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Connecticut
governor helps Curtis Packaging celebrate
Sandy Hook company acknowledges 160th anniversary with festivities
at upgraded plant
Local and state officials were on hand at Curtis Packaging
earlier this fall to help the Sandy Hook Conn., company celebrate its
160th year in business. (More)
UniGraphic
Inc. of Woburn, Mass. acquires Synergy Graphics
Most Synergy jobs saved as Wilmington facility closes; Unigraphic’s
sales now top $20 million
UniGraphic Inc., a full-service print shop headquartered
in Woburn, Mass., has purchased Synergy Graphics of
nearby Wilmington and nearly all of Synergy’s employees began
working at the Woburn plant last month. (More)
150
attend PINE’s annual awards gala dinner
Elects new officers at 118th annual meeting
With more than 150 industry professionals in attendance, Printing Industries
of New England capped off a busy year last month with its annual Awards
Gala Dinner celebration and annual business meeting. (More)
How
to get more than you expect in 2006
By John Graham
Alan Greenspan expresses cautionary concerns about the economy. The
price of gasoline eats into the family budget, the fiscal impact of
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will be felt for years, the debt from the
Iraqi war mounts, interest rates edge upward, and millions of families
stretch to make ends meet. (More)
Tracking
proofer drift: How accurate is an Epson over time?
By Ron Ellis
Although we know that an Epson proofer can be tuned to be highly accurate
— often to within a deltaE of one to the target — most of
us are unaware of how proofers drift. The question isn’t if inkjet
proofers drift, but why do they drift, and what do we need to do to
control the drift. (More)
Company
Profile
Mass
Web Printing Company: Cold set web printing company on solid footing,
sees bright future
By John Scibelli
Over 18 years of operation, the Mass Web Printing Company in Auburn,
Mass. has achieved an enviable track record as a reputable cold set
web printing company. The company has garnered steady growth due to
consistent employee performance, careful planning, execution and oversight
by on-site managers, and a hands-off approach from ownership. (More)
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in printed version
Safety
priorities for the printing industry: Part II
By Mark J. Flannery
As we enter the last month of 2006, it is worth repeating the mantra
that every resource put into safety in the printing industry is a strong
investment. There were three fatalities at printing companies across
the country this year, which has gotten the attention of the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration.
Why
strategic planning doesn’t work (and how to create plans that
do)
By Bryan Feller
Strategic planning in most companies goes something like this: Take
your best people, pull them out of the office for two days and develop
a document that is as useful as the Spruce Goose — the plane that
flew only 1,000 feet then was grounded forever. After the Spruce Goose
fiasco, the engineers found the experience instructive — in what
NOT to do on future projects. In the same vein, it’s useful to
consider where companies go wrong in the strategic planning process
and how to avoid those pitfalls.
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