GAERF LAUNCHES 2013 STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION Entrants Challenged to Produce a Product Irreplaceable by Electronic Media Reston, VA—The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) announces the launch of the GAERF 2013 Student Design Competition themed: "Forever Print." Although we live in a 'digital age', we continue to be surrounded by printed material because
AF & PA Action Supported by PIA This past week, Printing Industries of America (PIA) weighed in to support the American Forest & Paper Association’s (AF&PA) bid to achieve government approval of a formalized commodities promotional and marketing program that would be financed by assessing paper producers. Known informally as a “check off” program, the
PIA Supports Paper-Based Access to Government Information and Services Printing Industries of America announced its support for a bipartisan Congressional resolution (H.Res. 97), introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Mike Michaud (D-ME), seeking to protect access to paper-based options for government services and information. Despite a rise in
Cost Savings Spur Growth in Group FSC® Certification Program for Printers At the end of last year, the 200th firm was joined to the Regional Affiliate Certificate Group, RACG. This program, offered to all members of PIA affiliate associations across the country, was established in late 2010 with an initial group of 40 printers
Printing Industries of America Statement on USPS Announcement to End Saturday Delivery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 6, 2013—The following is a statement by Lisbeth A. Lyons, Vice President of Printing Industries of America, the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, regarding today’s announcement by the United States Postal Service that it would end Saturday delivery of
Richard Hart Retires after 46 Years with Olmsted-Kirk Paper Dallas, Texas – January 31, 2013 – It is with mixed feelings that Olmsted-Kirk Paper announces the retirement of Richard Hart, our Executive Vice-President. He has been with our company for the last forty-six years and has decided that the time has come to retire. Although
IDEAlliance Launches NEW Mail.dat®User License Code Program [Alexandria, Virginia – January 28, 2013] IDEAlliance® has announced a revision in its popular Mail.dat® User License Code program that will substantially reduce the fees paid by mail preparers and facilitate the transition to electronic postage payment. The Mail.dat specification specifies a User License Code to accompany files
Ovid Bell Press Acquisition Official Walsworth Publishing announced on Wednesday, Janury 2nd that it had acquired The Ovid Bell Press in Fulton, MO. Both companies will continue to operate as they do currently. John Bell will remain as CEO of The Ovid Bell Press.“Despite a weak business economy, Walsworth is in a growth mode. Our
KC-based Hallmark Cards to close its Topeka factory Kansas City-based Hallmark Cards Inc. said Tuesday it would close its greeting card and envelope manufacturing plant in Topeka, a fixture there since 1943. The work now done in Topeka — about one-third of Hallmark’s total card output — will be consolidated at the company’s plants
San Antonio Plant To Close Direct-mail company Focus Direct LLC is closing its San Antonio production facility and eliminating 78 jobs. The terminations are expected to start May 14 and will take no longer than two weeks, according to a letter the company sent to the Texas Workforce Commission last week.Focus Direct is diverting the work