The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) awarded MEDiAHEAD with a national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise last week. The company also received Women Owned Business Enterprise certifications in the states of Missouri and Kansas. WBENC’s national standard of certification is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and site inspection. The
MCLEAN Va.—July 9, 2015—The Paper & Packaging – How Life Unfolds consumer campaign launches July 8 with a $20M investment in paid and earned media between July and December funding this cross-platform campaign designed to slow the decline in paper usage and grow demand for packaging. The Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB), established as a
2015 SkillsUSA National Winners and Advisors Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 7, 2015—Printing Industries of America contributed to a successful graphic communications contest at the SkillsUSA Championships held June 23–26 in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to helping conduct the national competition, Printing Industries of America (PIA) sponsored a breakfast for competitors and their advisors and
Eight students from Dubiski Career High School in South Grand Prairie, Texas brought home top-ten finishes from the Skills USA National Leadership Conference this past June. “We were ecstatic to have them all place in the top 10 in the Nation,” stated Gloria Trevino, one of the students’ instructors. More than 6,000 career and technical
Hill Print Solutions, Dallas, TX and QuadWilliamson, Dallas TX have been recognized as “Benny” award winners in the 2015 Premier Print Awards Competition produced by Printing Industries of America. Hill Print Solutions, won in the category of Stationery Packages (1, 2, or 3 colors). Hill is one of Dallas’ oldest family operated companies and provides
NEW YORK—July 1, 2015—Japan Pulp and Paper (JP) announced the acquisition of the remaining 49 percent of the outstanding shares of Gould Paper (Gould). The acquisition was effected through JP’s consolidated U.S. subsidiary, Japan Pulp and Paper (U.S.A) (JPUSA), and makes Gould a wholly-owned subsidiary within the JP Group. JP has been making efforts to
NORTH MANKATO, Minn.—June 18, 2015—A bankruptcy court judge has approved Taylor Corp.’s $307 million-plus bid for Dayton, Ohio-based Standard Register, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The auction bid topped a proposed $275 million deal by Connecticut hedge fund and Standard Register shareholder Silver Point Capital. Standard Register employs 3,700 workers at 34 facilities throughout the
SAN JOSE, Calif.—June 16, 2015—Adobe has launched a milestone release of its flagship Adobe Creative Cloud tools and services. The 2015 release of Creative Cloud includes major updates to Adobe’s industry-defining desktop tools, including Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Premiere Pro CC and InDesign CC; as well as new connected mobile apps for iOS and Android.
It was reported in the Washington Post on Monday that the U.S. Postal Service will have to roll back a portion of its recent rate increase after a federal court ruled that the higher postage prices in place since January 2014 can’t be permanent. “Postal regulators had agreed to a 3-cent emergency postage hike for
ColorDynamics, Inc., Allen Texas (www.colordynamics.com) has received Sappi's North America Printer of the Year awards, which is regarded as one of the world’s most respected accolade of excellence in printed communications. This award recognizes innovation and excellence in print across 10 categories for work produced on Sappi papers. Sappi has been committed to rewarding printers who successfully