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• NY Daily News to Invest Millions in Print
  The New York Daily News to print with a contract to purchase a 15-tower, triple-width version of KBA’s compact Commander CT, configured for full color on every page—the first big-city U.S. daily to have that ability. more » » » 

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• Visant to Acquire Phoenix Color
  Visant Corp., Armonk, NY, yearbook and direct marketing printer agreed to acquire Phoenix Color, Hagerstown, MD, for $219 million cash. The deal is expected to close by March 31. more » » » 
• Big Deal for Transcontinental
  Transcontinental Inc., Montreal, signed an exclusive six-year contract, valued at $210 million, to print Canadian publisher Rogers' complete magazine portfolio. With over 70 consumer, business and professional magazines in Canada, including Chatelaine, Maclean's, L'actualité and Canadian Business, Rogers is Canada’s largest publisher. more » » » 
• Wanted: Comments on Pending Postal Hikes
  The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) will accept comments on postal rate changes for First-Class letters/cards, advertising mail and periodicals. New proposed prices include: First-Class Mail letter (1 oz.) 42¢, First-Class Mail letter (2 oz.) 59¢, Postcard 27¢ and First-Class Mail large envelope (2 oz.) $1.00. more » » » 
• The Ticker
  Today’s Ticker: IWCO Direct, Tribune, printers and e-commerce, fraud scheme in coupons redemption, Pitney Bowes, Schaeffer Environmental Award, Impressions Inc., Sakurai USA, Clampitt Paper and today’s quote. more » » » 

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• NOTEBOOK: Politics of Print: Yes, There Is Some Of That Involved
  By Bill Esler
  Editor-in-Chief
  Just the other day, I received a red, black and blue mailer—obviously printed rollfed offset on a lightweight card, flat colors, with laser personalization. The mailer instructed me about the new, paper ballots that I may find instead of touch-screen voting machines. And it told me precisely where I can walk to vote—prior to election day if I choose, or at another site on election day. This flexibility and precision of communications is made possible because all the paper records are seamlessly integrated to digital records. more » » » 

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