Stan Smith

By Erik Cagle, Senior Editor The economy may be raining red ink in pressrooms across the United States, but it's best not to ask Progress Printing for a weather report. From where the Lynchburg, VA-based, privately held commercial printer sits, it's a sunny day—with sales reaching the $52 million mark for its 2003 fiscal year. Progress Printing's profits ranked among its three best campaigns since opening its doors in 1962, and a second brand-spanking-new full web press just started rolling in October. Someone neglected to tell Virginia's largest independent commercial printer that a recession has been gripping the country. The executive team seated,