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November 17, 2008

TOP STORY

• Big Commercial Printing Firm Closes
  Commercial printing firm Grafikom, Toronto, 500 employees, shut down operations. The company, formed in 2005 when Quebecor World Inc. sold six plants to managers for $53 million, went into receivership, reportedly owing banks $49 million. more » » » 

NEWS BRIEFS

• Credit Crunch Kills Oregon Printing Company
  Rising debts and difficulties getting credit force Media Print Group to close operations. more » » » 
• Bowne Wins $60 Million Outsourcing Deal
  Financial services firm serving the U.S. Military moves printing jobs offsite to financial printer. more » » » 
• The Ticker
  The Bureau, printing.com, InstyPrints, DG3, green printing, Goss, Gegenheimer Awards, AlphaGraphics, Quebecor World, PIA/GATF, WOA awards, Adobe, Kodak and today's quote. more » » » 

Blogs

• Print Trends, sponsored by Epson by Howie Fenton
  10 Spin Doctoring Tips
  An article entitled 10 Tips for Communicating in Tough Times written by Market Wire was posted o...
  more » » » 
• Print Sales Call by Bill Farquharson
  What to do, what to do
  Good morning, campers! This is the last full week before Thanksgiving, one of the worst weeks to ...
  more » » » 
• Print Shop Talk by Mark Vruno
  Ascend to the Great White North
  If you're a short-run printer who didn't make it to Chicago for Graph Expo last month, consider head...
  more » » » 
• Print Trends, sponsored by Epson by Howie Fenton
  Measuring Customer Demand
  Last blog we asked, “How do you monitor changing customer demand?” Examples of chang...
  more » » » 

e-GAM Editor: Lisa Cross

GAM Editor in Chief: Bill Esler

GAM Executive Editor: Mark Vruno

Publisher: Phil Saran

In this Issue

• Big Commercial Printing Firm Closes
• Credit Crunch Kills Oregon Printing Company
• Bowne Wins $60 Million Outsourcing Deal
• The Ticker

Today's Quote: "The wise person questions himself; the fool, others." —Henri Arnold

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