Top Stories

• PIA Sees Printing Output Falling
  
  Staff Report, December 4, 2009
  No relief in 2010, as PIA projects a 2.5% drop in printing sales next year on the heels of a 4.5% decline in 2009.
  
• Hearst Launches Skiff
  
  Bill Esler, December 4, 2009
    Buidling a uniform format for e-reading, Hearst incorporates strategy for optimizing printing production workflow as well.
  
• The Ticker
  
  Source: Graphic Arts Monthly Wires, December 4, 2009
  Genova Diagnostics, Urner Barry Printing, B&B, NPC top GPO printer, VIM plates banned, RIT Test Targets, William D. Schaeffer Environmental Award, Maximum Graphics, manroland patent, Print City, NAPL, Fry Communications and today's quote.
  
• Newspaper Printing Show Launch
  
  Lisa Cross, Senior Editor, December 4, 2009
  News Print debuts at Graph Expo, Oct. 3-6, 2010 to accommodate crossover between commercial web and newspaper printing; newspaper market continues to restructure.
  
• Dynagraf Grows Digital Printing
  
  Lisa Cross, Senior Editor, December 2, 2009
    Dynagraf, Canton, MA, expects to grow its digital printing revenues by up to 25% with an expansion project that will add nine pieces of equipment (four presses and five bindery devices) and 20 employees The company traditionally built its business high-end sheet-fed and web printing; its client base includes Mercedes Benz, The Museum of Fine Arts and Ralph Lauren.
  
• RR Donnelley Verizon Deal
  
  Bill Esler, Editor in Chief, December 2, 2009
    Proprietary inkjet printing helps Chicago-based giant capture more Verizon Wireless transpromo statement printing business.
  
• The Ticker
  
  Graphic Arts Monthly Wires, December 2, 2009
  InnerWorkings earns big deal with Scotts, People's Financial buys Financial Federal, Direct Mail Services, HT Media, Springer books on demand, UPM, Sumrfit-Stone, Comet press to China, AEG deal with Konica Minolta, DirectMail.com, Ben Franklin Society inducts 10, Intech Printing, Baldwin and today's quote.
  
• Rock/Colorfx Adds Web Press
  
  Lisa Cross, Senior Editor, November 30, 2009
    Six-color Goss M600 heatset readying for production at $75 million printing firm.
  
• Printing Propels Video Game
  
  Lisa Cross, Senior Editor, November 30, 2009
    Sandy Alexander, Clifton, NJ, printed the advertising insert for the launch of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed II. One of the highlights of piece is tearing off the "King's head", which adds tactile and auditory components to the ad promotion.
  
• NAPL Launches Major Management Programs
  
  Bill Esler, Editor in Chief, November 30, 2009
  Best Practices Assessment and related WorkPlan for Success, free to members, have been in development for more than a year; adapted from Management Plus Program awards competion, but open to any printing firm.
  
• The Ticker
  
  Graphic Arts Monthly Wires, November 30, 2009
    Heidelberg reorganizes, Relm Holdings intends to buy digital printing firm, DesignBay buys Design Crowd,  Fry Communications, new emission trading system for California, consumer mag publishers launch online newsstand, Nook production upped, Waldo Hunt dies, USPS green Website, Goss CEO on Shanghai Electric's ownership investment and today's quote.
  
• Printing and Converting Show Launched
  
  Mark Spaulding, Editor in Chief, Converting Magazine, November 27, 2009
  Converting Exhibition set for April 6-8, 2011, in Orlando (FL); event evolves from the former CMM Intl. show which PennWell sold to Mack Brooks Exhibitions on Nov. 13.
  
• Heidelberg  Adopts New Corporate Structure
  
  Source: Heidelberg, November 27, 2009
    Rautert leaves printing machinery supplier in reorganization; Kiessling joins management Board; responsibilities rearranged
  
• Smilebox Adds Direct-to-Store Printing At Walmart
  
  Source: Direct Smile, November 27, 2009
  Smilebox Customers Now Can Print From 900 Designs to Pay and Pickup in Store Within an Hour
  
• Angstrom Graphics Adds Unit
  
  Lisa Cross, Senior Editor, November 25, 2009
  Double-digit growth in its integrated marketing services prompts Angstrom Graphics to add services and iGen4.
  
• USPS Gives Push to Printing
  
  Bill Esler, Editor in Chief, November 25, 2009
    U.S. Postal Service is giving the struggling printing industry a hand, retailing printed goods including boxes already in printed wrapping paper, selling on demand greeting card printing. USPS will triple its test of retail greeting card kiosks next quarter.
  
• The Ticker
  
  Graphic Arts Monthly Wires, November 25, 2009
  UPrinting.com, Document Security Systems, Belk Printing, Disc Graphics, Suttle-Straus, Press-sense and today's quote.
  
• Craftline Graphics to Add 75 Jobs
  
  Lisa Cross, Senior Editor, November 24, 2009
  Activity book printing firm Craftline Graphics earns new work and will invest $1.5 million in equipment and building improvements.
  
• Postal Service Updates List of Closures
  
  Source: USPS, November 23, 2009
  Additional offices dropped from consideration; only 241 offices still under review.
  
• TanaSeybert Goes to Auction
  
  Lisa Cross, Senior Editor, November 23, 2009
  Bidding for equipment, including Heidelberg sheetfeds and HP Indigos, set for Dec. 2.