Industry Profile & Economics

The Channeled Resources board of directors has elected Cindy White to the position of president and chief executive officer (CEO).

The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) has welcomed 156 new members in the past six months, 85 of which joined in the first quarter of 2013.

Esko has celebrated the career of Simon James at the recent EskoWorld 2013 user conference, where the founder of the ArtiosCAD software was given a standing ovation by attendees at the conference’ opening session.

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CINCINNATI, OHIO - Multi-Color Corporation fourth quarter core earnings per share increased 30% to $0.56 per diluted share from $0.43 in the prior year quarter.  Fiscal 2013 core earnings per share increased 9% to $2.02 from $1.85 in the prior year.  Diluted net earnings per share increased to $1.86 from $1.32 in the prior year.  Non-core items (consisting of integration expenses, acquisition expenses, plant consolidation expenses, and purchase accounting charges) decreased to $0. You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

Artios founder´s career celebrated at Esko User Group conference  Miamisburg, OH – On Sunday, May 19, Esko honored Simon James for his contribution to Esko and to the packaging industry. At EskoWorld 2013, the company’s user conference held in Phoenix (AZ), Simon was given a warm welcome and standing ovation by the hundreds of Esko users and representatives present during the conference opening session. Simon James career overview Simon was born in Lusaka, Zambia and at You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

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WASHINGTON - Acting Public Printer Davita Vance-Cooks testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations on the U.S. Government Printing Office's (GPO) FY 2014 appropriations request. GPO is requesting $128.5 million for FY 2014, which is provided through three separate accounts in the annual Legislative Branch Appropriations bill:  * The Congressional Printing and Binding Appropriation covers the cost of information products in digital and print formats that GPO You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

FY13 On-Pace to be a Record Year for Franchise Activity for Marketing and Print Industry Leader  SALT LAKE CITY – AlphaGraphics, Inc., a global leader in marketing and print communications solutions, announced today the addition of three franchisees located in New York, New Mexico and Rhode Island to its global network. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, AlphaGraphics plans, produces and manages visual communications for businesses at nearly 300 owner-operated, locally based You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

Charity Auction to be Held at IPN Global Benefits EDSF’s Scholarship Program HURST, Texas U.S.A - EDSF (Electronic Document Scholarship Foundation), the international, non-profit organization dedicated to the document management and communications industries, today announced that it has been selected by IPN (International Printers’ Network) to receive the proceeds of its first charity auction. The event will be part of the 20 year celebration held at the IPN Global Conference, You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

xpedx has now earned ENERGY STAR in 22 sites since 2011  CINCINNATI – xpedx, a leading business-to-business distribution company in North America, has earned the ENERGY STAR® designation at its locations in Seattle, Wash. (7011 South 188th St., Kent) and Cleveland, Ohio. xpedx is an “ENERGY STAR partner” and is committed to responsible stewardship of natural resources. The ENERGY STAR designation is only given to buildings scoring in the top 25 percent of similar fac You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - International Paper today announced the retirement of a senior leader and three other leadership moves.  Maximo Pacheco, senior vice president, president IP Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) to retire Jean-Michel Ribieras elected senior vice president, president, IP EMEA, based in Brussels, Belgium Glenn Landau named president, IP Latin America, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil Jay Royalty named vice president, Investor Relation You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

Valhalla, N.Y. – Gilson Graphics, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based commercial printer, recently installed Fujifilm’s ColorPath® Sync™ color management solution to work with the Fujifilm J Press 720 and J Press Web. In 2011, Gilson Graphics was the first U.S. printer to install the J Press 720.   Founded as Gilson Press Inc. in 1948, Gilson Graphics operates across three facilities, including a state-of-the-art fulfillment and digital print facility, and serves clients You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

SPRINGFIELD, MA - The judges have recently been selected to adjudicate this July’s three-day North American Paperboard Packaging Competition at PPC headquarters in Springfield, MA. With diverse backgrounds in the packaging industry, the group of eight experts represent some of the most experienced leaders and designers in the packaging field. They are as follows:  Richard Garber: Rich has been an industry leader for 39 years, 23 of which were spent at Green Bay Packaging, Inc. as Vi You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

Chesapeake, a leading global manufacturer of pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging, has installed a Mark Andy P7 flexo label press at its Wrexham operation in North Wales. Ian Bates, Wrexham’s Operations Director, commented, “The Mark Andy press will support our growth plans and extend our capabilities. We can now produce a greater range of labels particularly complex designs requiring a high number of colours. The P7 press is also equipped with many quality control and time-saving You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

How a Simple Change to Color Can Benefit Your Business  Melville, N.Y. – For many architecture and engineering (AE) firms, making the transition to building information modeling (BIM) is still too costly, despite the many benefits; but there is an often overlooked alternative. By incorporating color into construction documents, firms can deliver significant cost savings opportunities to project owners and general contractors, as well as gain a competitive advantage. Canon Solutions You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

LOS ANGELES, CA – In a new Forrester Research, Inc. report, MarketShare received the highest scores in all three of the top line categories measured by Forrester’s Wave methodology – Strategy, Market Presence and Current Offering.  The report also named MarketShare a leader for the second time in a Forrester WaveTM.  MarketShare’s scores emerged from a rigorous evaluation of marketing mix modeling by Forrester that identified the providers that &l You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

WALNUT CREEK, CA - ARC Document Solutions, Inc., the nation's leading document solutions company for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, today announced it was recognized as a global leader in managed print services by imaging research and consulting firm, Photizo Group. ARC was one of 11 independent providers that Photizo Group selected to participate in the 2013 MPS Leaders Index for channel providers, based on demonstrated leadership in MPS. "O You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

On 17 May, the penultimate day of China Print in Beijing, Printtek 2013 opened its doors in Istanbul. Some KBA sales representatives therefore jumped on the next flight from Beijing to Istanbul as soon as the first show ended. Together with its longstanding sales agency, Dereli Graphic, Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) one of the world’s leading press manufacturers occupied a stand at Printtek. The 530m² KBA stand was the largest ever booked for an exhibition in Turkey and underscores t You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

Rosh Haayin – Matan Digital Printers, manufacturer of the Barak line of Super-Wide Format UV printers, has recently increased its production floor by 75%. “With an ever-increasing demand for the Barak printers, our previous production space just could not accommodate the required volume and we had to expand” said Mr. Hanan Yosefi, Matan’s President & CEO. Over the past year, sales have been generated by all of Matan’s worldwide channels, including both Mat You can now subscribe to artilce discussions. Subscribe to Recent Discussions Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn