We are tremendously excited about the capabilities this offers our clients," Groff says. "The two organizations really bring different strengths to the table and it is extraordinary how each complements the other." The new company will set up shop at the Authentic Press facility in