Profit Acceleration Discussion: Is Chemical Free an Answer
If your firm is considering printing plate upgrades, this profit accelerator discussion can be of value. First, can chemical-free plates save enough costs, defects, quality, and EPA hassles for a positive ROI? And then, is Kodak’s SONORA XTRA Process Free Plates the best chemical-free choice.

RRD Sale Cancelled, Sold Again, AND Still Accepting Offers 
The  Business of Print - Atlas, a previously announced buyer, is out. Now Chatham is the buyer. But it's not a done deal. Atlas can still bid higher. BUT even more interesting is -- the losing bidder gets $20,000,000!  
 

Printer Expands into New Markets at Record Speed
Polaris Direct collaborated with Ricoh to build Polaris' cut-sheet print operation from the ground up. It took place over the course of a single year, and the commercial printer is now a top postcard vendor, printing and finishing millions of postcards per month entirely in-house with Ricoh solutions.
 

Free Font Protests Partisan Gerrymandering
Ugly Gerry is a new, free font created by a pair of activists fed up with the US government's practice of gerrymandering voting districts. Every letter in the font is composed of images of gerrymandered US voting districts. 

Roundtable: How to Achieve Zero-Fault Packaging
The folding carton industry is in the middle of significant changes as the effects of the pandemic and new market behaviors are putting more pressure on converters. Run lengths are decreasing, and brand owners need a shorter time to market. At the same time, sustainability is the most urgent topic.

Developing the Business
Revised Evolving Model For Organizational Value Creation
How to "Tap into learning about what needs to change, to improve a company's future, to improve employee retention, and reduce the loss of key personnel?" Probably through results of a well-designed, anonymous Employee Survey.
 

Value Is Not What You Think It Is!
It is what your customer says it is! Do we even take the time to measure the value we provide our customers – is it enough?  Do we have processes in place that can measure value? If not, why not?  Read on to see how customers measure value!
 

Mike Lee
Mike Lee has joined Konica Minolta as the Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer.

Andrew Bailes-Collins
Andrew Bailes-Collins Joins Ultimate Technographics as the Head of Product Management.

Peter Fox
Peter Fox has been appointed the CEO of SOMIC Packaging.

Shawn Butson
Shawn Butson joins Nazdar as the Narrow Web Technical Sales Representative for the USA’s Northeast Region. 

Wayne Angstrom
Wayne Angstrom, a respected leader in the print industry and owner of the AngstromGroup, has passed away. Known to many as a pioneer of the print industry, Wayne served at a chairman and CEO of AngstromGraphics for nearly 30 years. 

Deaf Football Team Goes 12-0 On Its Way to State Championship
A varsity football team is impressing the athletic world, as the limited 23-player roster has gone undefeated 12-0 though all 23 players and their coach are deaf. They don’t play in a hard of hearing league; they are beating hearing teams, sometimes by huge margins, all the while using American Sign Language to communicate on the field.