VERSO To Acquire NewPage Verso Paper Corp., a leading North American producer of coated papers, and NewPage Holdings Inc., a leading producer of printing and specialty papers, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Verso will acquire NewPage in a transaction valued at $1.4 billion. Upon closing of the transaction,
Makin Testifies on Behalf of Industry This past Tuesday, Michael Makin, Printing Industries of America’s President and CEO, testified at the Senate’s Judiciary Committee hearing on patent reform. Makin was the only representative representing small business, and of course, the printing industry. “Prior to 2013 it was unheard of to have printing companies accused of
NAPL & AMSP Merger Approved On Saturday, December 14, the boards of the National Association for Print Leadership (NAPL) and the Association for Marketing Service Providers (AMSP) overwhelmingly approved the merger between the two associations. The AMSP brand will continue to exist as an independent brand within the structure of NAPL, in much the same
Midwest Single Source Expands Capacity Midwest Single Source has made a $1 million investment to upgrade its printing equipment, and is looking to expand its digital services along with it.Company president Kevin Ulwelling says the new equipment will enhance the company’s digital print quality and allow for more web-based printing. He says the new printer can
David DeLana Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award November 21, 2013 PITTSBURGH—November 21, 2013—Printing Industries of America has presented its 2013 Lewis Memorial Lifetime Achievement to David DeLana, president, Heritage-The Integrated Resource, of El Reno, OK. The award was bestowed on November 15, 2013, at the organization’s fall administrative meetings in Chicago. Established in 1950, the
Hallmark Cuts Will Involve as many as 250 jobs Hallmark Cards Inc. made a pair of announcements to employees on Monday that will result in a reduction of as many as 250 positions. Kansas City-based Hallmark said it is streamlining its development process for greetings cards. This will result in the loss of about
Landa Selects Komori Platforms for all Sheetfed Nanographic Printing Presses REHOVOT, ISRAEL AND TOKYO—November 1, 2013—Landa Corp. and Komori Corp. today announced the strengthening of their strategic relationship. The companies had collaborated during Landa's development of Nanography, with Komori providing sheetfed platforms for Landa's launch of Nanographic Printing at drupa 2012. The companies have now
GAERF Launches Online Career Center With OutputLinks Communications Reston, VA—The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF), has announced the launch of a FREE Industry Career Center (graphicCOMMcentral.org/Career) located at graphicCOMMcentral, the gateway to the graphic communications industry for students and educators. This new online career resource allows companies and educational institutions to register open
Distributor Agreement Announced on ‘Diamond’ Sheetfed Presses Manufactured by Mitsubishi October 30, 2013 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Printing & Packaging Machinery, Ltd. (MHI-PPM), one of the world’s largest graphic machinery suppliers, today announced that the company has agreed in principle with RM Machinery Inc. (RMM) that RMM will be the authorized distributor of “Diamond” brand sheetfed
Adobe Data Breach More Extensive Than Previously Disclosed (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc said on Tuesday that the scope of a cyber-security breach disclosed nearly a month ago was far bigger than initially reported, with attackers obtaining data on more than 38 million customer accounts. The software maker also said that hackers had stolen part
